Khattaf Rafai
Khattaf Rafai ('the Snatcher of Women', or simply 'the Snatcher') is a demon of Emirati coastal folklore that takes the shape of a small sailboat drifting toward shore at night. Casting a rope, it snatches young women and children who are alone by the sea; it fears men in groups and flees at Quranic recitation. Parents invoke it to keep the young from wandering at night.