Islamic Interpretation of Dreams (Ibn-i Sirin):
(Fowl; Man; Woman) An unknown bird in a dream represents the angel of death.
Ifone sees a bird diving to the ground to pick a pebble, a paper, or a worm, then ifhe soars away from a house that hosts a sick person in a dream, it means that the sick person will shortly die from his illness.
If one sees a bird diving toward him in a dream, it means a journey.
If one sees him standing over his head, or over his shoulders, or sitting in his lap in a dream, it denotes oneâs work or profession.
Ifthe bird is white in the dream, it means that oneâs work is clean, Ifhis color is tanned in the dream, it means that oneâs work is tainted.
If a male bird sits in the lap ofa pregnant woman in a dream, it means that she will beget a boy.
If a female bird sits in her lap in a dream, it means that she will beget a girl. Large or predatory birds in a dream represent kings, presidents, leaders, tyrants, men of knowledge or merchants. Water birds, sea gulls, etcetera, represent honorable people who rose in rank in two spheres, the sphere of water and that of the air.
They also could mean ajourney.
If they quack in the dream, they represent lamentingor crying.
Singingbirds in a dream represent musicians and singers.
To see a flock of birds in a dream means money and power and particularly for someone who tends them or cares for them.
Seeing birds flying over oneâs head means gaining authority and power.
If one sees birds flying inside his house or shop in a dream, it means angels.
If a bird flies into oneâs hand in a dream, it means glad tidings.
A bird in a dream also means work.
An unknown bird in a dream means a warning, an advice or an admonition.
If oneâs bird looks beautiful in a dream, it denotes the quality of his work.
If one sees himself in a dream carrying an ugly looking bird, it also denotes the quality of his actions or that a messenger may bring him good news.
An unknown bird means profits.
To see black colored birds in a dream denote bad deeds, while white colored birds represent good deeds. Colored birds in a dream represent mixed actions.
Seeing a bird in a dream also could mean honor, power, authority ornament or profits.
A bird in a dream also represents a fun and a most entertaining companion.
A bird in a dream also represents a boy.
If one slaughters a bird in his dream, it means that he will beget a child who will live in sickness during his childhood and that his father will fear for his death.
It is said that a bird in a dream also represents a rich and a tricky leader who constantly fights for his earnings and to insure his success or superiority.
Abird in a dream also represents a beautiful woman.
The singing of birds in a dream means hearing good words or receiving a valuable knowledge.
A flock of birds in a dream represents easy earned wealth.
A bird in a dream also represents a boy. Capturing a bird in a dream means having control over a powerful person. Killing a bird in a dream means fulfilling oneâs goal. Plucking the feathers, cleaning and eating a bird in a dream means earnings, prosperity, or a woman.
Slaughtering a bird in a dream means raping oneâs servant. Holding a bird in oneâs hand or having it inside a cage in a dream means a sickness that will befall oneâs son.
Ifthe bird flies away from oneâs hand or from its cage in a dream, then it means oneâs death.
A flock of birds in a dream also represents gatherings of love, unity, family reunions and celebrations. However, the gathering of birds in a dream also could mean banding to commit wrong or the dispersal of oneâs family or friends, or it could mean business losses.
(Also see Blackbird; Bustard; Nest; Osprey; Roller)