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خردنامه اسکندری / Khiradnama-yi Iskandari (The Book of Alexandrian Wisdom)

خردنامه اسکندری / Khiradnama-yi Iskandari

خردنامه اسکندری (The Book of Alexandrian Wisdom) is the seventh and final masnavi of Jami's collection Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones). It is a philosophical narrative poem centered on Alexander (Eskandar), recounting his deeds, his death, and the wisdom exchanged with Greek sages such as Aristotle.

The work is subdivided into numbered sections (بخش) that include tales, letters, testaments, and the condolences the sages offer to Alexander's mother after his death. Individual sections — for example the letters exchanged with his mother and Aristotle's letter of condolence — belong to this masnavi rather than directly to the whole Haft Awrang collection, which gathers seven distinct masnavis.

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