Sparrow 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

In a dream it is a man given to amusement and stories, at whom people laugh, and it indicates a male child.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 248

(And whoever sees) that he slaughtered a sparrow, a weak child will be born to him and death is feared for him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 248

And it is said that the sparrow indicates a quarrelsome man of much wealth, possessing leadership, cunning in affairs.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 248

And the sparrow indicates a beautiful woman.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 248

And the voices of sparrows indicate fine speech or the study of knowledge.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 248

And many sparrows are wealth without toil for whoever gathers them in the dream.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 248

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

And whoever sees that he is catching a sparrow, then he will gain sustenance from a lawful source. And the vision of a sparrow, if it is yellow, may indicate a change in his circumstances, and there is no harm in it if it is red.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 141

As for the sparrow, it is interpreted as a bulky man of great standing.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 219

So whoever sees that he has caught a house sparrow, then he will gain power over that man.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 219

And whoever sees that he has caught a female sparrow or taken possession of it, then it is interpreted the same way, but concerning women.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 219

And whoever sees that he has caught a sparrow chick, then it is interpreted as the obtaining of a child.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 219

And whoever sees that in his hand there was a sparrow which flew away and did not return to him, then it is the death of his child.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 219

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

(The sparrow) is a bulky man of great danger and wealth, sluggish, whose rights people do not recognize, harmful to the common people, cunning in his affairs, complete in his leadership, a manager, clever, resourceful.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

And it is said that it is a beautiful, compassionate woman; and it is said, a man of amusement and tales at whom people laugh; and it is said that it is a male child.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

And whoever possesses many sparrows, then he will acquire wealth and will assume authority over a people of importance.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

And it is said that the sparrow is fine speech, and the lark is a small child.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

(It is related) that a man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though I had a sack with me and I was catching sparrows, breaking their wings and throwing them into it. He said: You are a schoolteacher who plays with the boys.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

(It is also related) that a man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though I set upon a female sparrow and wanted to slaughter it, but it spoke to me and said: Do not slaughter me. He said to him: Seek Allah's forgiveness, for you have taken sadaqah and it is not lawful for you to take it. The man said: Allah forbid that I should take sadaqah from anyone. He said: If you wish, I will tell you its amount. He said: How much? He said: Six dirhams. He said to him: You have spoken truly—but how did you know? He said: Because the limbs of the sparrow are six, each limb a dirham.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

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