ISKANDER'S IMAGE AND NAVOI'S ATTITUDE TO THIS IMAGE

Abstract

This article looks at the origins of the image of Alexander the Great. The question of the con-nection of the historical figure Alexander the Great with the literary image of Iskandar Zulkarnain is studied. In particular, the perfection of the image of Iskandar Zulkarnain, his interpretations of Firdavsi’s “Shohnoma”, Nizami Ganjavi’s “Iskandarnoma”, Amir Khusrav Dehlavi’s “Mirror of Alexandria” and Abdurahman Jami’s “Hiradnomai Iskandariy”. Navoi’s peculiar attitude to this image, which is interpreted in the epic “Saddi Iskandariy”, is also analyzed. In particular, the sym-bolic and figurative features of the image are studied. Navoi’s genius in this regard is proved by examples. The crown prince in the epic, the brave prince, the enterprising king who conquered the hearts of lands and people with courage and cunning, the enlightened sage, the perfect man who possessed the knowledge of the unseen, and finally the end of the work. It has been learned that there are a number of interpretations, such as the helpless slave who went by hand.Keywords: Iskandar Dhu’l-Qarnayn, “Shohnama”, Nizami, “Iskandarnoma”, Khusrav Dehla-vi, Abdurahmon Jami, “Hiradnomai Iskandariy”, Alisher Navoi, “Saddi Iskandariy”, devotion, knowledge, wisdom, wisdom, perfect man