Wise sayings and analysis of “Saddi Iskandariy”
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Choose five of the sayings, group them by theme and write one sentence of explanation for each.
Themes: homeland, himmat, truthfulness, travel, justice and others.
2
Retell the exchange of messages between Doro and Iskandar in a 5–6 sentence plan and evaluate Iskandar’s wit.
Ball, polo stick, sesame; the reply “the birds that lay golden eggs have flown away.”
3
Write the epics of the “Khamsa” in chronological order of writing.
Hayrat ul-abror (1483); Farhod va Shirin, Layli va Majnun, Sab’ayi sayyor (1484); Saddi Iskandariy (1485).
4
Describe Iskandar’s image in the epic with five qualities and give proof for each.
Enterprising, just, commander, scholar, big-hearted.