| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Mecca's Three Idols" | Arabic | Lata, Aloza, and Menat, all of which Mahomet overthrew. |
| Spirit name "Mermaid" | Arabic | A sea-spirit, the upper part a woman and the lower half a fish. |
| Angel name "Moakkibat" | Arabic | A clåśś of angels. Two angels of this clåśś attend every child of Adam from the cradle to the grave. At Sunset they fly up with the record of the deeds done since Sunrise. Every good deed is entered ten times by the recording angel on the credit or right side of his ledger, but when an evil deed is reported the angel waits seven hours, "if haply in that time the evil-doer may repent." The Koran. |
| Angel name "Monkir and Nakir" | Arabic | According to Mahometan mythology, are two angels who interrogate the dead immediately they are buried. The first two questions they ask are, "Who is your Lord?" and "Who is your prophet?" Their voices are like thunder, their aspects hideous, and those not approved of they lash into perdition with whips half-iron and half-flame. |
| Angel name "Munkar and Nakir" | Arabic | Two black angels of appalling aspect, the inquisitors of the dead. The Koran says that during the inquisition the soul is united to the body. If the scrutiny is satisfactory, the soul is gently drawn forth from the lips of the deceased, and the body is left to repose in peace; if not, the body is beaten about the head with iron clubs, and the soul is wrenched forth by racking torments. |
| Angel name "Nakeer and Munkar" | Arabic | Two black angels of appalling aspect, the inquisitors of the dead. The Koran says that during the inquisition the soul is united to the body. If the scrutiny is satisfactory, the soul is gently drawn forth from the lips of the deceased, and the body is left to repose in peace; if not, the body is beaten about the head with iron clubs, and the soul is wrenched forth by racking torments. |
"Nekmet" | Arabic | Ireland |
"Nesr" | Arabic | An idol of the ancient Arabs. It was in the form of a vulture, and was worshipped by the tribe of Hemyer. |
| Monster name "Opinicus" | Arabic | A fabulous monster, composed of dragon, camel, and lion, used in heraldry. It forms the crest of the Barber Surgeons of London. |
| God name "Qawm" | Arabic | The Nabataean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans. |
| God name "Quzah" | Arabic | God of storms, thunder, hailstorms, mountain and the weather. Arabic |
| God name "Singala N" | Arabic | , Local god Arabic |
"Theandrios" | Arabic | Part of the Nabataen trinity. Arabic |
"Wah-con-tun-ga" | Arabic | The creator of all things. The Assiniboin |
"Zem" | Arabic | The sacred well of Mecca. According to Arab tradition, this is the very well that was shown to Hagar when Ishmael was perishing of thirst. Mecca is built round it. |
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