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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]]
story name=The Nobility of Faith|
|doctor = Fourth Doctor
series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]|
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doctor=[[Fourth Doctor]]|
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|writer = Jonathan Clements
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|anthology = Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas
writer=[[Jonathan Clements]]|
|release date = 5 December 2007
publication=[[Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas]]|
|prev = Do You Dream in Colour? (short story)
previous story=[[Do You Dream in Colour]]|
|next=24 Crawford Street (short story)
next story=[[24 Crawford Street]]|
|enemy = [[Vizier (The Nobility of Faith)|Vizier]]
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'''''The Nobility of Faith''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Clements]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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[[Ala ud-Din]] has been imprisoned in a [[cave]] by his [[uncle]], the [[Vizier (The Nobility of Faith)|Vizier]], who plans to [[Marriage|marry]] Ala ud-Din's love, [[Badroulbadour]]. When [[the TARDIS]] materialises in the cave, Ala ud-Din thinks the Doctor is a [[Djinn (mythology)|djinni]] and asks for three wishes. His wishes happen to coincide with what the Doctor needs to do anyway, so his efforts to convince Ala ud-Din that he isn't a djinni fail.
 
The Doctor is searching for an [[alien]], who happens to be the Vizier. He defeats the alien, sending him back where he belongs, and Ala ud-Din is free to marry Badroulbadour.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Ala ud-Din]]
* [[Vizier (The Nobility of Faith)|Vizier]]
* Widow [[Tuan]]
* [[Badroulbadour]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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* The Doctor and Ala ud-Din both want to get to [[Samarkand]].
* Ala ud-Din has never seen [[button]]s.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* The story is a brief retelling of the tale of [[Aladdin]], with the Doctor mistaken for the [[genie]] ("djinni").
* A few exchanges of dialogue are humourously evocative of a [[pantomime]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Fourth Doctor short stories|Nobility of Faith]]
[[Category:Fourth Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:Stories released in 2007]]
[[Category:Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas short stories]]
[[Category:ST short stories]]

Latest revision as of 21:34, 9 March 2024

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The Nobility of Faith was the seventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas. It was written by Jonathan Clements. It featured the Fourth Doctor.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ala ud-Din has been imprisoned in a cave by his uncle, the Vizier, who plans to marry Ala ud-Din's love, Badroulbadour. When the TARDIS materialises in the cave, Ala ud-Din thinks the Doctor is a djinni and asks for three wishes. His wishes happen to coincide with what the Doctor needs to do anyway, so his efforts to convince Ala ud-Din that he isn't a djinni fail.

The Doctor is searching for an alien, who happens to be the Vizier. He defeats the alien, sending him back where he belongs, and Ala ud-Din is free to marry Badroulbadour.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor and Ala ud-Din both want to get to Samarkand.
  • Ala ud-Din has never seen buttons.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The story is a brief retelling of the tale of Aladdin, with the Doctor mistaken for the genie ("djinni").
  • A few exchanges of dialogue are humourously evocative of a pantomime.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added