Characters List AN&D

Emi Tran
May 21, 2017
5 min read

Character list of Arabian Nights and Day story: (From Arabian Nights and Day Wordpress with some personal notes)

To keep track of character, I separated the people spared and not spared from their crimes. In other words, people spared are those committed crimes but eventually redeem to their goodness; meanwhile, those not spared also committed crimes but ultimately get persecuted for their sins.

1. Upper Class:

<< Spared from Crime >>

1. Nur al-Din

- Perfume seller who met the sultan's sister-in-law, Dunyazad, in his dreams under a dellusion that they are married

- Victim of the two genies'- Sahkrabout and Zarmabaha- game

- Tries to find Dunyazad after waking up from the dream

- Sought help from the Madman

- Marries Dunyazad after the Madman kill Karam al-Aseel

2. Hasan al-Altar

- Druggist and the son of Ibrahim al-Alttar

- Brother of Qamar and a friend of Galil al-Bazzaz

- One of the people who attacked Shamloul the hunchback in the heat of drunk with other merchants from Café of the Emirs

3. Fadil Sanaan

- Son of Sanaan al-Gamali and Umm Saad; brother of Husniya

- Husband of Akraman

- Supporter of the religious sects Shiites or Kharijites that rebel against the corrupted government

- One of the people who attacked Shamloul the hunchback in the heat of drunk

- Given the cap of invisibility by Sahkrabout

- Stolen money from the butcher; raped Qamar al-Alttar and Qut al-Quloub; hit the heads of merchants and caused fights in Café of the Emirs; and prisoned for his crimes but got away under the cap of invisibility

4. Galil al-Bazzaz

- Drapper; friend of Hasan al-Alttar

- One of the people who attacked Shamloul the hunchback in the heat of drunk

- Extorted by Ugr the Barber for 10,000 dinars

<< Not Spared from Crime >>

1. Sanaan al- Gamali:

- Husband of Umm Saad and father of Fadil and Husniya

- Wealthy, innocent merchant who ultimately got trap in genie's trap

- Encounters the genie called Qumqam and is forced to kill a corrupted governor- Ali al- Salouli

- Murdered a girl- Baseema after got bitten by the genie

2. Karam al-Aseel

- Corrupted millionaire who tries to marry Dunyazad through forcing the sultan to sign a contract marriage of his sister-in-law to him in trade of money to supply the war

- Has a face of a monkey

- Got killed by the madman so that Fadil and Dunyazad can be together

3. Ibrahim al-Alttar

- Druggist and friend with many wealthy merchant that the Café of the Emirs

- Father of Hasan al-Alttar and Qamar al-Alttar

- Shot by Abullah the Porter with an arrow

<< Others >>

1. Umm Saad:

- The wife of Sanaan al-Gamali and mother of Fadil and Sanaan

- Becomes the mother-in-law of Akraman after her son Fadil got married

2. Husniya:

- Daughter of Gamasa al-Bulti and Umm Saad

- Is vied by many suitors and admirers in the kingdom, such as Gamasa al- Bulti, Nur al-Din, Karam al-Aseel, Ugr the barber, etc.

3. Rasmiya:

- Wife of Gamasa al-Bulti and mother of Akraman

- Loses most of her wealth after Gamasa passes away

4. Abdul Qadir al-Maheeni:

- Doctor

- Friend of the Sheikh

5. Abdullah al-Balkhi:

- Sheikh; religious teacher of many citizens in the kingdom

- Father of Zubeida and father-in-law of Aladdin

6. Zubeida:

- Daughter of Abdullah al-Balkhi:

- Former wife of Aladdin and completely devoted herself to the life of "The Path" after Aladdin's death

- Refuses marriage from Sindbad and is the object of Habazlam Bazaza's desire

7. Zahriyar:

- Younger sister of Gulnar and Yusuf al-Tahir

- Slaves to Gulnar and serves Ugr the barber every Mondays

- Killed by Gulnar and her body is disposed by Ugr the barber

8. Gulnar:

- Sister of Gulnar and Yusuf

- Serves Ugr every Monday and kills her sister out of jealously

9. Lady Gamila:

- Wife of Suleilman al- Zeini but later divorces

- Works with al-Mu’in ibn Sawi to get rid of Qut al-Quloub; flogged in treachery

10. Habazlam Bazaza:

- Son of Darwish Omran

- Wants to marries Zubeida but her father disagrees

2. Lower Class:

<< Spared from Crime >>

1. Ugr the Barber

- Husband of Fattouha

- Father of Aladdin

- Father-in-law of Zubeida

- Visited Gulnar and Zahriyar

- Hid Zahriyar‘s body after her murder and stole her necklace

- Covered up for Fadil Sanaan, Galil al-Bazzaz and Hasan al-Attar after they attacked Shamloul

