151 Tales Of Hatim Tai

The old man tried his best to stop Hatim from continuing his journey and told him a fable–“Once upon a time, there was a pond that was inhabited by frogs. All the frogs lived happily in the pond, but one frog wanted freedom and adventure. He took his family along. His friends warned him that […]

Hatim once again took to the road. He travelled for many days and came upon the gates of a big city. Here, he met an old man, who greeted him and asked him the reason for traveling alone. Hatim told him the story of Husna Bano and Munir, and told him that he was in

Hatim’s mission was to convince the fairy to accept the young man as her husband. First, she said it was impossible for a fairy to marry a human. Hatim gave her many examples of fairies he had met during his adventures, who were happily married to humans. The fairy then said that she was not

Each new incident brought in new wonders for Hatim! Instead of being drowned in the water, he was walking upon a marvellous garden. A boy, who was supposed to be drowned, was enjoying the fairyland! Yet, amidst all the mysteries and their temptations, Hatim never forgot his duty. He went to the young boy and

On his way to the Bath of Badgard, Hatim came to a city. There, he saw numerous men gathered around the mouth of a well. When he asked them the reason, one of them said to him, “Three days back, the chief magistrate’s son fell into the well. We are waiting for him or his

Hatim faced little resistance on his return journey, and as usual, was greatly welcomed in Shahabad. After mutual salutation with the people present in the court, Hatim showed them the pearl and narrated the details of his adventure. Husna Bano was delighted to see the pearl and everyone in the court started praising Hatim. Hatim

The prince of Yemen, along with the fairy prince of Tuman, met the king of Barzakh. The king of Barzakh asked them the reason of their visit. In reply, Hatim showed him the silver model of the egg he was carrying and then narrated to him the story of Husna Bano and Munir. The king

When Hatim and the fairy prince with their troops approached the capital of Barzakh, they were stopped by an army quite superior to their own. They were the guards of the city. The fairy prince sent a messenger to the chief that his purpose was to visit the prince of Barzakh in a peaceful manner.

The fairy prince told Hatim that they could not enter the capital of Barzakh without proper protection. He asked Hatim to wait for him in the nearby garden, while he went to his parental country, which was near by. From there, he brought back an army for their defence. The prince was given a grand

At the edge of the Kaharman desert was the ocean, where lay the island of Barzakh. The huge expanse of water looked impassable. The prince of Tuman had crossed this region before. He told Hatim, “You wait here, while I go and get ourselves rides.” He came back with two beautiful horses. Hatim could not

It was common for fairies and demons to walk in each other’s territory, but for a human it was a dangerous task. Hatim said to his companion, “We must be careful; you fly in the sky and I will take the form of a demon so that we may not be caught.” Hatim took out

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.