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

65 passages from 5 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

In a dream it is a covenant and a pledge. A rope from the sky is the Quran. Ropes are might and prestige. Ropes are also cunning and deception, and they indicate sorcery. And the rope is religion.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 75

(So whoever sees) that he has taken hold of a rope, then he is holding fast to the rope of Allah the Exalted.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 75

If it is made of palm fibre, then it is a coarse man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 75

And if it is made of hides, then it is a man who sheds blood.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 75

And if it is made of wool, then he is an adherent of the religion of Islam.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 75

(And if he sees) that he twisted a rope, then he will undertake a journey.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 75

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

Al-Qayrawani said: the rope is one of the means; if it is from the sky then it is the Quran and religion, and the firm rope of Allah which we have been commanded to hold fast to all together.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 692–695

So whoever holds fast to it upholds the truth in authority or in knowledge.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 692–695

And if he is raised up by it, he dies upon it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 692–695

And if it is cut off from him and nothing of it remains, or it slips out of his hand, he parts from what he was upon.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 692–695

And if something of it remains in his hand, his authority goes but his covenant, his truthfulness and his right remain.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 692–695

And if it is joined back together for him and remains as it was, he returns to his authority.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 692–695

Kinds and conditions of Rope

twisting rope and spinning

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

And whoever sees that he is twisting a rope or a thread, or winding that upon himself, or upon a reed or a piece of wood or anything else, then it is a journey in any case.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 692–695

And if he sees that he is spinning wool or hair, or any spinning of the kind that men spin, then he will attain good in his journey.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 692–695

twisting (spinning a rope or thread)

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

Whoever sees in a dream that he is twisting a rope or a thread, or winding it around himself or around a reed or something else, then he will travel in any case.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 261

If what he twists is thin, then his sustenance is meagre.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 261

rope reaching from sky to earth

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

His statement: "and behold, a sabab" — that is, a rope.

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7421–7422

His statement: "As for the rope, etc." — In the narration of Sufyan bin Husayn: "As for the rope, it is that which you are upon; you ascend and Allah raises you."

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7421–7422

rope-twister (spinner)

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

In a dream, seeing him indicates cunning, deception, and sorcery.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 264

And perhaps seeing him indicates the easing of affairs and marriage for the unmarried.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 264

halter / lead rope

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

It, in a dream, is an indication of being led toward good or evil.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 332

So whoever sees that he has a halter with him, difficult matters will be led compliantly to him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 332

rope joining earth to sky

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

As for the rope reaching from the sky to the earth, it is the truth that you are upon: you take hold of it and Allah raises you high by it.

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7418–7419

Then a man takes hold of it and rises high by it.

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7418–7419

rope-twister

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

The rope-twister is the surveyor and the wanderer or the traveller, and it may indicate everyone who settles matters firmly and secures the means, such as the mufti, the judge, and the man of sound counsel.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 318–322

So whoever twists a rope in a dream will travel, if he is of the people of travel; or he will also survey, if that is his craft; or he will firmly settle some matter which in waking life is in his hands, or which he is attempting or hoping for — whether a partnership, a marriage, a coming together upon a covenant and contract, or a reconciliation.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 318–322

ship's ropes

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

the ropes which keep the ship at land, are debts and impediments:

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

sail ropes

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

As for the sail ropes, they are means and causes, and the explanation of ropes will come in its own chapter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 127

tow rope

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

And it has been said concerning the tow rope that it indicates roads, and a man of method, and holding fast, and protection, and conciliatory management, and springs, and assistance; and perhaps it is his house and his path, especially if it has iron on it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 127

twisting (rope/thread)

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

As for twisting, it is interpreted in five ways: travel, the firm settling of a matter, partnership, marriage, and occupation.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 246

rope of black hair

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

A rare anecdote: It is related that the mother of Jarir ibn al-Khatafa saw in a dream, while she was pregnant with Jarir, as though she had given birth to a rope of black hair. When it fell from her, it began to fall upon the neck of a man and strangle him, then fall upon the neck of another and strangle him, until it had strangled many men. She awoke terrified and related the dream to one of the interpreters. He said: You will give birth to a boy who will be a poet, possessed of evil, harshness, and stubbornness, and an affliction upon the people. When she delivered him, she named him Jarir, after the rope she had seen come out of her — and jarir in the language means "rope."

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 261–262

Also in the sources

twisting rope or thread · hanging by a rope from the sky · Halter (bridle rope)

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