- Held Shamloul captive in his house

- Extorted money, favors and marriage to Qamar al-Attar from Galil al-Bazzaz and Hasan al-Attar

- Framed, arrested and tried for Zahriyar‘s murder

- Cleared when Gulnar confessed

- Returned to poverty and became a pious man

2. Ibrahim the water-carrier

- Married Rasmiya

- Impersonated the sultan

- Found treasure outside the city and became rich

- Created imaginary kingdom on a deserted island

- Held tribunal each night to serve justice in the fantasy world

- Revealed the truth about Aladdin‘s unjust beheadin

<< Not Spared from Crime >>

1. Aladdin

- Son of Ugr the barber and Fattouha

- Husband of Zubeida

- Son-in-law of Abdullah al-Balkhi

- Framed by Habazlam Bazaza, al-Mu’in ibn Sawi and Darwish Omran for theft of Qamar al-Zaman‘s jewel

- Beheaded unjustly

<< Others >>

1. Ragab the Porter:

- Former boss of Sindbad

- Boss of Abdullah the porter

- Found Qut al-Quloub‘s body

- Proven innocent of her murder by Sahloul

2. Sindbad

- Former employee of Ragab the porter

- Travelled the world and experienced many fantastical events

- Asked Abdullah al-Balkhi for Zubeida‘s hand in marriage, but was denied

3. Fattouha

- Wife of Ugr the barber

- Mother of Aladdin

- Mother-in-law of Zubeida

- Freed Shamloul from captivity

4. Abullah the porter

- Formerly Gamasa al-Bulti

- Employed by Ragab the porter

- Friend of Fadil Sanaan

- Asked for Rasmiya‘s hand in marriage, but was rejected

- Spied on people through his work as a porter for both Fadil Sanaan and Adnan Shouma

- Killed Buteisha Murgan, Adnan Shouma, and Ibrahim al-Attar with arrows

- Met Abdullah of the Sea, who transformed him into the Madman

5. Baseema

- 10-year-old girl

- Raped and murdered by Sanaan al-Gamali

6. Qut al-Quloub

- Slave girl of Suleiman al-Zeini and object of his desire

- Kidnapped and killed by al-Mu’in ibn Sawi and Lady Gamila

- Brought back to life by Sahloul

- Married to Suleiman al-Zeini after his dismissal

- Killed herself with poison after being raped by Fadil Sanaan

7. Anees al- Galees' Slave

- Sakhrabout in disguise

- Opened the door of the Red House for men who visited Anees al-Galees

8. Madman

- Formerly Abdullah the porter

- Also known as Abdullah of the Land

- Lives by the river on the green tongue of land under the date palm

- Gives counsel to those in need of help

- Killed Karam al-Aseel

- Freed from prison by Sahloul

3. Genie:

1. Qunqam (Believing Genie)

- Captured by Ali al-Salouli

- Demanded help of Sanaan al-Gamali

- Saved Sanaan al-Gamali after he raped and murdered Baseema

- Did not save Sanaan al-Gamali after he killed Ali al-Salouli

- Friend of Singam

- Enemy of Sakhrabout and Zarmabaha

2. Singam (Believing Genie)

- Confronted Gamasa al-Bulti about his corruption

- Saved Gamasa al-Bulti from beheading after he killed Khalil al-Hamadhani

- Transformed Gamasa al-Bulti into Abdullah the porter

- Friend of Qumqam

- Enemy of Sakhrabout and Zarmabaha

3. Sakhrabout (Evil Genie)

- Lover of Zarmabaha

- Corrupted Dunyazad and Nur al-Din

- Disguised himself as Anees al-Galees’ slave

- Gave Fadil Sanaan the cap of invisibility

- “Benefactor” of Ma’rouf the cobbler

- Enemy of Qumqam and Singam

4. Zarmabaha (Evil Genie)

- Lover of Sakhrabout

- Corrupted Dunyazad and Nur al-Din

- Disguised herself as Anees al-Galees

- Bewitched Ibrahim the water-carrier, Ragab the porter, Ugr the barber, Yusuf al-Tahir, Husam al-Fiqi, Hasan al-Attar, Galil al-Bazzaz, al-Mu’in ibn Sawi, Bayumi al-Armal, al-Fadl ibn Khaqan, Suleiman al-Zeini, Nur al-Din, Dandan, and Shahriyar

- Enemy of Qumqam and Singam