Crocodile and River Horse in a Dream

• Crocodile:

  • Seeing a crocodile in a dream symbolizes robbers and thieves.
    

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  • If someone dreams that a crocodile has entered their house, it is interpreted by Imam Qrafi as: “A thief from Egypt will enter your house, as the crocodile lives in large rivers and seas, and Egypt has a major river (the Nile).”
    

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  • If someone dreams of becoming a crocodile, Imam Qrafi interprets it as: “You will become a robber, and this may happen while you are in Egypt.”
    

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  • If a person dreams of having a pleasant fragrance after turning into a crocodile, Imam Qrafi interprets it as: “You will gain control over the sea.”
    

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  • A police officer (kotwal) who dreams of becoming a crocodile is interpreted by Imam Qrafi as: “You will take a lot of bribes.”
    

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  • If a person dreams that their head has turned into a crocodile’s head, it is interpreted as: “You will have a boil or wound in your mouth, possibly with worms.”
    

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  • Another interpretation for someone with the same dream is: “You will mistreat those who have done good to you, as often, a worm enters a crocodile’s mouth, and when a bird removes the worm, the crocodile closes its mouth and devours the bird.”

• River Horse (Dariya Ghora):

  • Like the crocodile, the river horse is also considered a dangerous and predatory animal in the water, with similar connotations in dreams of aggression and domination.

(Al-Martabah Al-Ulya fi Ta’bir al-Ru’ya – Imam Muhammad bin Rashid, d. 736 AH)