In Islamic mythology, what bottled-up creatures make up the three sentient creations of Allah along with humans and angels?
"possible to meet Khidr in human shape. If a Sufi can not find Shaikh as a teacher, he would may teach the Sufi. Closely connected to the angels are another category of invisible creatures called ""jinn"". While the exact correlation between angels, jinn and demons remains vague, the jinn are generally a category of beings apart from the angels. The jinn differ from the angels in regard of their position; while the angels dwell in heaven, the jinn lie on earth along with humans or in an intermediary realm. Further the jinn have, unlike the angels, desires, have an extended"
"of nature dwelling on earth as being abstract, and the angels in heaven prostrating before God and spiritual creatures of the supreme world, such as the archangels, as personified. Angels are another kind of creature created by God, known to mankind, commonly dwelling in the heavenly spheres. Although the Quran does not mention the time when angels were created, they are generally considered as the first creation of God. They are created from a luminous substance with no bodily desires, never get tired, do not eat or drink and have no anger. Al-Kindi and Ibn Sina both define angels as"
"""a sea of glass, clear as crystal"", and that the throne is surrounded by a lion, an ox, a man, and a flying eagle; each with six wings and covered with eyes, who constantly cry ""Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come"" repeatedly. It is also said that ""out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices"". In Islamic theology, The Throne ( ""Al-ʿArsh"") is one of the greatest things ever created by God. Usually Muslims believe God created the throne as a sign of his power and not as"
"simple substances endowed with life, reason, and immortality. In contrast to humans, who are substances endowed with life and reason but are mortal, who is, in turn, distinguished by unreasonable but also mortal animals. The Angels were born out of light and the Jann was born out of the mixture of fire and Adam was born as he has been defined (in the Qur'an) for you (i. e. he is fashioned out of clay or soil) Commonly, angels were created from light according to the Islamic faith, based on the quoted hadith above. However, a dispute arises whether there are"
"Luwr Luwr (or Luvr; Turkish: ""Lura"", Hungarian: ""Búvár""), is a legendary female animal in Turkic and Nivkh mythologies. It is the creator wildduck. In the Altai creation myth, in the beginning of the Earth emanated from Water. In ancient Turkish beliefs, Tangri (God) Kaira Khan is a pure, white goose that flies constantly over an endless expanse of water (time). But before Ak-Ana appears to urge Kaira Khan to create, he experiences a disturbance of his calm. From the bottom of the Water a ""sacred duck"" Lura lifted up the sand, clay and silt, from which the Earth was created."
"Kujata (mythology) Kuyūthā (Arabic: كيوثاء) is the cosmic bull in medieval Islamic cosmography. It is said to carry on its back the angel who shoulders the earth and the rock platform upon which the angel stands. The bull is said to stand on the giant fish or whale, Bahamut. The bull is variously described as having 40,000 horns and legs, or as many eyes, ears, mouths and tongues in the oldest sources. The number of appendages can vary in later versions. Its breathing is said to control the tides of the ocean. Kīyūbān () or Kibūthān () also appear in"
"become full they will become agitated (Ibn al-Wardi), and it is a sign of the advent of Judgment Day (Yaqut). Kujata (mythology) Kuyūthā (Arabic: كيوثاء) is the cosmic bull in medieval Islamic cosmography. It is said to carry on its back the angel who shoulders the earth and the rock platform upon which the angel stands. The bull is said to stand on the giant fish or whale, Bahamut. The bull is variously described as having 40,000 horns and legs, or as many eyes, ears, mouths and tongues in the oldest sources. The number of appendages can vary in later"
"after going through a phase when they were smoke-like. The Quran states that the process of creation took 6 ""ayam"", In the Quran, the word ""yawm"" (often translated to ""day"") is used loosely to mean era, for example Surah 70 verse 4: ""The angels and spirit will ascend to Him during a day the extent of which is fifty thousand years"". According to the ""mufassirs"", Islam aknowledges three different types of creation: The Quran states that God created the world and the cosmos, made all the creatures that walk, swim, crawl, and fly on the face of the earth from"
"which have yet to be discovered by scientists. In other sources, the concept is presented in metaphorical terms. Each of the seven heavens is depicted as being composed of a different material, and Islamic prophets are resident in each. The first heaven is depicted as being made of silver and is the home of Adam and Eve, as well as the angels of each star. The second heaven is depicted as being made of gold and is the home of John the Baptist and Jesus. The third heaven is depicted as being made of pearls or other dazzling stones; Joseph"
