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Bowl

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What does bowl mean in a dream in Islam?

Ibn Sirin: In a dream, a bowl represents man's money pouch or what his wife would like to receive from him. If one sees himself receiving a bowl filled with sweets in a dream, it means receiving abundance oflove from one's beloved.

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Imam Ibn Sirin

Ibn Seerin's Dictionary of Dreams (Al-Akili tr.) · p. 54
Aspects: Cup · Plate · Tray

In a dream, a bowl represents man's money pouch or what his wife would like to receive from him. If one sees himself receiving a bowl filled with sweets in a dream, it means receiving abundance oflove from one's beloved. If the bowl is filled with sour food or some green raw vegetables in the dream, it means that animosity will develop on the part of his beloved, and it will provoke despise and fighting between husband and wife. Seeing a bowl in a dream also means increase in one's earnings. A bowl also represents a servant, a child, a daughter, a nanny, or a handmaiden. Licking a bowl in a dream represents one's earnings, and it could mean that he has consumed his lot in this life, or that he has reached the term of his life in this world. If one sees a large number of people gathering around a bowl to eat from it in a dream, it means a reunion of his clan, or it could represent the place of his dwelling. If they are people of true actions, it means that they will become friendly with him. If one urinates in a bowl or in ajar in a dream, it means that he will sexually abuse members of his own family. A bowl in a dream also represents one's beloveds and its contents represent one's love. Holding a bowl in a dream means a reunion with one's beloved. (Also see Pot; Wooden bowl)

See also: Pot, Wooden bowl

More dreams about bowl

4 related dreams from the classical books, each cited to its scholar.

  • Blood in a Cup, Bowl or Tray

    Ibn Sirin: This symbolises sickness and the spending of one's wealth on some woman. Some say spending it on oneself.

  • Licking a bowl

    Discussed under a related entry.

  • Water in a Dish or Bowl

    Ibn Sirin: If a person dreams of himself as holding or possessing water contaihed in a dish or bowl and he is conscious of himself as being in a state of tuhr (ie.

  • Wooden bowl

    Ibn Sirin: In a dream, a wooden bowl represents the world, or earning money from a business during a trip, while a porcelain or a ceramic bowl in a dream signifies earnings from a local business.

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