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Scheherazade
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Scheherazade is the legendary narrator and central framing character of One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and North African folktales compiled in Arabic between
Scheherazade, 19th century painting by Sophie Anderson
Scheherazade, 19th century painting by Sophie Anderson
Scheherazade and the sultan by Iranian painter Sani al Mulk (1849–1856)
Scheherazade and the sultan by Iranian painter Sani al Mulk (1849–1856)
Marie-Éléonore Godefroid, Scheherazade and Shahryar, c. 1842
Marie-Éléonore Godefroid, Scheherazade and Shahryar, c. 1842
Scheherazade and the sultan by German painter Ferdinand Keller, 1880
Scheherazade and the sultan by German painter Ferdinand Keller, 1880
Jinn
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Jinn, also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural beings in ancient Arabian religion and Islam. Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds and can be either believers or u
Scheherazade
…the conclusion, a pattern that repeats night after night. Over the course of 1,001 nights, Sheherazade relates stories of kings, merchants, lovers, jinn, and adventurers, frequently embedding stories within stories, until Shahryar renounces his vow of violence and spares her life permanently. Scheherazade…
Shah Namah, the Persian Epic of the Kings Wellcome L0035191
Shah Namah, the Persian Epic of the Kings Wellcome L0035191
The winged genie in the bucket and cone motif, depicting a demi-divine entity, probably a forerunner of the pre-Islamic tutelary deities, who became t
The winged genie in the bucket and cone motif, depicting a demi-divine entity, probably a forerunner of the pre-Islamic tutelary deities, who became the jinn in Islam. Relief from the north wall of the Palace of king Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin, 713–716 BCE.
The 72nd chapter of the Qur'an entitled Al-Jinn (The Jinn), as well as the heading and introductory bismillah of the next chapter entitled al-Muzzammi
The 72nd chapter of the Qur'an entitled Al-Jinn (The Jinn), as well as the heading and introductory bismillah of the next chapter entitled al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One)
The Singer Ibrahim and the jinn. Ibrahim has been imprisoned by his master Muhammad al-Amin and visited by a jinn in guise of an old man. The jinn off
The Singer Ibrahim and the jinn. Ibrahim has been imprisoned by his master Muhammad al-Amin and visited by a jinn in guise of an old man. The jinn offers him food and drink and is so impressed by Ibrahim's voice that he convinces al-Amin to free him.