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The term furūsiyya is a derivation of faras "horse", and in Modern Standard Arabic means "equestrianism" in general. The term for "horseman" or "cavalier" ("knight") is fāris (فارس), [3] which is also the origin of the Spanish rank of alférez. [4] The Perso-Arabic term for "Furūsiyya literature" is faras-nāma or asb-nāma. [5]
Abdul Qamar, the first Arabian Knight, was a descendant of a legendary Muslim hero who had perished forcing the demons Gog and Magog back into their tomb. When the demons were later freed by an archeologist, Abdul found his ancestor's magical equipment inside the tomb, and became the Arabian Knight, once again sealing away the demons with help from the Hulk. [3]
1001 Arabian Nights, an animated film starring Mr. Magoo; Arabian Nights, English title of Il fiore delle mille e una notte, an Italian film; Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights, a 1994 animated telefilm based on The Book of One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Knight, alternate title of The Thief and the Cobbler, a 1995 animated film
It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English-language edition (c. 1706–1721), which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment. [2] The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and North Africa.
Ma'n ibn Za'ida (Arabic: معن بن زائدة) An 8th-century Arab general of the Shayban tribe, who served both the Umayyads and the Abbasids. He acquired a legendary reputation as a fierce warrior and, also, for his extreme generosity. Ma'n appears as a main character in four tales, in The Arabian Nights. Tale of Ma‘n ibn Zâ’ida
An Arabian Knight is a 1920 American drama film directed by Charles Swickard and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. [1] [2] Its survival status is classified as unknown, [3] which suggests that it is a lost film. Nevertheless, the Library of Congress lists this as being in their collection. [4] [5]
Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (Arabic: عنترة بن شداد العبسي), ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī; AD 525–608), also known as ʿAntar, was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet and knight, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life.
Arabian Knights is an animated segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series is based on the Arabian Nights , a classic work of Middle Eastern literature. [ 1 ]