In "The Three Apples," he is the father of the young woman who was murdered. He is later pardoned after asking to be killed for his crime. In "The Three Apples," he kills his wife, mistakenly believing she was unfaithful. He solves the mystery at the threat of execution. In "The Three Apples," he is Caliph Harun al-Rashid's vizier.
In "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor," Sinbad brings him gifts from the King of Serendip, and the caliph later reciprocates. In "The Three Apples," he demands Ja'far find the woman's killer, and later pardons the young man. The ruler in many of the Arabian Nights stories. The thieves later use him to find Ali Baba's house. In "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," he is the cobbler whom Morgiana blindfolds when trying to hide the truth of Cassim's death. The cleverest character in the story, she is responsible for foiling the Thief Captain's plan. In "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," she is Cassim's slave who is later transferred to Ali Baba after her master's death. In "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," he leads the band of criminals, and tries several times to murder Ali Baba after the man finds their hiding place. He greedily enters the cave after learning of it from Ali Baba, but is caught by the thieves and then killed. In "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," he is Aladdin's brother. Brother to Cassim, and later owner of Morgiana. The title character of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," he discovers the secret treasure cave of the forty thieves, which makes an enemy of the thief captain. After the magician's death, he disguises himself as a well-known holy woman in order to get into Aladdin's palace. In "Aladdin's Lamp," this villain is even more vengeful than his brother. He is killed when he later tries to steal it back, inspiring his brother to then seek revenge. In "Aladdin's Lamp," he tricks Aladdin into fetching the magic lamp for him, but Aladdin tricks him in return and takes it for himself. Though kidnapped by the magician, she is eventually rescued. In "Aladdin's Lamp," the title character marries her after impressing the sultan with his wealth. He later threatens Aladdin when the magician steals the castle and princess. In "Aladdin's Lamp," this sultan grants Aladdin his daughter's hand after the boy conjures up so much wealth via the genie.
He eventually marries the sultan's daughter. The title character of "Aladdin's Lamp," he is a poor street child who becomes rich after fooling a magician and procuring a genie's lamp. In "The Frame Story," she is Scheherazade's younger sister who asks for the stories that then keep Scheherazade alive. She is renowned for both her talent and beauty. Scheherazade is the primary storyteller of The Arabian Nights, according to "The Frame Story." The daughter of Shahrayar's vizier, she marries the king and tells him stories every night to keep him from killing her or any more of his wives. In "The Frame Story," he rules over the kingdom of Samarkand and reveals to his brother Shahrayar that his wife is cheating on him. In "The Frame Story," he rules over the kingdom of India and begins the practice of marrying wives and killing them the next morning until Scheherazade begins to tell him stories every night.