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Pages in category "Arabian legendary creatures" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anqa;
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]
Illustration of a Sila seducing a man from a Persian miniature. 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.
Arabian legendary creatures (3 C, 26 P) D. Arabian deities (2 C, 7 P) I. ... Pages in category "Arabian mythology" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of ...
Other prominent creatures within Islamic mythological traditions are Buraq, Ghaddar, Hinn, Houris and Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog). Later, spiritual entities from other cultures were identified with those of the Quran and assimilated to Islamic lore, such as Peri of Persian - [ 67 ] Ghoul of Arabian - and İye [ 68 ] of Turkic origin.
Qazwini's depiction of the anqa in The Wonders of Creation. Anqa (Arabic: عَنْقَاء, romanized: ʿanqāʾ), [1] also spelled 'Anqa' , or Anka, or Anqa Mughrib or Anqa al-Mughrib (Arabic: العَنْقَاء المُغْرِب), [a] is a golden mysterious or fabulous female bird in Arabian mythology.
Al-Mi'raj or Almiraj (Arabic: ٱلْمِعْرَاج; al-miʿrāj) is a mythical creature resembling a one-horned hare or rabbit, mentioned in medieval Arabic literature.. The name appears in a version of the legend of Iskandar who, after defeating the dragon of Dragon Island in the Indian Ocean, obtained the animal as a gift from the inhabitants.
Jinn, also djinn or genies, are supernatural creatures in early Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 ...