Silk 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

Unravelled silk indicates in a dream passionate love for the one who sees it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 89

And whoever of the kings wears a garment of silk becomes arrogant.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 89

And if you see silk upon a dead person, then he is in bliss.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 89

And yellow and red silk is illness, and it is said it is not illness, and it is an adornment for men in war.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 89

And garments of silk for the jurists indicate their seeking of the world and their calling people to innovation (bid'ah).

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 89

And for other than the jurists, it indicates that they perform deeds that make them deserving, and along with that they attain leadership.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 89

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

3 - (Section on the vision of silk) It is interpreted as unlawful wealth.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 235

Al-Kirmani said: Whoever sees that he has obtained silk — if it is white, it is better than the coloured, and the coloured is better than other kinds.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 235

And it is said: the vision of silk is goodness and rectitude in both abodes, and adornment, especially for women.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 235

Whoever sees silk and is one of the people of office, then it is elevation, and he will attain benefit in this world, because he is established in it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 235

But if he is one of the righteous people, then it is interpreted as goodness of the Hereafter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 235

And it is said: the vision of white silk is benefit and a gift; if it is dyed, that is better; if it is green, it is good and fine; if it is red, it is not praiseworthy, but for women it is praiseworthy; if it is black, it is anxiety and grief; and if it is yellow, it is sickness.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 235

Kinds and conditions of Silk

raw silk (khazz) garments

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

Raw silk (khazz) garments in a dream are abundant wealth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 104

(And whoever sees) that he is wearing raw silk garments, then he will perform Hajj.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 104

silk maker

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

He is the one who makes silk. Seeing him in a dream indicates the postal courier, the bearer of news, the one who reconciles hearts and the one who makes peace between people.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 280

And perhaps seeing him indicates marriage for the unmarried man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 280

silk garments and brocade

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

Whoever sees that he possesses robes of silk or brocade, or wears them, as though it were a crown or a diadem of rubies, then he is a godly, religious man, a warrior in the path of Allah, and along with that he attains leadership.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 257–259

A man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though I had bought folded brocade, and when I unfolded it there was rot in the middle of it. He said to him: Have you bought an Andalusian slave-girl? He said: Yes. He said: Have you had intercourse with her? He said: No, because I have not yet awaited her period of clearance. He said: Then do not do it, for she has a vaginal obstruction. So the man went off and had the women examine her, and indeed she had a vaginal obstruction.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 257–259

khazz (silk-wool cloth)

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

As for khazz, it has been said that it indicates the Hajj.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 257–259

They differed concerning the yellow variety of it: some of them disliked it, and some of them said that yellow khazz is neither disliked nor praised.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 257–259

silk and brocade

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

Here silk may be interpreted as the nobility of religion and of knowledge, because silk is the noblest of the world's garments, and likewise knowledge of religion is the noblest of the sciences.

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

And the flying of brocade is a power indicating the ability to settle in Paradise wherever he wishes.

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

brocade and silk

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

As for brocade, silk, and all garments of raw silk, it is not fitting for the jurists to wear them, for that indicates their seeking of the world and their calling women to innovation (bid'ah).

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 254–256

And they are fitting for other than the jurists, for they indicate that such people perform deeds by which they merit Paradise, and along with that they attain leadership. They also indicate marriage to a noble woman, or the purchase of a beautiful slave girl.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 254–256

silk merchant

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

Seeing him in a dream indicates joys, because of the gladdening colours he has.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 89

And perhaps seeing him indicates the man learned in difficult matters, who relieves sorrows and distresses and unties knots.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 89

silk garments

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

As for silk garments: the taking of them for women in a dream indicates marriage, and consolation, and wealth, and an increase in the body,

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7386–7387

interwoven (silk-mixed) garments

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

As for interwoven (silk-mixed) garments, there is disagreement about them: some have made their interpretation a woman, some have made it wealth, some have made it illness, and some have made the "interwoven" (mulham) a battle (malhamah), that is, fighting.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 160

silk-wool (khazz) garments

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

As for silk-wool (khazz) garments, they are interpreted as the Hajj. They differed concerning the yellow among them: some of them disliked it, and some of them said that yellow khazz is neither disliked nor praised. The red of it is a renewal of worldly fortune.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 160

silk weaver

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

The silk weaver, of whatever kind he may be, is interpreted in two ways: a travelling merchant, or one who possesses uprightness in worldly affairs but corruption in his religion.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 250

being carried in a piece of silk

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

A rare account: 'A'ishah, may Allah Most High be pleased with her, said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "You were shown to me twice before I married you. I saw the angel carrying you in a piece of silk, and I said to him, 'Uncover her,' and he uncovered her, and behold, it was you. So I said, 'If this is from Allah, He will bring it to pass.' Then I saw him carrying you in a piece of silk, and I said, 'Uncover her,' and he uncovered her, and behold, it was you. So I said, 'If this is from Allah, He will bring it to pass.'"

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 259

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