Islamic Meaning: Seeing lion in a dream

Seeing dreams where you are chasing, hiding, fighting, escaping a lion or a friendly lioness outside your house has special meaning in Islam.

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1- According to Ibn Sirin رحمة الله عليه, seeing a lion in a dream represents a strong enemy as per Islam.

2- Seeing a dream where you are fighting with a lion has different meanings according to the outcome of the fight.

• Winning in a fight against a lion means defeating your enemy.
• Losing a fight against a lion means your enemy will defeat you.
• A friendly lion in a dream has a meaning of a kind enemy as per Islam.
• Escaping from the lion in a dream has the meaning of getting away from the enemy as per Islam.

3- A dream where a lion is running away from you in fear means that you will be safe from your enemy.

4- According to Ibrahim Karmani رحمة الله عليه, riding on a lion in a dream means overcoming the enemy as per Islam.

5- Seeing the skin, hair, meat, or bones of a lion in a dream represents profitability. The more the volume, the better the profitability.

6- As per Islam, seeing a lion outside your house in a dream means that the dreamer would come out on top in some situation. It also means that the person might attain a high position in Islam.

7- A lioness in a dream represents ignorance and pride. Eating or acquiring the head of a lioness means that the person will acquire vast lands and estate in the near future.

8- Sleeping with a lion in a dream means that they will have protection from their enemy or safety from illness.

9- A lion entering a town in one’s dream means that a disease is about to spread in that town.

10- As per Islam, seeing a lion in a dream in a way that it is not seen by anyone else means to be able to avoid something that a person fears. 

11- Eating the meat of a dog in a dream is interpreted as being victorious over the enemy.

12- Seeing a lion eating a cheetah in a dream means that the dreamer shall face fear from the enemy yet the result would be peace.

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13- Drinking lioness’ milk in a dream means making illegal or unlawful income.

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Disclaimer: The material used for the interpretation of dreams has been extracted from the Ibn Sirin book for dream interpretations. You can read the book here.