Arab-Culture

It is told that a girl named Jamila lived with her grandmother after her parents died. Her grandmother loved her very much and was always afraid something bad would happen to her. She didn’t allow her to go out with the girls. Jamila was a girl of extreme beauty, and when she grew up, Jamil, her cousin, proposed to her. In the same village, there were six girls who weren’t as beautiful as her, and none of them loved Jamila, nor did anyone propose to them. But they imagined Jamila was an arrogant girl because she didn’t play with them. Under the influence of jealousy and envy, the six girls went to Jamila’s grandmother and said to her, “Allow Jamila to go out with us today to the forest to gather firewood.” ...

It is told that a poor man named Shaban lived in a village bordering a mountain. Every day the man went out to search for salt among rocks, caves, and valleys. Whenever he found an amount of salt, he carried it in a sack on his shoulders and sold it to the villagers. He had no children to spend on except himself and his wife. One day he returned carrying a sack of salt to his house and placed it in a corner of the room where he lived with his wife. ...

There was once a king who had a beautiful daughter. Many young men wanted to marry her, but the king thought carefully about the matter and found that they weren’t good for his daughter. Among those who wanted to marry her were the Prince of Fire and the Prince of Rain. The Prince of Rain came to the king’s daughter and said to her, “Will you marry me, daughter of the king?” She answered yes in agreement. At the same time, the Prince of Fire came to the king and said, “I want to marry your daughter. Will you consent to give her to me to be my wife?” The king said, “Yes, I agree.” ...

The events of this story take place in a distant time. At that time, Juha was sitting in his house feeling extremely bored from sitting alone in the house without his wife, who had traveled in the morning to her parents’ house. At that time, one of the thieves believed that there was no one in the house and sneaked into his rooms until Juha sensed him and decided to hide in a large box. ...

It is told that in ancient times there was a just prince in a country of Muslim lands. One day he heard that the new judge of the country was spoken about by everyone for his justice and cleverness, and that no one could deceive him. The prince wanted to know the secret of his wisdom and confirm the news that had reached him. The prince disguised himself as a merchant, took his horse, and headed toward the city. On his way, he found a disabled man who stopped him asking for charity. The disguised prince gave to him and wanted to leave, but the disabled man stopped him and pulled him by his cloak. The disguised prince asked him: What is the matter with you? I have given you the money you requested. The disabled man said to him: I wanted you to do me a favor and carry me to the city square on your horse. ...

The events of the story take place in ancient times about the famous character Juha, when he decided to go to the market to sell the firewood he had collected. Juha prepared early in the morning to go to the market and loaded the donkey with firewood. Because Juha has a unique personality, he also has his own philosophy about the difference with animals. This made him act strangely before people while going to the market, riding his donkey in a way that surprised everyone. People were very amazed and even laughed. Juha explained his own philosophy about kindness to animals. Another person responded to him until Juha was convinced by the other opinion. ...

It is told that one day, Juha was traveling. During his journey, a severe storm blew. Juha feared that harm might befall him and began looking around for shelter. Juha’s eyes fell on a rural house at a distance from him, so he headed to that house and knocked on its door, asking: Is anyone here?! The rural house: The owner of the house opened the door for Juha and asked him what he wanted. Juha said to him: A storm has blown, and I want to take shelter in your house until the storm subsides. The owner of the house said to him: Welcome. The owner of the house lived with his wife in this house, but he was very miserly. He would not give a loaf of bread or a drop of water to a needy person. ...

There was a king named Devashakti who was very frustrated with his son, who seemed very weak, and every day he seemed weaker and weaker. Doctors came to him from distant places from all over the country, and they insisted that he could not be cured because there is a snake inside his stomach, which is what makes him in this condition. They tried all types of treatments, but in vain and without benefit. ...

The events of the story take place in a small town, in ancient times, when a passerby helped Juha carry firewood in exchange for giving him (your reward is nothing) for the service he provided to him. Afterward, they appealed to the judge of the town, who insisted that Juha give the man what he had promised him. Juha used his usual intelligence and cleverness to get out of that problem with extreme simplicity. ...

The events of the story take place in ancient times when one of the farmers visited Juha and presented him with a gift. Juha accepted the hare from him and thanked him, then gave him advice. This is what followed from that visit: Beginning of the story: It is told that one day, a farmer carried a rabbit on his back and went to Juha, knocked on his door. Juha opened the door and asked the man: “Who are you?” The man replied: “I am one of the strangers who know your wisdom, oh Juha, and I came to you because I want you to accept this rabbit as a gift for you.” Juha was very happy and accepted the rabbit gift, then called the kind man to enter his house so they could eat lunch together. The man entered, and after lunch, Juha called the kind man and asked him to repeat that visit often and repeatedly, then let him go again, hoping that he would repeat his visit to him. ...