Market in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

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Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In dream-vision it indicates the mosque, just as the mosque indicates the market. It may also indicate war, in which one group profits and another loses. Allah Most High has called jihad a trade in His saying, exalted be He: "Shall I direct you to a trade that will save you" — the verse. So the people of the markets wage war upon one another.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 186–187

(And whoever sees) himself in an unknown market where he has missed out on a deal, or has profited or lost on a commodity: if in waking life he is engaged in jihad, then martyrdom has escaped him and he has turned away in retreat; and if he is on Hajj, then it has escaped him or been spoiled for him; and if he is a seeker of knowledge, he has been hindered from it, or has missed an appointment in it, or has sought it for other than Allah Most High; and if he is in none of these, then he has missed the Friday prayer in the mosque.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 186–187

And whoever steals in his market, in his selling and buying: if he is a warrior in jihad, he has pilfered from the spoils; and if he is a pilgrim in a state of ihram, he has hunted or had intercourse or enjoyed himself unlawfully; and if he is a scholar, he has wronged someone in his disputation or been treacherous in his legal opinions; otherwise he has been heedless in his prayer, or has preceded the imam in it in his bowing or prostration, or has not completed that in his own prayer, for such stealing is the worst of stealing.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 186–187

As for the known market: whoever sees it thriving with people, or sees a fire in it, or a clear stream running through its middle, or straw packed along its sides, or a pleasant breeze blowing through it, then the livelihood of its people will flow abundantly, profits will come to them, and brisk trade will reach them.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 186–187

But if he sees the people of the market drowsy, or sees the shops closed, or sees a spider has spun its web over them or over what is sold there, then there will be stagnation in it, or idleness will befall its people.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 186–187

And if he sees a market that has moved to another market, the condition of the one who moved has shifted to the essence of that to which it moved — as with the market of the cloth-merchants, in the dispersal of goods and their going out.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 186–187

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

It has several aspects: Hajj, jihad, benefit, humiliation, warfare, strife, trial, livelihood, a command, and idleness.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 114

And whoever sees many women in a market, then it indicates the abundance of corruptions in that market. And it has been said: abundance of selling and buying, and the coming of worldly fortune to its people; and perhaps an agent will come to him to buy from him what he needs.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 115

Whoever sees that he is in one of the markets trading in it, then he will strive in the way of Allah the Exalted, or he will perform a righteous deed for which Allah the Exalted will reward him, will make his recompense abundant, and will save him from His punishment — because of His saying, the Exalted: "O you who believe, shall I direct you to a trade that will save you from a painful punishment?"

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 114

And the horse market is an indication of a place of glory.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 115

Whoever sees that he is in a market and his deal has slipped away from him in it, then the Hajj will elude him, along with what he hoped for of works of piety.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 114

And the cloth market is an indication of a place of covering and splendour.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 115

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

(The market) indicates the mosque, just as the mosque indicates the market, because in both of them one trades and profits. It may also indicate the field of battle, in which some people profit and some people lose, for Allah the Exalted has called jihad a trade in His saying: "Shall I direct you to a trade that will save you?" So the people of the markets wage war against one another with their persons and their wealth. It may also indicate a place in which there is reward, recompense, and profit, such as a house of knowledge, a ribat (frontier post), and the season of Hajj.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 523–526

Knowledge; and the money-changers' market is the thing most resembling the house of the ruler, because of what it contains of the turning about of speech, and weighing, and the scales.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 527–530

And from what is sold in the market one infers what it indicates; and all of that is when the market is unknown.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 523–526

So whoever sees himself in an unknown market in which he has missed a deal or a profit on a commodity: if in waking life he is engaged in jihad, then martyrdom has escaped him and he has turned back in retreat; and if he is on Hajj, then it has escaped him or has been spoiled for him; and if he is a seeker of knowledge, he has been hindered from it, or has missed an appointment in it, and his seeking was for other than Allah the Exalted; and if he is in none of those, then he has missed the congregational prayer in the mosque.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 527–530

So the meat market is the thing most resembling a place of war, because of the blood that is shed in it and the iron that is in it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 523–526

As for one who steals in his market, in his selling and buying: if he is a warrior in jihad, he has taken from the spoils treacherously; and if he is a pilgrim in a state of ihram, he has hunted and had intercourse, or has enjoyed forbidden ease; and if he is a scholar, he has wronged another in his disputation or been treacherous in his legal opinions; and otherwise he has shown off in his prayer, or preceded his imam in it with his bowing or his prostration, or has not performed that completely in his own prayer — for that is the worst kind of theft, as stated in the hadith.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 527–530

Kinds and conditions of Market

market inspector (muhtasib)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

Seeing him in a dream indicates the wellbeing of the common people, because of his frequent dealings with them.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 339

And if a person sees the market inspector in a good state, or with a pleasant scent upon him, it indicates the goodness of his conduct.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 339

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