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

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

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

The ribs in a dream are women, so whatever event befalls them, its interpretation is an event befalling the women, because they were created from the ribs.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 221

The ribs are a protection for what the belly contains, like a tent and its poles and its covering, or the house, or its pillars, or its roof, or the ship and its ribs.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 221

The ribs may indicate the family and relatives who differ in rank and age, yet they are equal in intimacy, affection, and mutual help.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 221

The ribs indicate concealed deeds, and the number of woven things, and they indicate what one bears through them of punishment or of bliss.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 221

So whoever sees his ribs protruding from under his skin, it is feared that he will be punished on their account.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 221

If they grow large in the dream, or their flesh and skin thicken, it indicates provision, plumpness, and recovery from illnesses.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 221

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

As for the rib, it is the woman, because she was created from it; so whatever occurs in it pertains to women.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 167–170

Kinds and conditions of Rib

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

As for the ribs, they are women, so whatever is seen in them of adornment or blemish is attributed to them.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 58

(Al-Kirmani said): The ribs are the women of the household. So whoever sees an increase in them, it is an increase in his household; and if he sees a decrease, then the opposite. The straightness of the ribs, so long as it does not exceed the proper limit, is good, and their being severely bent is blameworthy.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 58

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