Nasnas

In Arab folklore, the Nasnas (Arabic: النَّسْنَاس‎ an-nasnās) is a monstrous creature. According to Edward Lane, the 19th century translator of The Thousand and One Nights, a nasnas is "half a human being; having half a head, half a body, one arm, one leg, with which it hops with much agility".

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Islam . Nasnas
Who or what is meant by Nasnas and does it have any connection with Islam?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 6 years ago

Nasnas means in Arabic a type of small monkeys. It is also used for imagined   beings who have no heads and have one leg. It is mentioned in some Muslim books for Gog and Magog (according to narration frm Abu Huraira).

In general, Nasnas is mentioned for bad persons as the narration says: Naas ( people) have gone, and Nasnas remained).

Wassalam.
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