Ship

Seeing a ship in a dream signifies deliverance from every kind of adversity. Boarding a ship together with good people signifies divine forgiveness; disembarking safely from the ship onto land signifies the end of distress and anguish.

The sinking of a ship in a dream signifies a journey that will be completed safely; clinging to a plank, a life preserver, or the like and escaping from a sinking ship signifies that the alms given will be accepted.

The breaking apart of the elements that make up the ship signifies a grievous situation that will befall members of the family; watching a ship sailing beautifully upon the sea signifies goodness and benevolence for everyone. The ship signifies Islam and attaining safety, or it signifies the human body.

Drawing the ship into a harbour signifies good; dragging it toward the interior of the land signifies following a false path; warships, according to their size, signify members of the army’s command council or the high-ranking administrators of the state. (Harbour, Quay)

What does seeing a ship in a dream mean? It signifies deliverance from anxiety, illness, and financial hardship. A ship running aground signifies that the person is shameless and dishonourable and will display schism in his religion. Seeing something inside a ship signifies that he will become possessed of wealth; if he is unmarried, it signifies marriage.

Seeing a ship sink in a dream is interpreted as the beginning of a good and profitable undertaking. If the sound of a whistle is heard while the ship is sinking, it means that the profit will be very great.

A ship whose interior is bright and clean in a dream signifies success in working life. A filthy and neglected ship indicates that affairs will go badly. The name of a woman who boards such a ship will become entangled in gossip because of an adventure. For a man, this dream signifies a difficulty connected with work. Whoever sees himself emerging from a sinking ship will be delivered from hardship.

Seeing oneself board a ship in a dream means that you will undertake journeys. A ship struggling in a stormy sea or sinking is a sign that you will encounter great difficulties. If the ship is bright and beautiful, it signifies success. Otherwise, it signifies the opposite. It means that very beautiful changes will occur in the life of the person who boards a ship upon intensely blue water.

According to Daniel, peace be upon him: A large or small ship in a dream is interpreted as grief, prison, profitable work, or blame. Whoever sees in his dream that he has boarded a ship and never comes out of it again will fall into great sorrow and hardship, and people will regard him unfavourably until his death.

Seeing oneself come out of a ship in a dream means attaining relief. Seeing oneself die in a ship means losing one’s life at the hands of the people. Seeing the ship one has boarded standing upon dry land signifies that calamity and sorrow will come. Whoever sees the ship he has boarded sinking will have his profits in trade cut off. Seeing the ship in which one is aboard sinking, with some of one’s belongings appearing upon the surface of the water, signifies that part of one’s property will be lost.

Seeing all one’s belongings sink in a dream signifies that all one’s wealth will leave one’s hands and that one will become poor. Whoever sees the ship he has boarded break apart will suffer a great calamity at the hands of someone. Whoever sees himself boarding a ship while it is in a high place, and then sees it begin to travel upon the sea, will be honoured by one of the great men of the state.

Seeing a ship go straight across the sea in a dream signifies that one will undertake a journey. According to Kirmani: Whoever sees the ship he has boarded stopping upon the shore of the sea will be unable to depart if he intends to travel. Seeing the ship departing, while one follows behind it but cannot reach it, signifies that one’s affairs will be exceedingly difficult; yet, in the end, one will attain one’s aim.

Whoever sees himself walking beside a ship in a dream will go on a journey, acquire considerable wealth, and encounter good. Seeing many ships sailing signifies that government officials will undertake journeys. Whoever sees himself aboard a ship, sees it floating, and is frightened will draw near to great men and the ruler of the state.

Whoever sees himself aboard a very large and ornate ship, wearing splendid garments, will approach wealth. Seeing the ship one has boarded pierced signifies that a calamity will occur during one’s lifetime. Whoever sees himself aboard an armoured warship will receive strength from the state.

Whoever sees himself as the captain of a ship and directing it in a dream will go on a journey. Whoever sees the ship he has boarded travelling upon land will undertake a useless journey. Whoever sees his ship break upon land will suffer a calamity at the hands of a great person.

Seeing the wind carry away the planks of the ship in a dream signifies that one’s property will be taken from one by the government.

