Stone 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

[A stone] in a dream, in the ground or in the wall, indicates the dead person, and it may indicate people of hard-heartedness, heedlessness, ignorance and idleness; and the sages liken the ignorant man to a stone.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 77

(Whoever sees) that he possessed a stone and bought it, or that he stood upon it, he will prevail over a man in respect of his bounty, or he will marry a woman of his own likeness.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 77

(Whoever sees) that he has become a stone, he has disobeyed his Lord, his heart has hardened, and his religion has become corrupt; and if he is ill he will die, otherwise he will be stricken with hemiplegia by which his movements will be disabled.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 77

And the falling of a stone from the sky to the earth upon all the world, or upon the congregational mosques, is a hard-hearted man; and [if it falls] upon a tax-collector, it is one whom the sultan casts upon the people of that place.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 77

And if the stone breaks and the fragments of its shattering fly into the dwellings and houses, then that is an indication of the spreading of calamities in that town; and everyone into whose house a fragment of it enters, a calamity will befall him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 77

And if the people are in a drought, fearing its continuance and dreading its outcome, the stone is a hardship that descends upon the place in proportion to the greatness of the stone, its hardness and its condition.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 77

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

And whoever sees as though he is throwing a stone from an elevated place will attain kingship and will act tyrannically in it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 281–285

Whoever sees as though he owns a stone, or that one has been bought for him, or that he stands upon it, then he will prevail over a man of that description, or will marry a woman according to the measure of the condition he is in while awake.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 491–494

And the rocks that are upon a mountain or at its base, not belonging to it, are men whose hearts are hard in religion.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 281–285

And whoever is transformed and becomes a stone, his heart has hardened, he has disobeyed his Lord, and his religion has become corrupt. And if he is sick, his life has gone and his death has been hastened; otherwise he will be struck with hemiplegia that will nullify some of his movements.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 491–494

And if he sees that he is lifting the stone by which strength is tested, then he will fight a champion who is strong, unassailable, and hard. If he lifts it, he will be victorious over him, and if he is unable to do so, then he is defeated.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 281–285

As for a stone falling from the sky to the earth upon the world and in the congregational mosques, then it is a harsh man—a governor or a tax-collector—whom the sultan hurls upon the people of that place.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 491–494

Kinds and conditions of Stone

rocks and stones

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

Al-Kirmani said: seeing rocks and stones is interpreted in two ways: wealth, and a great man.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 118

So whoever sees that he possesses something of that: if it is soft, then it is the obtaining of wealth; and if it is hard, then he will gain power over a man whose standing is of that measure.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 118

stone foundation (base/pedestal)

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

Whoever sees foundations (bases) in a dream, then they are the scholars, or their assemblies in which they sit, or their mounts which they ride, or their ships which travel with them.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 289

And the foundations may indicate the women who sit back from marriage, because of His saying, exalted be He: "And the women who have passed childbearing (al-qawa'id) among women."

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 289

the Black Stone of the Kaaba

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

In a dream it indicates the Hajj.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 76

(So whoever sees) that he is cutting the Black Stone, then he wishes to gather the people upon his opinion.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 76

catapult stone

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

In a dream, [it is] a messenger.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 76–77

(And if) a person sees that a sultan threw a stone at a person, he is sending him a messenger in whom there is harshness. And the rocks that are upon a mountain, at its base, or elsewhere, are men whose hearts are hard in religion.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 76–77

hewn stone

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

If one builds with it in a dream, baked brick indicates might and good fortune, long hope, and safety from fear, and it indicates well-guarded wives, and that which necessitates affection toward him, such as the scholar, the perfumer, the dream-interpreter, and the astrologer.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 76

(And if he sees) mud brick in the place of hewn stones, it indicates humiliation and the loss of office, or a change of wives, or the death of the owner of the building.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 76

casting stones or being stoned

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

TO cast stones at any one, is to assaile him with words and injuries;

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

but to be stoned and hurt with stones, is to hear and suffer injuries; for stones represent injurious spéeches.

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

Touching the Black Stone

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

In a dream it is an indication of pledging allegiance to caliphs and kings, or of repentance at the hand of a learned imam.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 14

And perhaps it indicates kissing one's child, or one's wife, or one's spouse.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 14

Black Stone

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

Whoever sees as though he touched the Black Stone, it has been said that he will follow the example of an imam from the people of the Hijaz.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 98–101

And if he uproots the Black Stone and takes it for himself exclusively, then he will set himself apart in religion with an innovation (bid'ah).

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 98–101

eating stone

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

If he sees that he is eating stone, then he is despairing of a hope he had hoped for.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 479–482

If he eats it together with bread, then he will dissemble and endure hardship on account of his livelihood.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 479–482

paving stones (tiles)

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

If he sees it in a dream spread out in the place of marble, it is an indication of a change of condition in offices, wives, mounts, places, and livelihood.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 31

Just as marble, if it is seen in a dream spread out in the place of paving stones, then it indicates the reverse: evil turning into good.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 31

mortar (large stone mortar)

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

It in a dream is a man who works and toils and puts in order wealth that he is not able to put in order.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 329

And the mortar indicates quarrelling, hardship, and harshness in seeking.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 329

stone mortar

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

As for the basin and the stone mortar, they are both interpreted as women. So whoever sees that he is pounding something hot in them, then he will have intercourse with a woman, and their abundance is not blameworthy.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 239

Abu Sa'id al-Wa'iz said: the stone mortar is interpreted as a man who works and bears hardship in setting right matters which others are incapable of setting right.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 239

Also in the sources

stone sarcophagus · bench (stone platform / shop bench) · being made of stone · cooking pot (stone pot) · moving stones · stone bench (dakkah)

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