A good example of the lack of popular Arabic prose fiction is that the stories of Aladdin and Ali Baba, usually regarded as part of the Tales from One Thousand and One Nights, were not actually part of the Tales.
Sebuah contoh kekurangan dalam fiksi prosa Arab populer adalah kisah-kisah Aladdin dan Ali Baba, biasanya dianggap bagian dari hikayat Seribu Satu Malam, padahal bukan bagian dari hikayat tersebut.