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Story Of King Shahryar and His Brother
There are two brothers, King Shahriyar and King Shah Zaman. Shah Zaman is preparing to visit his brother when he finds his queen fornicating. He kills both and proceeds with his visit, telling no one -
List of stories within One Thousand and One Nights
opougohjnkl;,mnkku;' Volume 1[] Story Of King Shahryar and His Brother Tale of the Bull and the Ass (told by Bill Gates) Tale of the Trader and the Jinn The First Shaykh's Story The -
The Lady and Her Five Suitors
A merchant's wife has an affair. One day her lover gets into a fight and is thrown in prison, so she puts on her most beautiful clothes and goes to have him freed, saying -
Scheherazade
Scheherazade or Shahrazad is a legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights. In Sir Richard F. Burton's translation of The Nights, Shahrazad was described in this way: "[Shahrazad] had -
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
The original story of Aladdin is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It concerns an impoverished young ne'er-do-well named Aladdin, in a Chinese city, who is recruited by a sorcerer from the Maghreb -
Harun al-Rashid
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic: هَارُون الرَشِيد, Aaron the Just) was the fifth Abbasid Caliph, who ruled from 786 to 809. His wife was Zubaydah. His rule took place at the peak of the Islamic Golden -
The Tale of King Omar bin al-Nu'uman and His Sons Sharrkan and Zau al-Makan, and What Befel Them of Things Seld-Seen and Peregrine
Omar bin al-Nu'uman is a powerful emperor over Baghdad, India, China, al-Hijaz, Yemen, Mesopotamia, Sudan, and many islands. He has 360 concubines and only one son, Sharrkan. One day, a concubine named -
Arabian Nights Wiki
Welcome to Arabian Nights Wiki The wiki of Scheherazade's tall tales and beloved stories. 125 articles since June 2008. Contents (all pages) Characters Scheherazade Dunyazad Ali Baba Sinbad the Sailor Aladdin Harun al-Rashid -
The Story of the Three Sisters
Alternately titled "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette" or "The Story of Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger Sister." Kosrouschah the Sultan is wandering the city in disguise when he hears three -
Genie
In Islam and pre-Islamic Arabian folklore, a genie or jinn is a supernatural fiery creature which possesses free will. Jinn are mentioned in the Qur'an, wherein a whole Sura is named after them -
The Fisherman and the Jinni
The second top-level story told by Scheherazade. There was an old, poor fisherman who would cast his net four times a day and only four times. One day he went to the shore and -
The Adventures of Bulukiya
This story is told by Yamlikha, the serpent queen, to Hasib Karim al-Din after he enters her realm. Buluqiya is the son and successor of a learned and holy Israelite king. One day, King -
Tale of Núr al-Dín Alí and his Son
A Vizier has two sons: Shams al-Din Mohammed and Nur al-Din. When their father dies, they take turns being Vizier. They propose to marry two sisters on the same day so that Shams -
Tale of Kamar al-Zaman
King Shahriman has four wives but no children. After many years of prayer, he finally has a son named Kamar al-Zaman. At 15, Kamar refuses to marry and insults his father in public. As -
Tale of Tàj al-Mulúk and the Princess Dunyà: The Lover and the Loved
This story is told by Dandan the Vizier. Aziz mentions that the woman who made the linen is the stunningly beautiful Princess Dunya of the Camphor Islands. Taj al-Muluk immediately falls in love with -
The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou
The Sultan of the Indies has three sons, Hussain, Ali and Ahmed. His niece, Princess Nouronnihar, is old enough to marry, and the three princes each want to marry her. The Sultan declares a contest -
Ja'far
Ja'far ibn Yahya (also spelled Giafar) was Harun al-Rashid's Persian Vizier. He was a member of the influential Barmakid family, who were close to Harun and helped him gain power. He was -
The Sorcerer (Aladdin)
The sorcerer is a traveller from the Maghreb. Needing someone to retrieve the magical lamp for him, he pretends to be Aladdin's long lost uncle and, after winning the family over with gifts and -
Tale of Ghanim bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall o' Love
The third eunuch does not tell his tale because they don't have time. After they leave, Ghanim digs up the chest and finds a woman inside. He takes her home, and some time later -
The City of Brass
A Caliph, Abd al-Malik bin Marwan, of Damascus, is speaking with his Sultans, Kings and Grandees and their conversation turn to Solomon, who was lord over all kinds of beings. Solomon imprisoned and commanded -
Ali Shar and Zumurrud
In Khorasan, an elderly merchant has a son named Ali Shar. After his father's death, Ali Shar inherits a fortune but soon, influenced by a bad crowd, squanders it. His friends abandon him and -
Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah
Ma'aruf the cobbler and his wife Fatimah live in Cairo. Fatimah wants a vermicelli-cake, but when Ma'aruf is finally able to get one, it has the wrong kind of honey and she -
Tale of the Trader and the Jinn
This is the first top level tale told by Shahrazad herself in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. A wealthy merchant, resting along his journey, eats some dates and throws away the -
Cassim
Cassim is the older brother of Ali Baba in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, despite being more financially well off, Cassim has a greedy heart. After Cassim's wife discovers Ali Baba's new -
Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia
King Shahriman is given a slave girl named Julnar the Sea-born, a Marid. Their son is Badr Basim. When Badr is an adult and the new king, he overhears his mother and uncle Salih
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