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

31 passages from 3 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

As for the melon, it is illness; and it is said it is a sickly man; and it is said that obtaining it is the befalling of grief from where he does not reckon.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

And it is said that the green, unripe one of it, which has not ripened, is soundness of body.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

And whoever sees as though he stretched out his hand to the sky and took a melon, then he seeks kingship and will attain it quickly.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

(And it is related) that a man saw as though melons were thrown into his house, so he related his dream to an interpreter, who said: with every melon one of your household will die. And so it was.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

And the green Indian melon (watermelon) is a man heavy of spirit, cold in the eyes of people.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 642–647

Kinds and conditions of Melon

melon / watermelon

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

In a dream it is a man burdened with cares and much sick, often imprisoned. So whoever sees it, a distress befalls him whose way out he does not find, and he does not know its outcome.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 34

(And whoever sees) that he is eating melon, then he will come out of prison, on account of the saying of the Exalted: "So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city, and let him see which of them has the purest food, and let him bring you a provision of it" — meaning melon. So said Ibn Sirin.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 34

yellow melon

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

As for the yellow melon, it is interpreted as illness and sickness, especially for whoever eats it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 233

Al-Kirmani spoke of the vision of the melon, and Abu Sa'id al-Wa'iz said: the yellow melon is interpreted as a man of many sorrows.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 233

yellow melon seeds

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

And if it is yellow, then it is illness; and if it is black, then it is lighter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 233

As for yellow melon seeds, they are close to that meaning, and perhaps they are wealth, and perhaps they are interpreted as a daughter.)

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 233

melon juice

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

Drinking melon water (juice) is interpreted in two ways: for the weak (sick) person it is a cure, and for others there is disagreement about it: some said it is illness, and some said it is wealth and benefit.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 147

melon seller

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

And the melon seller is a man who is often sick.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 301–304

melon seller / melon-dealer

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

Seeing him in a dream indicates a man afflicted with illnesses, and it indicates a broker of slaves, and one who has with him healing medicines and abundant provisions.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 40

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