"be traced to him. ""Mula Jadi"" lives in the upper world, which is usually divided into seven levels. His three sons, ""Batara Guru"", ""Mangalabulan"" and ""Soripada"" were born from eggs laid by a hen fertilized by ""Mula Jadi"". Two swallows act as messengers and helpers to ""Mula Jadi"" in his act of creation. Their functions vary in the different versions. ""Mula Jadi"" begets three daughters whom he gives as wives for his three sons. Mankind is the result of the union of the three couples. Besides the three sons of ""Mula Jadi"" another god, ""Asiasi"", has only unclear place and"
"Melek Taus Melek Taus (Ezdiki: Tawûsê Melek), also spelled Malik Tous, translated in English as Peacock Angel, is one of the central figures of Yazidi religion. In Yazidi creation stories, God created the world and entrusted it to the care of seven Holy Beings, often known as Angels or ""heft sirr"" ('the Seven Mysteries'), preeminent of which is ""Tawûsê Melek"", the Peacock Angel. Like many aspects of the secretive Yazidi religion, Tawûsê Melek is subject to varied and ambiguous interpretations. The ""Yazidi Book of Revelation"" (""Ketêbâ Jelwa""), a text generally believed to have been written by non-Yazidis (along with the"
"divine breath of God entering their bodies. While verses in the Quran and some ahadith indicate that God created Adam first and that Eve was created from Adam, a few scholars proposed that the verses could have multiple interpretations. The majority of Islamic scholars, including Yasir Qadhi, believe that Adam and Eve were supernaturally created through a miracle by God, though some modern scholars like Mohamed Ghlian have instead asserted that the pair evolved naturally from a common ancestor. In ""Kitab al-Hayawan"" (""Book of the Animals""), the 9th-century scholar al-Jāḥiẓ references several facets of natural selection, such as animal embryology,"
"Balinese mythology Balinese mythology is the traditional mythology of the people of the Indonesian island of Bali, before the majority adoption of Hinduism. Balinese mythology is mainly a kind of animism with some widely known characters and deities. Many themes of Balinese mythology have been adapted and worked into current Balinese Hinduism. At the beginning of time, only Antaboga the world snake existed. Antaboga meditated and created the world turtle Bedwang. Two snakes lie on top of the world turtle, as does the Black Stone, which forms the lid of the underworld. The underworld is ruled by the goddess Setesuyara"
"obeyed. God created the birds because He knew that many people would deny the existence of flying creatures, especially the angels. Furthermore, Qazwini adds as proofs that God created birds with three wings, as He did the unicorn, the Indian ass with a horn or the bat without wings; why not angels? Among the birds Qazwini classifies the Anqa or Simurgh (Phoenix) as the most known bird and the kin of birds that lived alone on Mount Qaf. This idea goes as back as to the time of Zoroaster. In more recent traditions the Anqa is a wise bird with"
"of them cling to the Threshold of Perfection, others manage the affairs of the creation. Al-Qazwini, on the base of Quran and hadith, names them as the Bearers of the Throne, the Spirit, he governs all the affairs of the earth and heaven according to the principle of creation; Israfil, he places the spirits in the bodies and will blow the trumpet on the Last Day. Gabriel, who took the revelation to Muhammad. Michael, Azrael, the angel of death. The cherubim (al-karrūbiyyūn) who just praise God. The angels of seven heavens and the Guardian angels, two of them are concerned"
"""Mula Jadi Na Bolon"". His origin remains uncertain. A rough translation of the name is the ""beginning of becoming"". The creation of everything that exists can be traced back to him. ""Mula Jadi"" lives in the upper world which is usually thought of as divided into seven levels. His three sons, ""Batara Guru"", ""Mangalabulan"" and ""Soripada"" were born from eggs laid by a hen fertilized by ""Mula Jadi"". Two swallows act as messengers and helpers to ""Mula Jadi"" in his act of creation. Their functions vary in the different versions. ""Mula Jadi"" begets three daughters whom he gives as wives"
"sea spirits, known in Islamic terminology as Jinn. The ancient Sama-Bajau were animistic, and this is retained wholly or partially in some Sama-Bajau groups. The supreme deities in Sama-Bajau mythology are ""Umboh Tuhan"" (also known as ""Umboh Dilaut"", the ""Lord of the Sea"") and his consort, ""Dayang Dayang Mangilai"" (""Lady of the Forest""). ""Umboh Tuhan"" is regarded as the creator deity who made humans equal with animals and plants. Like other animistic religions, they fundamentally divide the world into the physical and spiritual realms which coexist. In modern Muslim Sama-Bajau, ""Umboh Tuhan"" (or simply ""Tuhan"" or ""Tuan"") is usually equated"
