Spring in a dream: meaning in al-Nabulsi, Ibn Shahin and the hadith

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

Whoever sees a spring that is clear, sweet, and limpid, flowing, it is interpreted as a man of lofty rank, noble and generous; and if he sees it otherwise, then its interpretation is the opposite of that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 122

And whoever sees that a spring has overflowed into a place where it was not customary for it to do so, then it is interpreted as a calamity for the people of that place.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 122

And whoever sees a spring flowing in a place where it is customary for it to do so, and it has increased beyond the limit, then it is interpreted as good for the people of that place and the attainment of blessing for them; and if it has decreased below what it is accustomed to, then it is the opposite of that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 122

And whoever sees a spring in a place that has dried up, then it is the passing away of the great man of that place.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 122

And whoever sees a spring that is clear and finds its appearance pleasing, then it is interpreted as a pleasant life and a long lifespan.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 122

Ja'far al-Sadiq said: the vision of a spring is interpreted in five ways: elevation, rank, calamity, distress, illness, and a long life.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 122

Kinds and conditions of Spring

water spring

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

In a dream it is a blessing, good, baraka, and the attainment of a wish, if its owner is a person of covered (unblemished) reputation.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 239

(And whoever sees) springs bursting forth in his house, and he was not of covered reputation, a calamity will befall him over which the people of his house will weep.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 239

spring (water source)

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

it was not flowing; but if it was flowing, then it is good and blessing, because of Allah's saying: "in it is a flowing spring."

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 123

And it is said: whoever sees a water spring gushing forth, then he will attain some matter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 123

flowing spring

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

So I slept and saw that Uthman had a spring flowing. I informed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and he said: "That is his deeds."

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7379–7380

And I saw in a dream, concerning Uthman, a spring flowing. So I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and mentioned that to him, and he said: "That is his deeds, which flow on for him."

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7397–7399

spring (season)

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

In a dream it indicates dirhams.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 138

And it is said that it indicates a child whose life will not be long, or a woman whose marriage will not last, or an authority that will not endure, or a joy that quickly passes away.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 138

fountain / spring

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

Fountains and Springs, abounding with good water, are good to all, especially to the Sick and poore, announcing to them health, and Riches:

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

but dry is clean contrary.

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

spring (fountain)

Freud and Jung, a separate view

moreover, he is born from the Πηγή,[443] the “sempiterni fons amoris,” the mother of God, who by the heathen-Christian legend was made a nymph of the Spring.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

In Persia, Ardvîçûra is the well of the water of life. Ardvîçûra-Anahita is a goddess of water and love

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

33 more passages on this symbol are in the database and used by the interpreter.