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Dream meaning · al-Nabulsi

Quran (written copy, mushaf) مصحف

In a dream it is interpreted as a king, or a judge among the judges of the Muslims who are relied upon in matters of religion. Whoever sees that the copy of the Quran has disappeared, been burned or been washed away, a king or a judge will die.

Whoever sees a ruler writing out a copy of the Quran, he will make justice prevail and uphold the sacred law. If a judge sees that he is writing a copy of the Quran, he will be stingy with his knowledge and his influence. If a scholar sees that he is writing a copy of the Quran, he will profit in his trade. If a king sees, or it is seen on his behalf, that he swallows a copy of the Quran, he will die. If a judge swallows a copy of the Quran, he will accept bribes. If a king sees that he has erased a copy of the Quran, he will leave his country; if a judge erases it, he will die. Whoever erases the Quran with his tongue will commit a grave sin. If a witness erases it, he has retracted his testimony. Whoever carries a copy of the Quran or buys one will act according to its rulings.

Whoever sees that he is reciting from a copy of the Quran to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, will memorize it. Whoever eats the pages of the Quran is consuming bribes. If one of the common people eats its pages or its lines, he will earn his living by reciting the Quran. The copy of the Quran is wisdom that a man attains.

Whoever sees that he is writing out a copy of the Quran with his own hand will combine religion, knowledge and practice, and will benefit people.

Whoever sees that he tore up a copy of the Quran with his hand is a man who denies what God the Exalted has revealed, or part of it.

Whoever sees that he did something to the copy of the Quran of the kind that would be detested in waking life, it signifies the ruin of his religion.

Whoever sees a copy of the Quran with him will attain authority and knowledge. The copy of the Quran is a wife, a husband or a child. If the dreamer is ill, he will recover from his illness; he may triumph over his enemies; if he is a sinner, he will repent and turn back to God the Exalted; he may receive an inheritance. If the dreamer follows heresy and error, God the Exalted has warned him through His Book. Seeing a copy of the Quran may signify strange news, coming to know wondrous matters, the arrival of joyful news, and long life for one who leafs through all of it. The copy of the Quran may signify gardens, meadows, orchards and places of worship; and one whom it is necessary to obey, such as the king, the father, the teacher and the tutor; and a truthful, honest oath, sworn by him or sworn to him. Seeing it signifies glad tidings, just as seeing it signifies a warning. Whoever is fit for office will be appointed to office if he sees one of the Books of God the Exalted with him.

Whoever sees in his hand a copy of the Quran or a book, and when he opened it there was no writing in it, he adorns himself with what he does not truly possess. If he sees that he is eating the pages of the Quran, he will copy out Qurans for a wage.

Whoever sees that he is kissing the copy of the Quran does not fulfill what he has been entrusted with and what is incumbent upon him. If he sees that he sold a copy of the Quran, he will avoid indecent acts. If he looks into the Quran and sees its lines crooked, he does not fulfill what he has been entrusted with and what is incumbent upon him. If he sees that he stole the copy of the Quran and hid it, he steals from his prayers [i.e. he skimps on them].

Whoever sees that he is looking into the copy of the Quran and writing on a cloak interprets the Quran according to his own opinion. Whoever sees a copy of the Quran in his lap, and a chick came and pecked up all the writing in it, a child will be born to him who will recite the Quran. The copy of the Quran is an inheritance, a trust, lawful provision and strength.

Whoever sees that he bought a copy of the Quran will gain good and abundance, and his knowledge will become evident among people. Burning the copy of the Quran is the corruption of religion. If he sees that the copy of the Quran was taken from him, his knowledge will be taken from him and his deeds in this world will come to an end.

Whoever sees that he is spreading out the pages of the Quran is seeking wisdom and searching for it, or he will receive an inheritance.

Whoever sees that he is wearing a copy of the Quran hung around his neck will take up an office, or be entrusted with a trust, or be one of those who know the Quran by heart.

Whoever sees that he wants to eat the pages of the Quran will recite the Quran often.

Whoever sees that he wants to eat them and cannot will struggle to memorize the Quran and will be unable to do so.

Source: al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 313. English translation by iDreamBot. Quran verses: Quran.com, Saheeh International.

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