Islamic Myth

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’ikah

5. Is'rah and Mi'raj
6. Islamic Cosmogony and Eschatology
7. Signs of the Day of Qiyamat
8.  The Black Stone of Ka'bah


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