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2005-09-08 04:33 Cuchullain 300×254×8 (19027 bytes) [[Al-Khadir]] (right) and companion [[Zul-Qarnain]] ([[Alexander the Great]]) marvel at the sight of a salted fish that comes back to life when touched by the Water of Life. "When Alexander sought he did not find what Khizr found unsought" (Sikandar Nâma
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الخدیر (راست) و همراهش ذوالقرنین (اسکندر کبیر) از دیدن ماهی شوری که با لمس آب حیات زنده می شود شگفت زده می شوند. «هنگامی که اسکندر جست و جو کرد آنچه را که خضر ناخواسته یافت، نیافت». از اسکندر نامه، رمان اسکندر ایرانی
"Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Khamsa (Qunitet) by Nizami; The prophet Elias and Khadir at the fountain of life, verses in Persian black nasta'liq script. Border: The painting is set in gold, blue, and black rulings mounted on a gold-sprink...