Boat

To see a boat in a dream signifies sustenance and benefit, divine favor and mercy; the oar of a boat signifies the passing of fears and anxieties, and friends and helpers suited to one’s condition; a sailing boat signifies that sorrow and grief will gradually give way to joy and happiness.

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To see oneself in a boat in a dream expresses small pleasures and peaceful days for everyone.

To see a boat in a dream signifies grief and distress; coming ashore from a boat is an indication of goodness and relief. Whoever sees that he has purchased a boat brings distress upon himself by his own hand and through his own actions. Whoever sees that he has boarded a boat falls into grief. Whoever sees that he has gone on an excursion by boat will be delivered from grief and attain safety and comfort. There is no good in seeing a boat in one’s house. According to one account, it signifies the impairment of one’s livelihood. According to some interpreters, a boat is interpreted as people who assist the populace, or, according to one account, as minor officials occupied with worldly affairs.

To see in a dream that a boat has become old, holed, and useless signifies that the minor officials are incapable of carrying out their work; conversely, to see that it is new, sound, and suitable for everything is interpreted in the opposite manner.

According to Kirmani: To see a boat in a dream is interpreted as the dreamer’s sustenance, livelihood, occupation, and house. Whoever sees that he has built a boat will build a house. Or, by beginning an undertaking, he will secure his sustenance and livelihood. Whoever sees that he has sold a boat will dispose of his house or of the workshop by which he provides his livelihood. A new and large boat, if profitable, signifies a useful and comfortable house; a narrow boat is interpreted in the opposite manner.

To see in a dream that the boat has broken and its planks have scattered signifies that one’s occupation will be ruined and one’s affairs disrupted, or that one’s house will be destroyed and one’s livelihood constricted; to see the boat sink in the sea signifies that one will fall into grief and distress because of one’s house or livelihood. Whoever sees that the boat does not sail easily upon the sea or upon any body of water will find ease in his livelihood. If the dreamer is a merchant, he will earn easily in his trading. If he is a property owner, he will collect his income; if he is poor, sustenance will come into his hands and he will be delivered from distress. To see the boat sailing with difficulty is likewise interpreted in the opposite manner. Whoever sees that the boat he has boarded is seized by waves will be put to hardship in seeking sustenance and livelihood.

Whoever sees in a dream that his boat does not move from its place despite the oar with which he rows it will fall into great distress, seeing that, despite his own labor and the assistance rendered from outside, he cannot save his property and is greatly burdened in his livelihood. To see a boat in a dream is interpreted as sustenance. To see that one has boarded something resembling a boat signifies that one will marry a woman or undertake a distant journey; to see that one has boarded a sailing boat signifies that one’s sorrow, grief, and anguish of heart will pass away.

To see a boat’s oar in a dream is interpreted as deliverance from fear and danger, attainment of safety, and a good friend. According to another account: To see a fisherman’s boat in a dream is an indication of sustenance and benefit. Whoever sees that he has boarded a strange thing will marry a woman. Or he will prevail over his enemy, or travel to a place, or gain property from it. A sailing boat seen in a dream is an indication of dispelling sorrow, grief, and distress, and of the heart’s opening.

Ibn Sirin: A boat or vessel in a dream signifies deliverance from distress, travel, or salvation. It signifies salvation, like the Ark of Noah.

It provides early awareness; the person sees risks before they grow and can choose a more solid path.

Neglect, haste, untrustworthy people or uncontrolled behavior can increase the difficulty.

In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, inner world and awareness, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.