Al-Nabulsi said that seeing a turtle signifies a woman of low morals who perfumes and adorns herself and displays her figure to men.
Seeing turtles in refuse heaps or other bad places signifies that the worth and dignity of people of knowledge will be lost there among ignorant people. Sometimes seeing a turtle signifies the chief of judges and prosecutors, because the turtle is described in the source as the most knowledgeable and least-eating of sea animals. Some interpreters said that turtles signify a devout person who reads the scriptures of Abraham (peace be upon him) and the other prophets.
Eating turtle meat signifies wealth and an unexpected form of knowledge from the sciences of the prophets.
Seeing oneself eat turtle meat signifies goodness, beneficence, wealth, and benefit. Encountering a turtle, possessing one, or bringing one into one's house signifies being saved from doubts and dangers through a scholar versed in ancient sciences.