According to Ja‘far al-Sadiq, may Allah be pleased with him: Seeing a ship in a dream is interpreted in eight ways: a child, a father, a spouse, boarding, relief, security, wine, and singing. If the dreamer emerges from the ship safely, it is interpreted as goodness in these eight matters; if the ship sinks and he dies or remains in the ship, it is interpreted as evil in these matters. Whoever sees himself as the captain of a ship and directing it will be well received among the people, and his word will be heeded. If he sees that he does not handle the rudder well, it is interpreted as harm, loss, and danger.

Seeing oneself in a ship in a dream signifies sorrow, a lawsuit and enmity, imprisonment, or failure to attain one’s desire. According to one account, boarding a ship means deliverance from things that are feared and avoided. If the person is unmarried, he will marry.

Whoever sees in his dream that he has built a ship, purchased one, or received one as a gift will marry or find a beloved. Whoever sees himself coming ashore while aboard a ship will be delivered from distress and sorrow. Seeing the ship forcing its way with difficulty across the water signifies that one will escape only with difficulty from the sorrow in which one is involved. (Seeing the ship move easily in a dream is interpreted to the contrary.) Whoever sees himself boarding a ship in the middle of the sea and escaping death by drowning, if he is a sinner, will repent. If he is poor, he will become rich; if he is ill, he will recover; if he is wealthy, his property will increase; if he is a merchant, he will profit. If he is a student, he will succeed in his school.

Whoever sees in a dream that the ship he has boarded sinks but that he himself is saved will have a favourable outcome, even if his affairs in worldly matters have become disordered. Whoever sees his possessions lost when the ship sinks will lose his property. Whoever sees the ship break apart, its planks separate, and its pieces scatter will suffer a calamity. Whoever sees the ship he has boarded pierced will return from his journey with profit.

Seeing that one has two ships and that one of them is pierced signifies that the ship will be saved, or, more precisely, that one’s own losses will be reduced. Whoever sees himself lost inside a ship will escape the evil of his enemy. Whoever sees the ship floating in a collection of rainwater or in a small body of water will be deprived of worldly possessions. Whoever sees the ship in which he is aboard leaning to one side will fall into sorrow and hardship according to the degree of its inclination. This dream is generally not interpreted favourably.

Seeing oneself aboard a ship and walking upon land in a dream signifies separation in one’s work, the unlawful nature of a marriage, a useless journey, or illness. Whoever sees the ship he has boarded flying through the air is approaching death. Whoever sees a ship filled with blood, while he himself is aboard it, will be afflicted with an illness. According to some, it is interpreted according to the type and nature of the ship. In general, the ship is compared to a brave and heroic woman, and sometimes to a great man.

Seeing large ships in a dream; seeing merchant ships and passenger ships is auspicious. Small ships signify brigands, highwaymen, war, and sedition; yachts signify pleasure and amusement; ships with three masts signify trade and gain; ships with two masts signify merchants who earn little; barges signify officials and labourers; armoured ships signify the head of state and the prime minister; old ships signify marriage; broken ships signify sorrow; and sunken ships are interpreted as deliverance. (According to Abu Sa‘id al-Wa‘iz: Boarding a ship in a dream means attaining one’s desire. If the ship is small, the desired matter will also be small; if it is large, it will be great. If a man falls into the sea from a sinking ship, clings to a piece of wood, and reaches land, then, if he is a merchant, he will first suffer a loss and then profit; if he is an official, he will first leave his office and then enter it again; if he is ill to the point of death, he will recover; if he is rich, he will lose his property and then regain it; if he is poor, he will become poorer and then his condition will improve again. Whoever sees himself left alone in a ship will marry.

Whoever sees himself pulling a ship from the sea onto land in a dream will withdraw from state affairs. Whoever brings a ship to a place from which ships cannot depart will become more renowned among the people, and his affairs will proceed well. For one who sees in a dream vessels that carry people from one pier to another, such as a market boat or a barge, it is interpreted in four ways: safety, a dangerous undertaking, a woman, or a coffin. Boarding such a boat is interpreted as escaping safely from a dangerous undertaking and as marriage, according to the boat’s soundness, whether it travels quickly or not, and its speed.

