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Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion
The original page name was The Arabian Nights as it is known in the English language, and this is what the encyclopedia should consider more importantly. Why was the name of the article changed? It is better to return it as it was 91.186.231.120 (talk) 14:19, 1 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
If you search for "Arabian Nights" it will still take you to this page, even tho the name "Arabian Nights" is whats really known in the west. The real name of the book is "One thousands & One night" & it is super popular in The Middle East, Africa, India & East Asia… UAE KING (talk) 03:35, 20 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 1 year ago4 comments2 people in discussion
@Derpenemich: the Thousand and One Nights is not preserved in Persian, only Arabic. Why would we then list a Persian name first before the Arabic one? Look at the talk archives - the issue of the "Persianness" of the text has been discussed to death. The fact is that it only exists in Arabic and was written in Arabic, though based on Persian stories to some extent. This appears to be yet another attempt to claim the Thousand and One Nights for Iran.--Ermenrich (talk) 00:39, 17 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
It's true that the text as we know it was preserved in Arabic and that the earliest known surviving manuscripts are in Arabic. But historically Persian culture was erased from history and that the manuscript incorporates a rich tapestry of stories from various cultures, including Persian, Indian, and others. The Persian influence is significant because many of the tales that were eventually included in the collection originated in Persian literature and were integrated into the Arabic text.This interaction reflects a cultural exchange rather than a singular cultural ownership. This is no way trying to revise anything and claim that this manuscript is purely owned by Persians. Derpenemich (talk) 12:59, 17 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
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I would like to start an RfC on whether contributors to this article feel that this is a probable featured article candidate. I feel this is a highly notable subject (more impact in popular culture than Shakespeare) and very scholarly-written compared to the last time it went through the failed featured article candidacy in April 2006 (it never had a good article candidacy). I am wholly unfamiliar with the subject though, but I am starting this RfC anyway. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 08:27, 23 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
This has been previously discussed and consensus reached . It is a blend of Arabian, Persian and Indian stories. I thought it was based on persian as well a while ago rewritten in Arabic, but the sources show it is a blend of cultures with the binding story of Scherazade being Persian. Dolpina (talk) 12:52, 9 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
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