Ships in Dream Islam

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A ship is indicative of a man of high position such as a king, masteror son; or it may signify a wife, a slave woman, livelihood, mounts andtrade. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: It resembles a king because itspassengers are safe fromtroubles; it resembles awife because she carries(the child) in her womb,and people emerge fromthe ship as they emergefrom their mothers’wombs. It resembleslivelihoods because itcarries merchants, foodand drink. He said: And itresembles birds becausebirds fly with whatever isin their stomachs. The onewho possesses a ship (inthe dream) or travels in it ordoes something connectedto it will attain benefit fromsome prominent man. Ifhe is single, he will get married. Moreover, if we assume that the shipis referring to a king, its sails represent his chancellor and deputy whoact on his behalf, its ropes represent his guards, its oars represent hisslaves and army, and its cabin represents his troops who take care ofhim. If we assume that it represents livelihood, then all of that is meansof earning a livelihood. If we assume that it represents a woman, that isher trousseau and the captain of the ship is her husband, without whoseinstruction she cannot do anything. If anything is lacking from theship’s equipment, this is indicative of a shortcoming in the one to whomit refers. If he possesses a ship in a city where there is no travelling, thatis indicative of lost livelihood, a wife in whom there is no blessing anda paralyzed or crippled mount. Or it may be that he will travel througha place where there are ships. If he dreams that a ship travelled overland and did not break, ShaykhShihaab-ud-Deen said: He will have an easy time in a way that henever expected, because it went through a passage that usually leadsto difficulties. But someone else said the opposite of that, based on thewords of the poet: You hoped to save yourself but you did not follow the right route. You should realize that a ship does not sail on dry land. If the ship sails through the air, this is indicative of travel. If hedreams that it halted, this means that his livelihood will be interruptedor it may signify grief or lengthy illness if he is sick, especially if itbreaks or is turned upside down. A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamtthat I was in a black ship and there was nothing left of it but the rope. He said to him: You are a man of whom there is nothing left of yourreligious commitment except sincerity. If he dreams that he travelled in a ship with some righteous people,he will follow his whims and desires yet there is the hope of forgivenessfor him, because Allah says: “And he [Nooh (Noah) (May Allah be please with him)] said: ‘Embark therein: in theName of Allah will be its (moving) course and its (resting)anchorage. Surely, my Lord is OftForgiving, Most Merciful.’[Hood 11:41] If someone who was dismissed dreams that he travelled in a ship,this indicates that he will be appointed to a new post. If one who is notqualified for a position of authority sees that, he will engage in someserious matters. If he is in distress, it will be relieved and he will relyon a man of high position. If he dreams that he disembarked onto dryland, he will be safe if he was afraid, otherwise he will commit a sin,because Allah says: “But when He brings them safely to land, behold, they give ashare of their worship to others.” [Al-‘Ankaboot 29:65] A man dreamt that he stole a ship and ate it. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: You stole a chicken but you did not eat any of itexcept something that looks like a ship. Another man dreamt that a chicken was walking and he snatched itsleg and ate it. He said to him: You stole the hull of a ship and consumedits price. He said: Yes. Another man dreamt that he stole the wing of a bird with its feathers.He said: You sold the sails of the ship and consumed their price. Another man dreamt that a rooster fell in the water and drowned. Hesaid: You had a ship and it sank. Another man dreamt that he had a boat that was sailing without astern. He said to him: You have in your family a woman who is notmarried and may be a young girl. Another man dreamt that and he saidto him: You have a woman who does not come in and out (i.e., she staysat home). Another man dreamt that and said: The ship lost its stern.He said to him: You will lose some scales. Another man dreamt thathe had a boat that broke apart. He said to him: You have a pregnantslave woman, and if what was in the boat fell out, she will miscarry,otherwise she will not. Another man dreamt that and he said that theboat was new. He said: You have a virgin in your family who you fearwill lose her virginity. Another man dreamt that and he said: Two ofyour fingers will be broken. In every case it turned out as he said.

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.