Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams explained

The Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams (Arabic: {{Script|Arab|تفسير الأحلام الكبير, ) attributed to the 7th century Muslim scholar Ibn Sirin^[1] which was originally compiled in the 15th century by al-Dārī under the title Selection of Statements on the Exegesis of Dreams.^[2]

The typology of categorization of dreams in Arabic literature of dream interpretation is noted for it close adherence toorthodox theological categories, and assumes an intimate relationship between dreaming and conventional expressions of devotional religious piety. Traditional Arabic books of dream-interpretation were composed by theologians.

Contents

The Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams is in 59^[3] chapters, thus:

1. Seeing God Almighty
2. Seeing the prophets
3. Seeing archangels and angels
4. Seeing the Prophet's companions
5. The various chapters of the Holy Quran
6. Islam
7. Saluting and shaking hands
8. Cleanliness
9. Call for prayers; praying
10. Rites
11. Seeing the mosque, the prayer niche, or the minaret
12. Seeing alms-giving and the feeding of the poor
13. Fasting and breaking the fast
14. Pilgrimage
15. Jihad
16. Death, the dead, tombs
17. Day of Resurrection

the Judgement; the Balance of the Last Day

1. Hell
2. Paradise
   1. Jinn People, old and young
3. Parts of the body
4. Bodily secretions and excrements
5. Sounds and languages of animals
6. Pains and diseases
7. Remedies, medicines, potions
8. Food, cooking utensils, dining tables
9. Harps, cups, games, perfumes
10. Clothes
11. Sultans, kings and their courts
12. Warfare and weapons
13. Craftsmen
14. Horses and livestock
15. Wild beasts
16. Birds
17. Traps, fishing hooks, snares
18. Pests, insects
19. Breeze, wind, rain, earthquakes, lightning, rainbow, etc.
20. -
21. Metals, minerals, petroleum
22. Sea, rivers, wells
23. Fire
24. Trees
25. Grain, legumes, melons, cucumber
26. Pens, ink, writing
27. Idols
28. Rugs, beds, canopies, curtains, tents
29. Riders, saddles, stirrups, reins, bridles
30. Spinning, weaving, ropes
31. Sleeping; servants and slaves
32. Drinking and eating
33. Calamities
34. Pairs of opposite qualities
35. Marriage and adultery
36. Traveling
37. Selling, lending, borrowing
38. Disputes
39. Scattered dreams
40. Stories by holy men

External links

• Tafsir al Ahlam
• A brief overview of ibn Sirin book (in Arabic)

Notes and References

1. Book: Sirin . Ibn . Ibn Sirin . INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS WITH AN ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF THE TERMS . 2007 . . Beirut, Lebanon . 9782745153821 . Rania M.Sanioura .
2. Maria Mavroudi, A Byzantine Book on Dream Interpretation, Brill, 2002, pp. 27-28.
3. Yehia Gouda : Dreams and Their Meanings in the Old Arab Tradition. Vantage Pr, NY, 1991, pp. 21-25