Like any
other society and civilization, Islam has its own myth. However,
most scholars think that many myths in Islam were of local origin, i.e.,
Arabia and Middle Eastern countries, and some were also taken from the
Judaic culture. Islamic myth’s could be grouped under the following
categories:
1. Angels
2. The Shaitan
3. The Dazzal – Yajuj-Majuj
4. Other mythic characters
Jinni
Ifrit
Peri
Munkar and Nakir
Ruman
Ridwan
Huri
Harut and Marut
Hafza
Moakibat
Angel of Muhammad
Mala’ikah5. Is'rah and Mi'raj
6. Islamic Cosmogony and Eschatology
7. Signs of the Day of Qiyamat
8. The Black Stone of Ka'bah