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The exact origin of A Thousand and One Nights, which westerners more often refer to as The Arabian Nights, is unknown and widely disputed among literary experts. It is generally believed the stories originated and were passed on through oral storytelling tradition before being written down in Persia during the 9th century. It seems likely, given the breadth of cultures included in the tales, that they were passed on through merchants who traveled the Silk Road, extending from northern China to the Middle East and Egypt. The tales predate Islam by several centuries and are secular, not religious, in origin. However, the later variations of the tales contain much of Islamic culture and we have chosen to include some parts of these in our goal to promote awareness and tolerance, in our students and our audience, for Islam.
The tales are considered to be among the classics of world literature. The plot centres around the efforts of Scherazade to keep her husband, the Sultan Shahrayar, from killing her by entertaining him with a tale a night for 1,001 nights. Each tale she tells is an interweaving of many tales designed never to finish. Captivated by the storyline, the Sultan chooses to keep her alive,
The exact origin of A Thousand and One Nights, which westerners more often refer to as The Arabian Nights, is unknown and widely disputed among literary experts. It is generally believed the stories originated and were passed on through oral storytelling tradition before being written down in Persia during the 9th century. It seems likely, given the breadth of cultures included in the tales, that they were passed on through merchants who traveled the Silk Road, extending from northern China to the Middle East and Egypt. The tales predate Islam by several centuries and are secular, not religious, in origin. However, the later variations of the tales contain much of Islamic culture and we have chosen to include some parts of these in our goal to promote awareness and tolerance, in our students and our audience, for Islam.
The tales are considered to be among the classics of world literature. The plot centres around the efforts of Scherazade to keep her husband, the Sultan Shahrayar, from killing her by entertaining him with a tale a night for 1,001 nights. Each tale she tells is an interweaving of many tales designed never to finish. Captivated by the storyline, the Sultan chooses to keep her alive,