“Hiradname-i Iskandari” (“Iskandar’s Book of Wisdom”) id the last poem “Haft Avrang” (“Seven Thrones”) by Mavlyan Abdurakhman Jami written in imitation to Nizami`s “Iskandarname” and Amir Hosrov Dekhlavi`s “Aine-i Iskandari” (“Iskandar`s Magic Mirror”); among Persian-Tajik “Iskandarname” s it occupies a special place. The author of the article exploring Abdurrakhman Jami`s poem determines its basic sources the poet resorted to.The author comes to the conclusion that in the creation of the poem “Hiradname-i Iskandari” the author designs on the premise of three basic sources. The first one presented historic events which took place in reality. The second source for this eternal poem is folklore, especially proverbs and sayings of Persian-speaking peoples. And the last authentic source for Abdurrakhman Jami`s poem is the novel “Iskandarname-i kadim” or “Pseudo-Kallisphen”.
Jami, Iskandarname, poem, saying, novel, source, proverbs
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