The Mirror Of Iskandar

Alisher Navoi mastered the best literary masterpieces created in his time as a representative of the literary environment of the 15th century, mastered the experience and traditions of artistic creativity, and as a result, developed them successfully, and most importantly, he had a natural talent for artistic creativity. In addition, the historical period required the appearance of a great Turkish writer in Khurasan and Movarounnakhr. These factors united in the creation of a great artist, such as Alisher Navoi, who made an invaluable contribution to the spiritual world of mankind. Navoi studied very thouroughly the experience of his pious ancestors (mentors) in the field of khamsawriting, which can be seen in the example of ‘Saddi Iskandari’ (The wall of Iskandar). Navoi introduced a story of Iskandar into his own ‘Khamsa’, just as Nizami, Khusraw and Jami did. It, first of all, describes Iskandar as a king, and then, contemplates on his wisdom. Navai imagined Iskandar as a knowledgeable person, and in this epic poem he provided details about his scientific research and fiction with a group of wise men. One of these scientific discoveries is Ainayi Iskandari - the Iskandar’s Mirror, which is widely depicted and presents significance not only in Saddi Iskandari, but also in Navoi’s entire creation. This article deals with the history of the emergence of Ainayi Iskandari, the relationship between Nizami and Khusraw, comparison of the views of Navai with the views of his pious ancestors, as well as, new interpretation of Navoi’s ideas.