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

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

As for the voice and its loudness, it is the man's renown among the people and his glory among them.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 780–783

Kinds and conditions of Voice

voice / sound

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

In a dream it is a person's renown and reputation. So whoever sees that his voice is strong, that is his renown among the people and his repute among them.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 212–213

And if he sees that it is weak, then it is the opposite of that.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 212–213

voice and speech

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

As for voice and speech, Abu Sa'id al-Wa'iz said: Whoever sees that his throat is blocked and no voice comes out of it, his dream indicates his greed and his stinting of expenditure upon his household until he dies, and that is not praiseworthy.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 54

(And whoever sees) that he is speaking eloquent Arabic, then it means the attainment of honour and nobility.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 54

raising the voice

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

As for raising the voice, it is exalting oneself over a people in something reprehensible, by the evidence of His saying, exalted is He: "And lower your voice," the verse.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 181–184

And if he sees as though he heard a pleasant, clear voice, then he will attain a governorship.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 181–184

unseen caller's voice

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

As for the unseen caller's voice: whoever sees that he heard the voice of an unseen caller with a command or a prohibition, or with glad tidings or a warning, then it is just as he heard it, without interpretation. And likewise the speech of the dead.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 181–184

And likewise the speech of any bird to the one having the dream is glad tidings of attaining a great kingship, and knowledge and jurisprudence.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 181–184

hearing a voice (promise of supping in a besieged town)

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

AMilcar, Collonel to the Carthaginians, when he had besieged Syracu •• , • Towne of Cicile; in his dream seemed to heare a voyce▪ which sayd unto him that the next day he should sup in the same town. He joyfull of this good news, thought that God had promised him victory, put his camp in arms, and thinking to give an assault and take the town, there fell a mutiny in his Camp, between the Carthaginians and the Cicilians, so that those of the town making a suddain salley, took him prisoner, and made him perforce sup in theyr Town. So then much deceived of his ho • es which he conceived by his dream, he supped in the same Town as a Captive, not as a Captain: as he hoped, and his attempt presupposed.

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

An unseen caller (voice)

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

Whoever sees in a dream that he heard the voice of an unseen caller with a command, or a prohibition, or a warning, or a rebuke, or glad tidings, then it is exactly as he heard it, without interpretation and without allegory. And likewise all voices.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 363

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