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

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

(Al-Kirmani said): Whoever sees it and it is fine, then he is righteous.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 55

(And whoever sees) a palm on his hand, then he refrains from sins.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 55

(And whoever sees) that he is clapping in the customary manner, then it is interpreted in two ways: it is said, joy and delight; and it is said, there is no benefit in it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 55

And some of them said: If he sees that he is clapping sideways, then it is the occurrence of what he dislikes.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 55

And it is said that clapping the back of one palm upon the inside of the other indicates separation, and striking the palms together indicates the occurrence of a calamity.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 55

(And Ja'far al-Sadiq said): The vision of the palm is interpreted in six ways: livelihood, wealth, leadership, a child, courage, and distance from what is forbidden. As for increase and decrease, and beauty and ugliness, they are interpreted according to what has been mentioned above.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 55

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

The opening out of the palm is the amplitude of worldly fortune, and its closing is the straitness of worldly fortune.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 158–160

Hair on the palm is debt and grief; and it is said it is wealth that gushes forth from his hand.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 158–160

Hair on the back of the palm is the loss of wealth.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 158–160

Kinds and conditions of Palm

palm tree

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

In a dream it is a learned man or a son, and cutting it down is his death.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 356

The palm tree is also interpreted as a man of the Arabs of noble lineage, high rank, and benefit to people.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 356

palm of the hand

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

It in a dream is the strength of the man, and the opening out of the palm is the expansion of his worldly fortune, and its dispersal is the dispersal of his worldly fortune.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 290

(And whoever sees) something happening in the palm, it concerns his strength and his worldly fortune.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 290

date palm

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

As for date palms, they are noble people, if the vines are in a known place; but if they are in an unknown place, then it is the opposite.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 129

Whoever sees that he climbed a date palm, then he will gain power over a man of noble rank; and if he falls, then what he hopes for will not be completed.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 129

date-palm spathe (spadix/blossom)

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

In a dream it indicates provision and the wife's pregnancy, and if a sick person sees it, it indicates his recovery.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 229

And perhaps the spathe indicates the death of the sick person, or imprisonment, or the storing away of merchandise and hoarding it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 229

palm spadix

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

As for the palm spadix, it is blessed, growing wealth. "And tall palm trees having clustered spadices, as provision for the servants."

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 133–134

And whoever sees that the spadix has appeared and he ate it, he has consumed his wealth.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 133–134

palm trees

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

If he sees that he has many palm trees, then he will have authority over men in proportion to that, provided the palm trees are in a place where palm trees would scarcely be found in such a place.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 612–615

But if they are in an orchard or in land suitable for that, then a group of palm trees in that case is a holding of property for whoever owns them.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 612–615

Jummaz (small swift camel / dwarf palm shoot)

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

In a dream it is inherited wealth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 74

And perhaps it indicates separation, or lawful capital, or the easing of what is difficult.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 74

coconut palm

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

As for the Indian nut, which is the coconut, it is an astrologer, a sorcerer, a liar in whom there is no good.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 130–131

And whoever sees that he is planting something of that, then he will be tried with astrologers, and he will bear their upkeep and believe them in what they say.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 130–131

palm spathe

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

And whoever obtains one palm spathe or two, he obtains a child.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 759–762

And if he eats of that, he eats from the child's wealth; and eating the palm spathe is the attainment of provision.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 759–762

palm frond

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

In a dream it indicates purity,

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 183

and perhaps it indicates the hairdresser or the woman who applies scent to the nose.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 183

palm-tree cluster (bunch of dates)

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

In dreams it is the acquisition of wealth and the gathering together of one's household.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 287

And the date-cluster is one of a man's people and his kinsfolk.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 287

palm fiber

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

In a dream it is clothing for a woman or for a man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 303

And it may indicate burdensome wealth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 303

Also in the sources

angel writing on the palm · palm-leaf weaver · harvesting a palm tree · palm leaves · Palm-leaf plaiting (braided palm fronds)

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