Episodes: Series - Qalt Al Arab - 1989

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Atab steals Bitash's cloak from his tent and the honey jar from Alqamah's tent. Asad, the tribal sheikh, becomes enraged and severely reprimands Atab, threatening to cut off his hand if he continues stealing. He then cuts off his nose and fires him from his job.

Hatim al-Ta'i was known for his generosity and benevolence, as he would slaughter a camel for every passerby. His wife, Mawiyah, was known for her stinginess, so he divorced her. Meanwhile, his mother, Ghania, was known for her generosity, to the point that her brothers tried to imprison her to prevent her from helping passersby.

Two men from Banu Salil go to steal from Banu Kinanah, and they are killed. Abu Amr rules that blood money should be paid, but Al-Harith and Abu Rabi'ah, the two horsemen of Banu Kinanah, refuse the ruling. Al Harith dies of smallpox, and his brother Abu Rabi'ah is killed by poison.

Qais ibn Asim marries Manfusa bint Zayd al-Fawaris, and after disagreements and raids, he decides to bury his daughters alive at birth. He is unaware of the existence of a daughter of his who is being raised by her maternal uncle until she reaches the age of eighteen, when he also buries her alive.

Yahya, the physician, asks Shanfari to provide his sick mother with raisins, milk, dates, and pomegranates, but he is poor. Shanfari detains him and asks his family for a ransom to release him. He then takes everything and distributes it to those around him.

Sulayman wishes to work in the judiciary, so he is appointed a shadow judge, someone who adjudicates complex cases with his wisdom and intelligence. Among the cases he heard were the cases of Nasr al-Hattab and Yahya, who is claiming his right to al-Himmah.

Night conceals bad deeds and protects their perpetrators from scandal. Tawbah asks Hammam ibn al-Mutarrif to reconcile the dispute between Banu Amir and Banu Khafajah. However, a bull attacks Tawbah, walking at night to avoid being seen, so Tawbah kills it.

Al-Nu'man tries to trap Sa'd and cut off his head, but Sa'd, with his cunning, asks to speak to his brother. Al-Nu'man refuses and threatens to kill him if he speaks. Sa'd then taps his stick to signal to his brother, who understands his intention, and the two of them escape death.

Jundub ibn Anbar is a generous knight and poet, but his blood is shed by the Banu Murrah tribe for declaring his love for Fatima bint Shu'ayb. Meanwhile, Ash'ath proposes to Shu'ayb's maid, Kawthar.

Suad demands that her husband, Zuwad, expel his son from their home. Zuwad and his sons flee to Al-Mundhir, escaping creditors. There, merchant Ruqabah orders the execution of Zuwad's sons for business rivalry, displaying their heads on Al-Mundhir's table. Al-Mundhir imprisons Ruqabah and compensates Zuwad.

Sinmar, the Roman architect, builds the Khawarnaq Palace for King Yazdegerd’s son. However, Al-Nu'man claims he can create something more beautiful and orders Sinmar to be thrown from the palace's top.

Al-Harith al-Ghassani announces the Hajj in the Levant, and people join him. After offering condolences to Humamah ibn Rafi' al-Dawsi’s family for al-Hakim’s death, a dispute erupts between him and Amir ibn al-Darb al-Hakim.

Amr ibn Ruqash, heir to the throne of Juthayma al-Abrash, disappears for years in the mountains and valleys. Juthayma fights and defeats Amr ibn al-Darb, then marries his daughter al-Zuba’. Afterward, Amr ibn Ruqash returns as a mature young man.

Akhzam, reckless and stubborn, expels his father to seize the tent and money. Always quarrelsome and ostracized, he dies on his journey, leaving his sons to support their mother.

Al-Akhnas ibn Ka'b, known as Abu Juhayna, joins Husayn ibn Amr al-Kalabi to steal for their families. They ambush a man on the road, but Al-Akhnas kills Husayn, seizes his horse, and later tells his wife what he has done.

Khayra bint Abi Bishr falls in love with a shepherd and kills Safwan when he harasses her. They flee to a cave, but the barking of the dog Baraqish reveals their location, leading to their deaths, including Baraqish.

Abu Ghrair kills Umayya on his wedding day, sparking war between the two neighborhoods. During reconciliation talks, Jahizah enters, announcing that the slain man's relatives have killed the killer, thus ending the conflict.

Dalmaa, Asma's mother, refuses to marry her daughter to a certain man, but Asma marries him anyway, and he is killed. After his death, her mother marries her to Nawfal, a wealthy but miserly and foul-smelling man. Asma leaves with him, leaving behind perfume and saying, "No perfume after a bride."

Al-Tam bin Ayyash, chief of the Banu Sadus tribe, is famed for his generosity, feeding the hungry until his pots are full. However, the Banu Kinanah raid him, stealing two hundred camels and killing him and his wife. The pots are left empty, and no one follows in his footsteps of generosity.

Ibn Umamah is known for his generosity to the point that he has nothing left but his horse and sword. He passes by a prisoner and seeks his protection. He bargains with the people to release him, but they tie his hands instead of the prisoner's. When he becomes hungry, he slaughters a camel owned by a woman, who slaps him in the face.

Kamish, brother of Al-Rabi' ibn Ka'b, is not very sharp. A sly guest named Ghous tricks Kamish into swapping Al-Rabi’s horse for a camel and then flees. Kamish returns, telling his brother the horse has turned into a camel, and Al-Rabi' quickly realizes it has been stolen.

Khaitan lives in constant fear of death, avoiding anything he believes could cause someone else's death, even locking himself in his house. Finally, when he unexpectedly sees the imam of the mosque in his home, he is so shocked that he dies.