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Images of Islam Literature Arts of the book

Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim society as setting
Released: 1940 CE · 1359 AH†
Countries: GB · US
Languages: en (original)
Approach: for children
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A classic British fantasy film about a legendary Baghdad; part of it was shot in Egyptian studios, and it became the Western reference image of Baghdad of imagination. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Aladdin· Aladdin· Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas· al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Arabesque· Arab naming of children after plants· Girih· Hedwig glass

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islam.museum contributors. “The Thief of Bagdad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/harami-baghdad-1940/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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