Dream symbol
Shell
Covered by 1 scholar · Reflection
What does shell mean in a dream in Islam?
Ibn Sirin: Almond, walnuts or the like nutshell in a dream signify clothing or sustenance. If a pregnant woman sees nutshells in her dream, they mean a miscarriage.
Interpret your dream →A dream is read as a whole. Full entries from each scholar follow.
Imam Ibn Sirin
Ibn Seerin's Dictionary of Dreams (Al-Akili tr.) · p. 385
Aspects: Husk · Peel · Rind · Shuck · Skin
Almond, walnuts or the like nutshell in a dream signify clothing or sustenance. If a pregnant woman sees nutshells in her dream, they mean a miscarriage. A shell or a husk in a dream represents hypocrisy, affectation, ostentatiousness and a swelled head. (Also see Skin)
See also: Skin
Related symbols
Saw shell in your dream?
Manam will read your full dream — not just the symbol — and synthesize what the scholars say in the context of everything else that happened.