Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Harut (Hárūt), one of the two angels of Babylon in Islamic tradition — with his companion Marut, an angel who taught humankind the knowledge of magic as a
Marut (Márūt), one of the two angels of Babylon in Islamic tradition — with his companion Harut, an angel who taught humankind the knowledge of magic as a
Al-Khidr (the “Green One”), the mysterious immortal sage and saint of Islamic tradition — a righteous servant of God endowed with hidden divine knowledge,
The Dabbat al-Ard (“Beast of the Earth”), one of the great signs of the Last Day in Islamic eschatology — a wondrous creature that will emerge from the
Israfil (Isráfíl), the great angel of the trumpet in Islamic tradition — one of the foremost archangels, who will sound the trumpet (the Sūr) of the Last
Iblis (al-Shayṭán), the chief of the devils in Islamic tradition — the jinn who refused God’s command to bow before Adam out of pride, was cursed and cast
The Buraq (al-Buráq), the wondrous heavenly steed of Islamic tradition — a swift, radiant white mount that carried the Prophet Muhammad on the miraculous
Munkar, one of the two angels of the grave in Islamic tradition — with his companion Nakir, the angel who comes to the newly buried dead to question them
Nakir, one of the two angels of the grave in Islamic tradition — with his companion Munkar, the angel who comes to the newly buried dead to question them
Maalik (Málik), the angel who is the keeper of Hell (Jahannam) in Islamic tradition — the stern, mighty angel who presides over the Fire and commands the
