Ring 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

As for the ring: Daniel said that whoever knows the ring, its maker, and its engraving, then it is interpreted by reference to its maker; so whatever he sees of good or evil will come back upon him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 174–175

And whoever sees that he has sold his ring and taken its price, then it indicates that he sells part of his wealth and stores it away.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 175–176

And it is related that a man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though my ring broke. He said: If your dream is true, you will divorce your wife. So he waited three days until he divorced her.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 176

Whoever sees that he has been given a ring and was told, "Seal with it": if he is fit for kingship, he will become a king; if he is wealthy, he will obtain an increase in wealth; if he is on a military campaign, then he will be victorious and triumph; and if he is an ascetic, he will increase in his asceticism—and the remaining trades are judged by analogy with this.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 174–175

And if the king sees that his ring has been lost, then it indicates the passing away of his kingship.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 175–176

And whoever sees that he seals with the seal-ring of the caliph, if he is a Hashimite or an Arab, he will attain a lofty governorship; and if he is of the freedmen (mawali), then his father will die and he will succeed him; and if he has no father, then his affair will turn into the opposite of what he hopes for; and if he is a Kharijite, he will attain a false authority that will not last for him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 176

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

As for the ring, it indicates what a person owns and has power over.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 558–561

He put on a ring on his little finger, then removed it from it and put it on another finger: then he acts as a procurer over his wife and calls to corruption.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 562–565

(The ring) is debt.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 705–709

Whoever sees that he was given a ring and put it on, then he will come to own something he did not own before, and what he owns of that may be authority, or a slave, or a riding beast, or land, or wealth, or the like.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 798–800

So whoever is given a ring, or buys one, or has one gifted to him, attains authority or possesses a kingdom, if he is of the sort for it — because Solomon's (peace be upon him) kingdom was in his ring.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 558–561

And if he sees that his ring, which was on his little finger, is at one time on his ring finger and at another on his middle finger, without his having moved it, then his wife betrays him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 562–565

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

RIngs of yron about one, signifie goods, but with labour.

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

Also rings of gold which have stones are good: for those which have no stones▪ signifie paines without profit.

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

But alwayes massy and full rings are better then hollow, which signifie deceit and falshood, and greater hope then profit.

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

Rings of Amber, Ivory, and such like, are good only for women.

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

Losse of Rings to a man, signifies not onely the losse of them that had charge over his goods, as the wife, the tennant, &c. but also the losse of his goods, lands and possessions, or that he will not lend or give away any more, to such as he hath lent and committed charge to before times:

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

to many, this dream hath foretold losse of eyes, for the eyes have some agréement with the rings, because of the radiance of the stones:

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

Kinds and conditions of Ring

ring (signet ring)

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

In a dream it is safety, authority, a wife, a child, and work commensurate with its substance; and it indicates a slave-girl and wealth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 103–104

So whoever sees a ring of gold, and he has a pregnant woman, she will give birth to a male.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 103–104

collar (neck-ring)

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

Whoever sees a collar on his neck in a dream, then he is a miser.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 228

The collar is a woman's kindness toward her husband, an honour that endures, and something of his wealth that comes into her hand.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 228

door ring (knocker)

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

In a dream it is the religion of Islam.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 78

(So whoever sees) that he took hold of a door ring, then he is holding fast to the religion of Islam; and the ring upon the door indicates the doorkeepers, or the chamberlain, or the guard dog.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 78

ring dove

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

It, in a dream, is a lying child.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 266

And it is said that it is a woman who is neither companionable nor righteous, a liar, shrill-tongued, given to raving, and with a deficiency in her religion.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 266

neck-ring (torque)

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

And al-Kirmani said: Whoever sees a neck-ring on his neck, then it indicates his claiming that he is of such-and-such a tribe or of such-and-such a people, and he will be a liar in his claim.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 174–175

And Jabir al-Maghribi said: Whoever sees a neck-ring on his neck part of which is of gold, then it indicates the Hajj; and if all of it is of gold, then it indicates the attainment of what he desires.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 174–175

staple ring (razzah)

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

It is in a dream a knot of wealth, such as a hundred or a thousand.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 140

And perhaps the staple ring indicates calamity, so uprooting it from its place in a dream is a calamity.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 140

kaak (ring-shaped biscuit)

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

It is, in a dream, travel.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

And its coming to one who is unable to eat it is an indication of grief, misery, and hardship.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

handhold and ring

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation

That meadow is the meadow of Islam, and that pillar is the pillar of Islam, and that handhold is the most trustworthy handhold: you will not cease to be holding fast to Islam until you die.

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7388–7389

The interpreters said: the ring and the unidentified handhold indicate, for whoever holds fast to them, his strength in his religion and his sincerity in it.

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7388–7389

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