Seeing an owl is interpreted as an oppressive and tyrannical ruler. It may also signify a thief who goes from door to door and earns unlawful wealth.
Sayyid Sulayman said: Whatever its form, seeing, catching, or taking an owl is not good.
Hearing an owl's voice signifies receiving bad and ominous news.
Seeing an owl come to the dreamer signifies that death is near and at the door.
Seeing a female owl signifies a treacherous and deceitful man from whom no good comes.
Seeing an owl may also signify desolation, the ruin of inhabited places, and the spread of bad speech.