Islamic Interpretation
Cooked flesh symbolizes wealth. Consuming raw meat signifies sickness and pain, though it may also denote benefit. Seeing raw meat without eating it carries an unfavorable implication. Eating cooked meat indicates increased prosperity. Sharing a meat dish with an elder means gaining renown or entering a governor's inner circle. Purchasing meat from a butcher portends hardship. Tender meat signifies death or slander. Eating human flesh means backbiting that person; eating one's own flesh means earning money through toil. A woman eating another woman's flesh suggests lesbianism; a woman eating her own flesh foretells adultery. Yellow cow meat means illness. Cooked snake flesh denotes receiving money from an enemy; raw snake flesh signifies slandering an enemy. Lion meat, like that of any predator, means receiving money from a ruler. Swine flesh represents unlawful gain. Eating sausages or dried meat means speaking ill of the deceased. Camel meat signifies earning from a wealthy, powerful foe unless untouched in the dream; touching it means suffering from a strong person. Eating cooked camel meat implies defrauding someone, then falling ill and recovering; it may also mean gaining money from a ruler. Beef denotes toil, hardship, and unemployment. Holding mutton in one's house means meeting a new person or exchanging invitations. A whole, skinned, uncut mutton inside the house signifies sudden misfortune, loss, calamity, or death. Fatty mutton suggests an inheritance from a deceased relative; lean mutton indicates no inheritance. Eating broiled beef means standing before a judge or ruler. Eating chicken means benefits from a woman. Meat also symbolizes patience for someone quick-tempered. Eating meat can mean recovering from illness or the end of distress. Eating unlawful animal meat denotes illicit wealth; suspicious meat means dubious earnings or an illegitimate union. Fowl meat means profits for a traveler; fish means easy, lawful, and pleasant earnings. Cooked or broiled fowl meat signifies profits gained from a woman through deceit; uncooked means backbiting a woman. Eating unlawful bird meat denotes cheating, defrauding, or stealing from unjust people. Swan meat means benefits from pious individuals. Fried or broiled chicken signifies hard-earned money. Unknown meat represents hidden or buried treasures from past nations.