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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]
The tale is also considered to be one of the so called "orphan stories" of the Arabian Nights compilation, because a Persian or Indian original text has not been found, unlike other tales. [5] Some scholars, including Ulrich Marzolph [ de ] and Ruth Bottigheimer , ascribe its source to a Maronite Christian named Hanna Diyab , from whom French ...
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
Marhab's mother was a fortune-teller, she predicted that no man can kill Marhab but one man named after a lion (Haydar). [3] [9] A night before his last battle he saw in his dream that a lion attacked him.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (1888), subtitled A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, is the only complete English language translation of One Thousand and One Nights (the Arabian Nights) to date – a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age (8th−13th centuries) – by ...
"Abou Hassan" is one of the Arabian Nights. It concerns Abú al-Hasan-al-Khalí'a (Abou Hassan), a young merchant of Baghdad who is conveyed while asleep to the palace of Haroun-al-Raschid, and on awakening is made to believe that he is in truth the Caliph. [1]
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 ]