Famous and Authentic Books on Dream Interpretation and Their Authors
Written by: Qārī Usāmah bin ‘Abd al-Salām
❖ Question:
Which are the well-known and reliable books on dream interpretation, and who are their authors?
❖ Answer:
Here is a list of the most famous works on dream interpretation along with their authors:
Books of Dream Interpretation (with author details)① Kitāb al-Wuṣūl ilā Ta‘bīr al-Ru’yā – Prophet Dāniyāl عليه السلام
Era: approx. 6th–5th century BCE② Kitāb al-Taqsīm – Imām Ja‘far al-Ṣādiq رحمه الله
Born: 83H / 702 CE Died: 148H / 765 CE③ Kitāb al-Jāmi‘ – Imām Muḥammad ibn Sīrīn رحمه الله
Born: 32H / 653 CE Died: 110H / 728 CE④ Kitāb al-Dustūr fī al-Ta‘bīr – Imām Ibrāhīm al-Karmānī رحمه الله
Era: approx. 10th–11th century AH⑤ Kitāb al-Irshād – Imām Jābir al-Maghribī رحمه الله
Era: 12th–13th century AH⑥ Kitāb al-Ta‘bīr – Imām Ismā‘īl ibn Ash‘ath رحمه الله
Era: 8th–9th century AH⑦ Kitāb Kanz al-Ru’yā – Imām al-Ma’mūnī رحمه الله
Era: 11th–12th century AH⑧ Kitāb al-Bayān fī Ta‘bīr al-Ru’yā – Imām Ibn Isḥāq رحمه الله
Era: 8th–9th century AH⑨ Kitāb al-Ta‘bīr wa al-Ru’yā – Imām Ibn Isḥāq رحمه الله
Era: 8th–9th century AH⑩ Kitāb Ḥaml al-Dalā’il wa al-Manāmāt – Some scholars of interpretation
Era: 10th–13th century AH⑪ Kitāb Mabādi’ al-Ta‘bīr – Scholars in the field of interpretation
Era: 9th–12th century AH⑫ Kitāb al-Īḍāḥ fī al-Ta‘bīr – Shaykh al-Fakhrī
Era: 11th–12th century AH⑬ Kitāb Kāfī al-Ru’yā – Scholars in dream interpretation
Era: 10th–12th century AH⑭ Kitāb Tuhfat al-Mulūk fī Ta‘bīr al-Aḥlām
Era: 11th–13th century AH⑮ Kitāb al-Ta‘bīr – Imām Ṭāwūs رحمه الله
Born: 33H / 653 CE Died: 106H / 724 CE⑯ Kitāb Mufarriḥ al-Ru’yā – Some interpreters of dreams
Era: 10th–13th century AH⑰ Kitāb Minhāj al-Ta‘bīr – Imām Khālid al-Aṣfahānī رحمه الله
Era: 10th–11th century AH⑱ Kitāb Muqaddimat al-Ta‘bīr – Some authors
Era: 10th–12th century AH⑲ Kitāb Ḥaqā’iq al-Ru’yā – Later scholars of dream interpretation
Era: 12th–14th century AH⑳ Kitāb al-Zawjayn – Imām Muḥammad ibn Huwayd رحمه الله
Era: 11th–12th century AH
Conclusion:These books represent the most famous, classical, and widely cited works in the Islamic tradition of dream interpretation, authored by various prophets, imams, and scholars across different centuries.
