Islamic legendary creatures

Jinn (Arabic: جِنّ‎), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural beings in pre-Islamic Arabian religion and Islam. Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds and can be either believers (''Mu'minun) or unbelievers (kuffar''), depending on whether they accept God's guidance.

thumb|Al Buraq (1770–75), a Deccan painting incorporating Persian elements. The Buraq ( , "lightning") is a supernatural equine-like 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, although there is no mention of a mythical creature in the Quran itself. Although never stated to have wings, it is almost always depicted as a pegasus-like being. The Buraq is also said to have transported certain prophets such as Abraham over long distances within a moment

thumb|"Amine Discovered with the Goule", from the story of Sidi Nouman in the One Thousand and One Nights In folklore, a ghoul (from , '''') is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh. The concept of the ghoul originated in pre-Islamic Arabian religion. Modern fiction often uses the term to label a specific kind of monster.

thumb|Behemoth as depicted in the Dictionnaire Infernal by Collin de Plancy Behemoth (; , bəhēmōṯ) is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation. Metaphorically, the name has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful entity.

thumb|Houris in Jannah|paradise, riding camels. From a 15th-century Persian manuscript.

in Islamic eschatology, creature mentioned in the Quran (27:82) and associated with the day of judgment

miraculous birds in mentioned in Surah Al-Fil of the Quran that protected the Kaaba in Mecca from the Aksumite elephant army

mythical worm or substance

camel was mentioned in the Qur'an as a miracle to the Thamud tribe

mythical creature

In Islam, Haizum is the name of the mare (female horse) of an Angel from the 3rd Heaven, whom Allah (God) sent among other angels as reinforcements to help the Muslims in fighting the polytheists in the Battle of Badr.