Quince 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

It in a dream is illness.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 185

(And whoever sees) that he is eating it, and he was ill, he will be cured,

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 185

and if he was a governor, he will attain his wish through a governorship,

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 185

and if one enjoying good health eats it, it is guidance,

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 185

and if he was a merchant, he will profit.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 185

(And whoever sees) that he is pressing quinces, then he will travel on a trading venture and gain much profit.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 185

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

As for the quince, its interpretation is of several aspects: a distant journey with toil and sorrow; and it may indicate honour, good, benefit and fine praise; and it is said: a child; and it may be an illness.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 136–137

And it may be taken as an indication of travel, because Gabriel (peace be upon him) brought Adam (peace be upon him) a quince while he was in the Garden, and what happened happened.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 136–137

And it may be taken as an indication of honour and good, because when it is imported from its own land to another, it becomes scarce to find except with the noble and the great.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 136–137

And it may be taken as an indication of a child, because when Adam (peace be upon him) descended to the earth he ate of that quince, and from it semen came about, and it was the cause of procreation and begetting.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 136–137

And it may be taken as an indication of sickness, for its colour is yellow.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 136–137

Al-Kirmani said: the vision of the quince is interpreted as illness, especially if it is out of its season; and the more yellow its colour is, the more severe his illness, and if it is green his illness will be easier.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 136–137

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

He said: and sometimes the name is taken into account, when its letters are many, by a part of it, according to the method of the tracker and the augur — such as the quince (safarjal): if he sees it and there is nothing in the dream to indicate that it is illness, he interprets it as a journey (safar), because half of it is "safar".

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 15–19

Like green quince out of its season: hardship; and its yellow: illness. And the peach

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 624–628

(The quince) Most of the interpreters have disliked it, and they said that it is illness, because of the yellowness of its colour and because of the astringency in it. And it is said that it indicates travel. Some people said that it is travel that comes to pass with success. And some of them said that it is travel in which there is no good.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 628–632

And the quince tree is an intelligent man who derives no benefit from his intelligence, because of the yellowness of its fruits.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 628–632

And some of them said that the quince is praiseworthy in a dream for whoever sees it, in whatever state he sees it, because its name in Persian is "bihi," and that means good. And the merchant, if he sees it, it indicates his profit; and the governor, if he sees it, it indicates an increase in his governorship.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 628–632

And whoever sees that he is pressing quince, then he will travel on trade and attain much profit.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 628–632

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

Quinces signify heavines.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The first Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

Kinds and conditions of Quince

quince tree

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

As for the quince tree, it is interpreted as a merchant man who travels much, who brings in wealth, a man of capability, of sound mind, compassionate of heart. And perhaps he is a man of lofty rank, gentle of speech, such that people obtain sweetness from his words, of mild temperament. And perhaps he is a man who sells slaves.

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

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

(And the quince tree) is an intelligent man whose intelligence brings no benefit, because of the yellowness of its fruit.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 620–623

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