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

24 passages from 4 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

It is the bow of the clouds that appears in the sky. In a dream it indicates safety from fear.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 276

If he sees it red, it indicates the prevalence of blood in that year, and it is feared that the dreamer may suffer a wound.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 276

And if he sees it yellow, it indicates illness.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 276

And if he sees it green, it indicates safety from drought and from the injustice of rulers.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 276

(And whoever sees) a rainbow, then he will marry, because the poets liken a woman to it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 276

And it is said: if he sees the rainbow on the right side, it is an indication of good.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 276

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

Whoever sees it yellow, it indicates illness and sickness that will befall the people of that place.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 12

And if he sees it red, it indicates war and the shedding of blood among the people of that place.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 12

And if he sees it green, it indicates ease and prosperity in that place.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 12

Jabir al-Maghribi said: Whoever sees in the sky a red mark like a column, the king of that place will gain strength.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 12

And if it is black, its interpretation is the opposite of that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 12

And it is said: Whoever sees a rainbow rising from the earth and then extending until it reaches the sky, it indicates a matter that will appear from the people of that land.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 12

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

As for the rainbow: the green in it is an indication of safety from famine of the age and from the tyranny of the sultan; the yellow is an indication of diseases; and the red is an indication of the shedding of blood.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 467–470

And some of them said that seeing a rainbow indicates the marriage of the one who had the dream.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 467–470

And some of them said: if he sees it on the right side, it indicates good; and if he sees it on the left side, it indicates evil.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 467–470

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

THe Rain-bowe on the right hand is good, on the left ill: and we must judge the right or the left according to the Sun

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

and in what quality soever it appeareth, it is a good signe to any one that is afflicted, with poverty, or any other affliction, for it changeth the time, and ayre.

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

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