"is derived from a totem bird of the Maranao people, called ""Itotoro"". According to the Maranao people, the ""Itotoro"" is a medium to the spirit world via its unseen twin spirit bird called ""Inikadowa"". According to the later Islamic legend, Muhammad found a rooster in the first of the seven heavens. The bird was so large its crest touched the second heaven. Its crow roused every living creature except man. Judgement day would come once this celestial rooster ceased to crow. According to the tradition, the sarimanok is never displayed by itself. It must be displayed with the set of"
"during dreams in Malakut. Angels interceding with other creatures than human, may take on a different shape, like the Bearers of the Throne each take the form of a specific animal. Some philosophical approaches, made by scholars like Ibn Sina, refused that angels have bodies. The idea, that angels may take on human form is rooted in the principle writings of Islam. According to Qur'an Jibra'il appeared in a human-like form to announce to Mary the future birth of Jesus. Muhammad accordingly saw Jibra'il in both human and his original angelic shape. Some folklore traditions maintain that it is still"
"and Yazidi populations were found in the middle of a genetic continuum between the Near East and Southeastern Europe. Yazidis are monotheists, believing in one God, who created the world and entrusted it into the care of a ""Heptad"" of seven Holy Beings, often known as Angels or ""heft sirr"" (the Seven Mysteries). The names of these beings or angels are Azaz'il, Gabra'il (Jabra'il), Mikha'il, Rafa'il (Israfil), Dadra'il, Azrafil and Shamkil (Shemna'il) Preeminent among these is Tawûsê Melek (frequently known as ""Melek Taus"" in English publications), the Peacock Angel (identified with one of these Angels). Tawûsê Melek is often identified"
"the Purusha was born again from Viraj. The gods then performed a yajna with the Purusha, leading to the creation of the other things in the manifested world from his various body parts and his mind. These things included the animals, the Vedas, the Varnas, the celestial bodies, the air, the sky, the heavens, the earth, the directions, and the Gods Indra and Agni. It is likely that this myth has proto-Indo-European origins, as it is similar to other myths found in the Indo-European cultures, in which the creation arises out of the dismemberment of a divine being (cf. Ymir"
"to the faith of Islam. The Arabic word for angel ( """") means ""messenger"", like its counterparts in Hebrew (""malʾákh"") and Greek (""angelos""). Angels do not possess any bodily desire and are not subject to temptations such as eating, drinking or procreation. Angels' duties include communicating revelations from God, glorifying God, recording every person's actions, and taking a person's soul at the time of death. Muslims believe that angels are made of light. They are described as ""messengers with wings—two, or three, or four (pairs): He [God] adds to Creation as He pleases..."" Some scholars have emphasized a metaphorical reinterpretation"
"his own, perhaps as a reincarnation. He is believed to have said: Yazidi accounts of creation differ from that of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They believe that God first created Tawûsê Melek from his own illumination (""Ronahî"") and the other six archangels were created later. God ordered Tawûsê Melek not to bow to other beings. Then God created the other archangels and ordered them to bring him dust (""Ax"") from the Earth (""Erd"") and build the body of Adam. Then God gave life to Adam from his own breath and instructed all archangels to bow to Adam. The archangels obeyed"
"animals and plants; symbolic representation of the phallus (linga) and vulva (yoni); and, use of baths and water in religious practice. Marshall's interpretations have been much debated, and sometimes disputed over the following decades. One Indus Valley seal shows a seated figure with a horned headdress, possibly tricephalic and possibly ithyphallic, surrounded by animals. Marshall identified the figure as an early form of the Hindu god Shiva (or Rudra), who is associated with asceticism, yoga, and linga; regarded as a lord of animals; and often depicted as having three eyes. The seal has hence come to be known as the"
"also appears on the Ashkenazic Shivisi - meditative images used for contemplation over God's name, not unlike the Eastern Mandalas. Some synagogue wall paintings contained over 80 various animals, including lions, unicorns, dragons, lion-headed mermaids, three hares, three intertwined fishes, Uroboros, elephants, deer, leopards, bears, foxes, wolves, squirrels, turkeys, ostriches and many others. God himself was usually represented as a two-headed golden eagle in the center of the Sun, painted on the ceiling of the synagogue, and surrounded by the Zodiac circle. This system was based on the Kabbalistic symbolic tradition; unfortunately, the meaning of some forgotten symbols is hard"
