Hatim and his companions were crossing the territory of demon prince Muhaikal, when his spies, seeing them from afar, caught them and took them to him. Muhaikal, after knowing that all of them except Hatim belonged to the fairy race, said, “You may leave; I just want this human!” The fairy prince of Tuman, knowing […]
One day, Hatim and his escorts were resting on top of a mountain, when they heard a cry of anguish. Hatim approached the concerned person and asked for his story. The person said, “I am the prince of the island of Tuman. I have fallen in love with the daughter of the king of Barzakh.
The demons believed that Shams Shah was dead. So, they roamed around the area fearlessly, disregarding the saint’s instructions and attacking innocent travellers. The fairy king Shams Shah decided it was time to teach them a lesson. He gathered thirty thousand of his best soldiers and made a surprise attack on them. There was a
Shams Shah was indebted to Hatim. Thus, when he heard the difficult task Hatim had undertaken, he ordered four of his best fairies to escort him across the dangerous land of the demons. Midway, they all got tired and decided to rest. Two fairies went in quest of food, while the other two guarded Hatim.
Hatim was resting in the beautiful garden, when he saw some fairies approach him. They offered him food of the finest quality. He was hungry and tired. However, he refused to eat anything until the sender of the food came in front of him. Hatim wondered who his host was, when the serpent appeared once
Hatim walked in wilderness for days, until he reached Mountain Kaf; crossing it, he came to a great expanse of desert. There was nothing but sand wherever he saw. He walked and walked until he got tired. Hatim looked for some place to rest. At a distance he saw some foliage. He walked near it
The benevolent Hatim could never leave any creature in distress. He went straight to the hunter’s house and said to him, “I have come a long way and I need your help. I am suffering from a rare disease that causes my joints to pain so much that I become immobile. My physician advised me
In a jungle, lived a family of monkeys. One day, a hunter came there and saw the baby monkeys. They fascinated him. He caught them in his trap. He then went to the king and sold them to him. The mother monkey could not bear the pain of separation. She approached the hunter and begged
Hatim woke up feeling strange. In his sleep, he had dreamt that a pair of spectacular looking birds was revealing the secret of the pearl eggs to him. When he woke up, he saw the colourful feathers on his lap and he realised that his dreams were the answers to his prayers. He got up
The female Natika stared at her husband in awe, and said, “How do you know so much about these eggs?” “The entire history of the two pearls,” replied the male, “has been preserved by our race from one generation to another. Most of us know about it, but you do not pay attention to these
The male Natika knew how to procure the rare pearl. So, his wife asked him, “How is Hatim going to find this pearl?” He replied, “First, he must walk in the southern direction. Then, he will need a few of our feathers. He will first reach Mountain Kaf, crossing which, he will reach a desert.
The first pearl that was with Chamchan, also passed into many hands. When he died, his enemy took over his kingdom. His pregnant wife took the pearl egg and ran away. A sailor merchant saved her. He was a kind and generous man. He took care of her son when he was born and later
The male Natika, to pass the time, told his wife various stories related to the pearl egg. He said that as their species had lived on the shores of Kaharman since the creation of the world, he knew a secret. It was, that only once in thirty years, a female Natika laid an egg of
Natika couple sat on the tree waiting for Hatim to wake up. To pass the time, the husband started to recount Hatim’s story for his wife’s benefit. “Hatim is the noblest man alive on this earth. He is here, not for himself, but for his friend. He is worried, because he has to find the
Natika, the special birds of splendid beauty, were found on the shores of the sea called Kahrman. Their wings displayed a spectrum of all seven colours. One day, Hatim decided to rest under a solitary tree in the desert. As if through divine intervention, a Natika couple also decided to rest on the branches of