Al-Mi'raj

mammal · Saudi Arabia · Middle East

In medieval Arabian folklore, classical cosmography, and Islamic natural history texts—most notably documented by Zakariya al-Qazwini in his famous 13th-century work 'Wonders of Things Created'—the Al-Mi'raj is a wondrous and formidable creature said to inhabit a mysterious island known as Jazirat al-Maha in the Eastern seas. Described as a yellow hare of fierce disposition equipped with a single gleaming black horn protruding from its forehead, the Al-Mi'raj was feared by local inhabitants and other beasts alike. Despite its modest size resembling a hare, its single horn possessed lethal leth

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