"Pashupati seal The Pashupati Seal is a steatite seal that was discovered at the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization. The seal depicts a seated figure that is possibly tricephalic (having three heads). It was once thought to be ithyphallic, an interpretation that is now mostly discarded. The man has a horned headdress and is surrounded by animals. He may represent a horned deity. It is purported to be one of the earliest depictions of the Hindu god Shiva (""Pashupati"", meaning ""lord of animals"", is one of Shiva's epithets) or Rudra, who is associated with asceticism, yoga, and"
"with Allah. Other objects of reverence are spirits known as ""umboh"" (""ancestor"", also variously spelled ""omboh"", ""m'boh"", ""mbo""', etc.). Traditionally, the ""umboh"" referred more specifically to ancestral spirits, different from the ""saitan"" (nature spirits) and the ""jinn"" (familiar spirits); some literature refers to all of them as ""umboh"". These include ""Umboh Baliyu"" (the spirits of wind and storms), and ""Umboh Payi"" or ""Umboh Gandum"" (the spirits of the first rice harvest). They include totemic spirits of animals and plants, including ""Umboh Summut"" (totem of ants) and ""Umboh Kamun"" (totem of mantis shrimp). The construction and launch of sailing vessels are"
"presented in metaphorical terms. Each of the seven heavens is depicted as being composed of a different material, and Islamic prophets are resident in each. The first heaven is depicted as being made of silver and is the home of Adam and Eve, as well as the angels of each star. The second heaven is depicted as being made of gold and is the home of John the Baptist and Jesus. The third heaven is depicted as being made of pearls or other dazzling stones; Joseph and Azraelare resident there. The fourth heaven is depicted as being made of white"
"abode of the gods. Balinese mythology Balinese mythology is the traditional mythology of the people of the Indonesian island of Bali, before the majority adoption of Hinduism. Balinese mythology is mainly a kind of animism with some widely known characters and deities. Many themes of Balinese mythology have been adapted and worked into current Balinese Hinduism. At the beginning of time, only Antaboga the world snake existed. Antaboga meditated and created the world turtle Bedwang. Two snakes lie on top of the world turtle, as does the Black Stone, which forms the lid of the underworld. The underworld is ruled"
"of 1st millennium BC. The idea of triad, playing three roles in the cosmic affairs, is typically associated with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (also called ""Mahesh""); however, this is not the only triad in Hindu literature. Other triads include ""Tridevi"", of three goddesses – Lakshmi, Saraswati and Durga in the text Devi Mahatmya, in the Shakta tradition, who further assert that Devi is the Brahman (Ultimate Reality) and it is her energy that empowers Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The other triads, formulated as deities in ancient Indian literature, include Sun (creator), Air (sustainer) and Fire (destroyer); Prana (creator), Food (sustainer)"
"since before time. The three heavens and our world were created from these, not from nothing-at-all. Creation is the word of God breathing life into the previously lifeless dust and water (2.8). Since Reeve is loath to say evil derives from God's creation he sees it as a primal force lying in wait amongst the lifeless dust - a surprising prototype for the Cthulhu mythos. The angels were the first created beings (3.1). They share the same form as human beings but possess spirits of pure reason (3.3). God's word creates creatures, not replica gods (3.12). Neither humans nor angels"
"Water was the initial state of everything in existence. In ancient Turkish beliefs, Tangri (God) Kara Han is a pure, white goose that flies constantly over an endless expanse of water (time). As a gander, Kara-han is lord of the three realms of air, water and land. In Hungarian mythology, the sea duck is a spirit animal because ducks fly in the air and dive in the water. Thus ducks belong to both the upper world and the world below. The Sun takes the form of a golden diving-duck to retrieve the first living creatures from the bottom of the"
"amalgamation of Ezekiel's visions in , , Isaiah's seraphim in and the six-winged creatures of Revelation from . Cherub A cherub (; plural cherubim; ""kərūv"", pl. ""kərūvîm"") is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God according to Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles; their original duty having been the protection of the Garden of Eden. In Jewish angelic hierarchy, cherubim have the ninth (second-lowest) rank in Maimonides' ""Mishneh Torah"" (12th century), and the third rank in Kabbalistic works such as ""Berit Menuchah"" (14th century). ""De Coelesti Hierarchia"" places them in"