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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.
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A Camel and Three Strange Single-handed and Single-legged Creatures (Nasnas) In Arab folklore , Nasnas ( Arabic : نسناس , romanized : nasnās , plural nisānis ) is a monstrous creature. According to Edward Lane , the 19th-century translator of One Thousand and One Nights , a nasnas is "half a human being; having half a head, half a body ...
A Mindanaoan Muslim Buraq [1] sculpture. The sculpture incorporates the indigenous okir motif.. The Buraq (Arabic: الْبُرَاق / æ l ˈ b ʊ r ɑː k / "lightning") is a supernatural equine-esque creature in Islamic tradition that served as the mount of the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his Isra and Mi'raj journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and up through the heavens and back by night. [2]
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.
Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail; Devil Whale – Whale capable of swallowing ships
The creature, named Bahamut or Balhut in these sources, can be described as a fish or whale according to translation, since the original Arabic word hūt (حوت) can mean either. [4] Also, the gem comprising the slab beneath the angel's feet, in Arabic yāqūt ( ياقوت ) is of ambiguous meaning, [ 16 ] and can be rendered as "ruby", or ...
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. She is said to fly far away and only appear once in ages.