Publisher's Synopsis
In the 1001 Nights the Sinbad story-cycle has a frame story, which goes as follows: in the days of Haroun al-Rashid, Caliph of Baghdad, a poor porter pauses to rest on a bench outside the gate of a rich merchant's house, where he complains to God about the injustice of a world which allows the rich to live in ease while he must toil and yet remain poor. The owner of the house hears, and sends for the porter, and it is found they are both named Sinbad. The rich Sinbad tells the poor Sinbad that he became wealthy, "by Fortune and Fate." In the course of seven wondrous voyages, he proceeds to relate. 1001 night is a well known voyage in several cultures and languages. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas are told in this book (Rihlaat Sindbad al Sab'ah" . It describes the seven mysterious voyages of the famous sailor: Sinbad and another Sinbad lives on shore. The book is part of Ihyaa al Turath al Arabi fil Mahjar (Revival of Arab heritage in Diaspora) project supported by the Arab American Encyclopedia originated by the well known Arab American scholar, poet, and author of more than 200 books, Dr. Hasan Yahya, who initiated the two projects to serve first and second Arab children generations in Diaspora. Dr. Yahya resides in Michigan-USA, and has four children and ten grandchildren.
