Islamic Interpretation
(zool. Starling) A swallow in a dream represents money, a blessed man, a blessed woman, or an intelligent and learned boy. Catching a swallow in a dream means seizing what is unlawful for one to take. A house filled with swallows in a dream represents lawful earnings. A swallow in a dream is also interpreted to represent a man of good character, who is pious and amicable. Helping a swallow in a dream means that one may assist a kind person in their life. Catching a swallow in a dream also means being unjust toward one's wife. Eating a swallow in a dream represents a fight. If one sees swallows flying away from his house in a dream, it means that his wife or a relative will abandon him, or separate from him and travel away from that town. In general, swallows and starlings in a dream represent people who are financially comfortable, or they could represent death, grief, or good deeds, movement, chanting, benevolence, or weddings. Seeing a swallow in a dream may also mean marriage to a trustworthy woman, or it could represent a good household manager. If one is transformed into a swallow in a dream, it means that thieves will rob his house. Seeing a dead swallow in a dream is a warning to revert one's actions and to engage in doing good.