If the boat seen in a dream is old and the sea is rough and turbid, it signifies a coffin and the death of the dreamer. According to another account: Seeing a ship in a dream is deliverance for one who is in sorrow, grief, distress, illness, hardship, or famine. Seeing the ship upon land means approaching deliverance.

Whoever pulls a ship onto land in a dream will become dishonourable and cause hypocrisy in religion. Whoever sees himself boarding a ship with righteous people will follow guidance, and Allah, glorified and exalted is He, will forgive him. If he comes out of the ship, that person will attain felicity and escape his enemy. Some have also said that seeing a ship sink signifies a journey made in safety. An empty ship signifies profit and benefit in trade.

Seeing a ship filled with passengers in a dream signifies that the person will travel in safety. Seeing oneself aboard an anchored ship signifies that one will lie in prison. Whoever sees himself boarding a ship with his family and friends will attain honour, beauty, goodness, and blessing, and will escape from the hands of his enemies. (Whoever sees himself crossing the sea under a single sail will undertake a dangerous matter that will bring sorrow and grief. Seeing oneself proceeding moderately aboard a ship is a sign of good for all people. If one proceeds in distress and anguish, it signifies the sorrow and hardship that will befall him. If he sees the ship break apart and those within it become ruined, this dream is not considered good for all people. Seeing oneself unable to travel upon the sea by ship signifies that a group of people will imprison him, that his affairs will stagnate, and that he will fall into difficulty. Whoever sees a ship travelling upon blood, it signifies adultery. Whoever sees the ship break apart, his mother will die. If an unmarried person sees himself purchasing a ship, he will marry.

Seeing the rudder of a ship in a dream signifies knowledge for the person who holds it in his hand. Seeing oneself board a ship travelling through the air signifies death. Whoever sees himself die aboard a ship will be delivered from the punishment of the Hereafter and from the fear of the world. If a person sees himself upon the seashore and a ship sailing upon the sea in a most pleasing and beautiful manner, this dream signifies goodness and travel for all people, and the return from a journey for one who is travelling. Sometimes this dream signifies news that will come from the sea.

If one sees ships ascending upward in a dream, it signifies good that will come about late. If they descend, it signifies that good will come about quickly. The ropes of a ship signify those who are owed debts, the knotting of affairs, bringing objects and sworn evidence. The front of the ship signifies its owner. Some have said that sudden harm will befall the person who boards a ship.

If a person finds something inside a ship in a dream, it signifies wealth for one seeking property and marriage for an unmarried person. Whoever sees himself aboard a ship during a storm and calming and dispelling that distress and hardship signifies a power to which all the soldiers will submit. The ship signifies righteous deeds that save one from destruction and the thing one has undertaken in one’s profession.

What does seeing a ship in a dream mean? It signifies the coffin of the dead, changing one’s profession, and abandoning obligatory and sunnah prayers such as the prayers of the feast and Friday prayer. Seeing a ship also signifies fear and hope. At times, the ship signifies a mosque, a marketplace, or a bazaar where the people gather.

Ships seen in a dream signify love for the family of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The ship also signifies a tavern into which a person enters sober and from which he emerges intoxicated. The ship signifies reproaching one’s ancestors during conversation, abundant knowledge, deliverance from an enemy, and the poor becoming rich.

Seeing a ship settle upon a mountain in a dream signifies deliverance from an enemy, while its running aground signifies seeking something that cannot be attained. Sometimes this dream signifies deliverance from distress and dangers. Seeing a person flying through the air together with a ship signifies his death and that his body will be carried upon hands and shoulders.

Seeing oneself sink in the sea together with a ship in a dream signifies that one is among the people of Hell. If a person who has been removed from his office sees himself boarding a ship, he will be appointed to a province according to the extent of the sea, and his position in official service will correspond to the ship’s soundness and breadth. The ship’s distance from land signifies that he will be delayed in receiving his office, or that he will undertake a journey and fall into sorrow and grief.

