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One Thousand and One Nights ( Arabic: أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ ʾAlf Laylah wa-Laylah) [1] is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age.
- Muhsin S. Mahdi
- 1995
May 29, 2024 · The Thousand and One Nights, collection of largely Middle Eastern and Indian stories of uncertain date and authorship. Its tales of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sindbad the Sailor have almost become part of Western folklore, though these were added to the collection only in the 18th century in European adaptations.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 26, 2017 · An unparalleled monument to the ageless art of story-telling, the tales of the One Thousand and One Nights have, for many centuries, titillated the imaginations of generations the world over. Perhaps one of the greatest Arabic, Middle Eastern, and …
Explore some of the most famous and fascinating tales from the One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of folk stories and legends from the Middle East. Discover the adventures of Sinbad, Ali Baba, Scheherazade, and more in this article.
An excerpt from The Arabian Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales, translated by Husain Haddawy. The story of the porter and the three ladies is one of the many stories told by Shahrazad to the king to save her life.
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ( Hazār-o Yak Šab, Arabic: كتاب ألف ليلة و ليلة Kitāb 'Alf Layla wa-Layla; also known as The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night, One Thousand and One Nights, 1001 Arabian Nights, Arabian Nights, The Nightly Entertainments or simply The Nights) is a medieval Middle Eastern literary ...
Jan 28, 2024 · One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic: كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة kitāb alf laylah wa-laylah) is a collection of West and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age.
