Manifestations of Didactic Literature in ʹʹAaina-Sikandariʹʹ (ʹʹThe Alexandrian Mirrorʹʹ)

Morality is a set of virtues and vices. Each of the spiritual positive attributes which has been interpreted as virtue, is the source of human evolution in the path of life. No wonder why morality is of high importance in the lives of humans; as humans reach the summit of perfection when moral values have been crystallized in their existence. What constitute the main axis of morality are the musts and must-nots and moral values. Any moral virtue creates a bond between humans and God and helps them approach the sacred essence of God step by step. One of the most important literary subjects is related to the didactic manifestations of literature. Indeed, didactic literature includes motifs such as asceticism, advice and sermon, and morality and this ethical literature is the most prominent and important division in Persian literature. Attention to desirable behavior in the sphere of literature has mostly appeared in the form of advice and sermon, and occasionally in the form of parable and story. The remarkable poet, Amir Khosrow Dehlavi, has given expression to moral concepts in his poems and this is why he could be best seen as a moral poet. In this paper, I intend to analyze the moral issues in Amir Khosrow Dehlaviʹs ʹAaina-Sikandariʹ