Seeing the ship far from the shore in a dream signifies that the person will undertake a dangerous matter in which he will either be saved or destroyed. If someone unfit for public office sees this dream, he will be in a fear from which he will be saved. Whoever is approaching destruction and sees himself boarding a ship in a dream will attain deliverance or take refuge with a person of lofty rank. If he goes outside the ship, he will become a sinner, and his state will depart from religion.

A merchant whose earnings have ceased boarding a ship in a dream signifies the revival of his trade. If the ship is interpreted as an office, the dreamer’s departure from the ship signifies the departure of his state, whether through his death or while he remains alive. If the ship is associated with sorrow and grief, his departure from the ship signifies that he will be delivered because of prayer, alms, illness, or something else.

Whoever sees himself clinging to a piece of wood when the ship sinks in a dream, if he is a governor, will incur the wrath of a ruler and come near to being removed from office. Then he will escape the thing he fears and become governor again. If he is a merchant, his property will diminish. Whoever sees himself die aboard a ship will die at the hands of the people. His death in this manner will be a cause of deliverance in the Hereafter from the evil condition he fears. Some have said that the ship signifies sorrow, grief, illness, or imprisonment.

A ship made of iron or copper in a dream signifies the long life or continued comfort of the person represented by the ship. If part of it is iron and part wood, it signifies that the person represented by the ship is doubtful or suspect. (Whoever sees himself eating or swallowing the ship will consume the ship’s earnings or attain a beneficial inheritance. Seeing the ship of Noah, peace be upon him, signifies relief, joy, and the falling of rain. However, if those who see the dream are tyrants, it signifies famine and calamity.

Seeing the ship of Noah, peace be upon him, in a dream signifies deliverance from hardships, or marriage if the person is unmarried; it also signifies rank and victory over the enemy. The ship signifies Islam, which saves one from ignorance and sedition. Sometimes the ship signifies the straight path that saves people of faith from Hell.

If an ill person sees himself boarding a ship together with a dead person in a dream, that person will be delivered from the trials of the world. If a student sees himself boarding a ship while ill, he will converse with a learned man and learn from someone who will save him from ignorance. If a debtor sees this dream, his debt will be paid and his sorrow and grief will depart. If a person whose livelihood is constricted sees it, Allah, glorified and exalted is He, will grant him provision from a place he did not expect. A ship seen in the air is a vehicle like other means of transport, and its interpretation is likewise.

Holding the rope of a ship in a dream signifies the beauty of religion and associating with righteous people without discrimination.

Ship dreams are interpreted in several ways. A ship whose interior is bright and clean signifies success in affairs. If it is filthy and neglected, it indicates that affairs will deteriorate. The name of a woman who boards such a ship will become involved in gossip because of an adventure. For a man, this dream signifies a difficulty related to work. Whoever sees himself emerge from a sinking ship will be delivered from hardship.

Ibn Sirin: Seeing a ship in a dream signifies deliverance from danger, overcoming hardships, recovery from illness, or mercy / rain that will fall after severe drought. If someone in distress sees a ship or boat anchored in the harbour in his dream, his distress will soon be removed. Seeing oneself pull or drive a ship upon dry land signifies becoming a hypocrite or a herald / procurer. Boarding a ship together with righteous people in a dream signifies being led to the straight path and having one’s sins forgiven. Reaching the shore and disembarking from the ship signifies security, happiness, and deliverance from the danger of one’s enemies.

If someone who has been dismissed from work sees himself aboard a ship in a dream, it signifies that he will be reinstated in the same office and regain his position, or that he will undertake a dangerous journey in which he will either die or escape death. If he thinks that the ship does not suit his class, it signifies that he will encounter danger. If his ship is sinking and another ship comes to rescue it, it signifies that he will escape a great danger and fall into the hands of a powerful person; if he rebels against its captain and abandons the second ship, it signifies that he will rebel against his leader and go astray. Saving his ship from the depths signifies regaining strength.

If the ship is interpreted as power, it signifies that he will lose his power or authority; if it is interpreted as burdens and difficulties, it signifies that he will overcome them through prayer, alms, or medicine if he is ill. Seeing one’s ship sink and oneself floating in the water while clinging to a plank from the ship signifies that one will encounter the wrath of a person in authority; if one occupies a leadership position, one may lose it; if one is a merchant, one may become bankrupt. If he dies in that trial, it may signify being killed, yet nevertheless attaining deliverance by escaping the thing he fears most. An empty ship in a dream signifies commercial profit. Seeing a passenger ship carrying people signifies security. If the ship is standing motionless, it signifies imprisonment.

