Turtle

Seeing a turtle in a dream signifies a woman who adorns and bedecks herself and displays herself to men; the chief of judges and prosecutors; and a learned person. A turtle seen in evil and filthy places signifies a scholar whose rank and worth are unrecognized among ignorant people and people of the world; eating its flesh signifies wealth, benefit, and knowledge.

Seeing a turtle in a dream, or drinking its soup, signifies that one’s affairs have diminished, but that this decrease will later bring him profit. It is a well-intentioned friend. A large sea turtle is a wealthy and influential friend.

Seeing a turtle in a dream signifies that you must act thoughtfully and cautiously in your affairs. According to another narration: Seeing a turtle in a dream signifies a woman who applies pleasant fragrance, adorns herself, and presents her stature and beauty to men. Some interpreters said that the turtle signifies the chief of judges and prosecutors. Others among the interpreters said: It is a learned person.

Eating the flesh of a turtle in a dream signifies wealth or a branch of knowledge from the knowledge of the Prophets. Some interpreters said: If a person eats turtle meat, he will attain goodness, beneficence, benefit, and wealth. Whoever sees in a dream that he has encountered a turtle, or that he possesses one, or that he has brought it into his house, will be delivered from doubt and danger through a scholar versed in ancient sciences.

If he sees in a dream that a turtle has been cast upon a road, it signifies that a science worthy of care and attention has been abandoned there. Some interpreters said that a turtle seen in a dream signifies deception, investigating news, concealment, and repairing weapons.

The interpretation of seeing a turtle in a dream signifies that you will receive joyful news.

Ibn Sīrīn: A turtle in a dream signifies a woman who loves to adorn herself and wishes to attract attention in order to please men. The turtle also denotes a person possessed of knowledge or the chief of the judges, because among sea creatures it is the most knowledgeable and the one with the greatest fear of God. Therefore, a turtle in a dream may signify a pious worshipper who reads the scriptures of God’s Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), or any sacred book. Seeing a domesticated turtle in a house or city signifies that the people of knowledge in that place are held in esteem. Seeing a turtle living in a refuse dump signifies a scholar living among ignorant people who attach no importance to learning anything from him.

Eating a turtle signifies profit, benefit, or money. Seeing a turtle inside one’s house, or possessing one in a dream, signifies benefiting from the companionship of a scholar acquainted with ancient manuscripts or skilled in interpreting old copies. Seeing a turtle lying on its back means that there is a scholar in that city whom the people do not know. Seeing a well-kept and well-fed turtle sitting upon brocade signifies that the people of that city honor its scholars. However, a turtle in a dream may also be interpreted as deception, trickery, espionage, concealment, evil, and acquiring weapons.

It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.

Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.

In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, emotional life, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.