Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a collection of tales that originated from the Middle East and South Asia.Most of these stories are based in Persia and India. The Arabian Nights is also known as A Thousand Nights and a Night or Alf Layla wa-Layla in Arabic.
- Origin of Arabian Nights
- VIDEOS: Introduction to the Arabian Nights - Sultan Shahriyar I
- VIDEOS: Introduction to the Arabian Nights - Sultan Shahriyar II
- VIDEOS: Stories from the Arabian Nights
- VIDEOS: Alibaba and the Forty Thieves
- VIDEOS: Arabian Nights in Hindi - Alibaba Aur 40 Chor
Story of Sultan Shahriyar - I
Introduction to Arabian Nights Part I
Story of Sultan Shahriyar - II
Introduction to Arabian Nights Part II
Stories from the Arabian Nights - Videos
The Clever Falcon
The Lazy Donkey
The Fisherman Outwits Genie
The Hunt for the Camel
The Sultans Third Son
Ali Baba and 40 Thieves - Videos
Based on a fictional character from ancient Arabia, here is an enticing story about poor woodcutter Alibaba who takes on a gang of forty masked thieves and emerges a winner through an intelligent trick.
Ali Baba aur 40 Chor - Hindi Video
Based on a fictional character from ancient Arabia, here is an enticing story about poor woodcutter Alibaba who takes on a gang of forty masked thieves and emerges a winner through an intelligent trick.
Origin of the Arabian Nights
How the Arabian Nights came to be written is a story by itself. It is believed that the daughter of a king's minister told the king the stories illustrated in the book over a period of 1001 nights.
The King Shahriyar loved his new wife more than anything else. However, after many years, he found out about her infidelity. In a fit of rage, the king had her beheaded by the minister. The king who was convinced that all women were cheats decided to punish them by marrying a woman every day and beheading her the next day. The minister's intelligent daughter wanted to put an end to the king's act. So, she requested her father to get her married to the king who she knew loved stories. With a heavy heart, the minister agreed to this. Just before day break, the queen began telling a story. She made the story reach the most exciting part at day break. The king who was eager to know what happened next, postponed the execution by a day. The next day, the queen very cleverly completed the previous story and started a new one. The king who was engrossed in the story did not know the trick she was playing. This went on for a 1001 nights. It was initially planned to have the stories told for a thousand nights. However, the last story extended to an extra night. This is the reason why these stories are called One Thousand Nights and a Night. By this time, the king had forgotten about the punishment.
The Arabian Nights were originally composed in Arabic. The first English edition was released in 1706. Along with wisdom, these tales contain an element of fantasy and are known for adventure.
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