Clinging to the rope of a ship in a dream signifies a religious person who is the companion of a righteous teacher. Releasing the ropes or lowering the anchor signifies continuing to remain in the company of such a person. Boarding a ship with one’s family, relatives, and friends signifies honour, prosperity, and deliverance from enemies. Crossing the sea in a small boat in a dream signifies a danger one will encounter. Seeing the ship sail beautifully signifies happiness. Standing upon the shore and watching a ship at sea signifies receiving glad tidings. Seeing the ship rise into the sky signifies benefits that will come slowly; seeing it descend from the sky signifies benefits that will come quickly.

The beams of the ship signify religious scholars, faith, holding fast to one’s religion, or complications. The sails signify its captain; the crew signify servants; the oars, rudders, and propellers signify the movement of the ship or the children of its owner. The condition of the ship represents the condition or life of the dreamer. Salvaging a sunken ship signifies finding a treasure, marriage if one is unmarried, or a material gift for someone working for a governor. If one sees oneself as a ship that is extended and drawn back by the ebb and flow, then, if the sea becomes calm, it signifies attaining a high office, leadership, authority, and honour. Seeing a ship floating upon a sea of blood in a dream signifies adultery.

If the ship sinks and some wreckage and planks remain above the water, it may signify the death of one’s mother, because she was once his ship. Purchasing a ship in a dream signifies marriage. Carrying oars signifies knowledge. A flying ship signifies the death of its rider; it may also represent another type of conveyance, a coffin, or a funeral. Dying inside a sunken ship signifies deliverance from punishment in the Hereafter and from the thing one fears most in this world. Seeing a hole in a ship signifies deliverance from drowning. A ship in a dream also signifies a large-bodied woman. A ship in a dream also signifies the Bridge of Sirat, over which creation will pass on the Day of Resurrection to reach the great gathering place.

The ship also signifies deliverance, avoiding ignorance, or resisting temptation. If an ill person sees himself aboard a ship filled with the dead in a morgue, it signifies that he will be delivered from the trials of the world. If a healthy person seeking knowledge sees this, it signifies meeting a spiritual teacher, benefiting from his knowledge, and escaping ignorance. If a debtor sees it, it signifies that he will pay his debts; for a deprived person, it signifies attaining abundance and acquiring wealth from unexpected sources. Seeing one’s ship travel toward the shore, then come ashore and travel upon dry land, signifies that one will doubt in his faith and stray from the true path, turning toward innovation, hypocrisy, and disrespect.

If he is not seeking knowledge, it signifies that he will divorce his wife and then continue living with her in sin. If he is a merchant, it signifies that his affairs will stagnate and that he will resort to unlawful means to market his goods. A ship in a dream also signifies righteous deeds, righteous companions, companionship with a wise man, a good community, praiseworthy works, handicraft, the stagnation of affairs, fear, hope, deliverance, a mosque, a marketplace, a father, a mother, a master, a teacher, an educator, property, a home, an unchaste woman, a vehicle, a spouse, or a servant. A ship in a dream also represents a tavern; a person enters it sober and leaves with a lightened head.

A ship in a dream also represents the human body: its hull represents the body, its oars the hands, its front the head, those inside it the brain, its planks the ribs, and its ropes the veins. Seeing a ship upon the summit of a mountain signifies security, escape from danger, or protection from one’s enemy. Its sinking at sea may also signify that one is among the people of Hell. If the ship turns into iron in a dream, it signifies long life. Eating a plank of the ship may signify receiving a great inheritance or eating unlawful meat. Seeing the ship speak with one and calm one’s understanding signifies that one will heed the counsel of a man of wisdom.

Seeing the ship of Noah, peace be upon him, in a dream signifies happiness, joy, festivals, deliverance, release from distress and grief, protection from drowning, marriage, attaining a position of authority, and victory over the enemy.

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, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.