Tabula Supernaturalis

An atlas of legends, places, and traditions

Spirits, Ghosts & Demons · Iraq / Arabia

Ifrit

Middle East Deserts

Origin and tradition

Islamic and Arabic folklore places Ifrit among powerful jinn, often fiery, rebellious, and dangerously proud.

Illustration in this atlas

A dark winged, humanlike figure with fiery accents stands in a desert. Wings and fire occur in popular descriptions, but the precise face, claws, and muscular build are the artist's choices; ifrit traditions do not specify one universal anatomy.

References and further reading

  1. en.wikipedia.org — Ifrit

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.

IfritInterpretive illustration · Enlarge image

Approximate location: 33.3° N, 44.4° E

Ifrit

A dark winged, humanlike figure with fiery accents stands in a desert. Wings and fire occur in popular descriptions, but the precise face, claws, and muscular build are the artist's choices; ifrit traditions do not specify one universal anatomy.