MUSLIM FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS

Cartoons, Movies and Comics

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ARABIAN NIGHTS AND ARAB LITERATURE.

CHARACTERS CHOSEN ARE:

Sinbad The Sailor

Ali Baba and 40 Thieves

Aladdin and the Genie

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SINBAD THE SAILOR:

Sinbad or Sindbad Al-Bahri. (a sailor) Fictional sailor and the hero of a story-

cycle of Middle Eastern origin who hails from Basrah, living during the Abbasid Caliphate.

voyages throughout the seas East of Africa and south of Asia, experiencing fantastic adventures going to magical places, meeting monsters, and encountering supernatural phenomena.

Famous for his Seven Sea voyages and the adventures of them.

Shown as clever, powerful and courageous.

SINBAD THE SAILOR:

ALI BABA AND 40 THIEVES:

Fictional Character from medieval Arabic

literature. Described in the adventure tale of Ali

Baba and the Forty Thieves ( لصا واألربعون بابا .(علي An Honest, Pious but Poor woodcutter. Opposite to

that of his brother “Kasim”. Fortune enables Him to take advantage of the 40

thieves' robberies. Hidden in the cave of Sesame (Sim Sim).

Popularized “Khul jaa Sim Sim” (Urdu) and "iftah ya simsim“ (Arabic).

ALI BABA AND 40 THIEVES:

ALADDIN AND THE GENIE:

A Middle Eastern Folk tale. One of the tales in "The Arabian Nights", one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection in the 18th century by Frenchman Antoine Galland

A poor boy of Aqaba who went on to become Rich and Popular.

Famous for his adventures with the Genie of a Magical Lamp, Falls in love and marries Princess Badr-ul-Badur (Yasmeen).

Honest, Helpful, and a Hero . Fights against evil forces of Sorcerer.

ALADDIN AND THE GENIE:

HATIM TAI:

Formally Hatem ibn Abdellah ibn Sa'ad at-Ta'iy was a famous Pre-Islamic Arabian poet. belonging to Ta‘i Arabian tribe.

Stories about his extreme generosity have made him an icon to Arabs up till the present day, as in the proverbial phrase "more generous than Hatem" (Arabic: حاتم من .(أكرم

At-Ta'i lived in Ha'il (Arabian Peninsula). He was mentioned in some Hadiths by Prophet Muhammad(SAWS). He died in 578. He was buried in Toran, Ha'il. The tomb is described in the Arabian Nights.

He travelled to dangerous, distant places to solve seven questions that he faced, in the cause of justice and truth, and to help the poor and the weak.

HATIM TAI:

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Muslim Comic Heroes

A NEW GENERATION MUSLIM COMIC HEROES

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