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Pages in category "Arabian legendary creatures" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Sila (mythology) T. Tannin (mythology) W. Werehyena; Z.
Articles relating to the mythology of the Arabs ... Arabian legendary creatures (3 C, 26 P) D. ... Alexander the Great in Arabic tradition;
According to a hadith attributed to ibn Abbas, God created four types of intelligent beings; those among whom all will be in paradise - they are the angels; all those who will be in hell-fire - they are the devils; and creatures both in paradise and hell - they are the jinn and humans. [1] Most creatures can be assigned to these.
Sila (Arabic: سعلى أو سعلا أو سعلاة alternatively spelled Si'la or called Si'lat literally: "Hag" or "treacherous spirits of invariable form" pl. Sa'aali adj: سعلوة su'luwwa) is a supernatural creature assigned to the jinn or ghouls in Arabian [1] folklore.
Ancient Anatolian legendary creatures (2 C) Angels (6 C, 16 P) Arabian legendary creatures (3 C, 25 P) E. Egyptian legendary creatures (2 C, 14 P) I.
Theandrios is the Greek name of a god worshipped by the Arab tribes of Mount Hermon. Attested: Wadd: Wadd is the national god of the Minaeans and he was also associated with snakes. According to the Book of Idols, the Kalb worshipped him in the form of a man and is said to have represented heaven, and his cult image reportedly stood at Dumat al ...
The roc is an enormous legendary bird of prey in the popular mythology of the Middle East. The roc appears in Arab geographies and natural history, popularized in Arabian fairy tales and sailors' folklore. Ibn Battuta tells of a mountain hovering in the air over the China Seas, which was the roc. [1]
Several parables or pieces of narrative appear in the Quran, often with similar motifs to Jewish and Christian traditions which may predate those in the Quran. [1]Some included legends are the story of Cain and Abel (sura al-Ma'idah, of Abraham destroying idols (sura al-Anbiya 57), of Solomon's conversation with an ant (sura an-Naml), the story of the Seven Sleepers, and several stories about ...