Duʿayduʿ of Muharraq

Overview

Jaafar al-Dairi describes Duʿayduʿ, also Abu al-Shamatit, near farms and cemeteries. Citing Hussein al-Jamri, he gives it a monkey’s body, cat’s face, shining fangs and long ears.

Muharraq narrator Sayyid Salman recalls Hajj Abdullah following a distant light, losing his way and blaming Duʿayduʿ. Salman rejects its reality; Hajja Amina believes. These are remembered reports, not verified encounters.

Origins & earliest records

Selected Bahraini interviews.

Records & interpretation

Retained Arabic tool passages; native capture failed.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

1. 01

   Reflections on Duʿayduʿ

   Jaafar al-Dairi

   Translated title; issue 67; Muharraq interviews.

Family & connections

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References

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1. Primary interviewsReflections on DuʿayduʿResearch access: 2026-10-11

Image credits

AI interpretation of Duʿayduʿ’s attested form. Setting and colours imagined.

AI interpretation of Duʿayduʿ’s attested form. Setting and colours imagined.