Interpretation of Dreams : With an Alphabetical Index of the Terms,
*[A4] Large Hardback - 495 pages, 2nd Edition,
by Muhammad ibn Sirin al-Basri,
Translated by Rania Mounir Sanioura,
Published by Dar al-Kotob al-Ilmiyah, Beirut.
Description :
Dream interpretation is one of the earliest knowledge that was revealed
to humankind. This valuable book is a useful manual of types of dreams
and their meanings. Even though the book looks at dreams and their
significance from an Islamic point of view, the truth on which it is
based, and which it uncovers are universal and primordial verities. This
book is therefore intended for all those who take dreams seriously as
an important aspect of their life, faith and psychological makeup, and
it will prove useful to students of culture and spirituality, but above
all to seekers after the truth.
First of its kind, Ibn
Sirin's 'Interpretation of Dreams' is an indispensable source of knowledge.
It provides guidelines for the dream interpreter as well as to the
person who is relating his dreams.
About the Author :
He is Imam Muhammad Ibn Seerin [Sirin] al-Basri, may Allah have mercy upon him. Born in the city of Basra in Iraq the year 33 A.H. (653 Common Era). Imam Ibn Seerin (or Sirin)
was a renowned writer and a respected religious scholar of his time. He
lived during the first century of the Islamic caliphate and studied the
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and the science of prophetic sayings (hadith) at the hand of the early followers of the Companions of Allah's Messenger, may Allah bless him an dgrant him peace. Among his contemporaries were Imam Anas Bin Malik, Imam al-Hasan Al-Basri, Ibn 'Aown, Al-Fudhayl Bin 'Iyadh, may Allah be pleased with them all.
Table of Contents :
---Glossary,
---Translation by the Author.
---Introduction,
------Whats Preferable when Hearing the Vision,
------The Soul and Spirit,
------Interpretation According to Names,
------Interpretation According to Proverbs,
------Interpretation According to the Opposite,
------Interpretation According to Addition and Diminution,
------The Truest Vision,
------Dividing the Vision's Origin into Three Parts,
------What should one do when Seeing an Undesirable Vision?
------What the Interpreter Needs to Know?
------The Vision of Abraham, peace be upon him,
------The Vision of Joseph, peace be upon him,
------The Story of Moses, peace be upon him,
------The Vision of the Chosen One, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
------What should one do to make his Vision Come True?
------Dividing the Vision into True or False.
Interpretation of Dreams :
---Chapter [1],
to
---Chapter [59],
---Index of Dreams,
---Table of Contents.
* Dimensions: 24.5 x 17.5cm
