The Ayina-i Iskandarī (Alexandrine Mirror) is a Persian legend of the life and exploits of Alexander the Great composed by the poet Amir Khusrau (d. 1325), completed in 1299/1300 during the reign of Muhammad II of Khwarazm.
A notable stylistic innovation by Amir Khosrow is the introduction of each significant section with a passage resembling andarz, followed by an anecdote (hekayat), the narrative of Alexander, and concluding with a saqi-nama or moghanni-nama.
Key Persian story components are present in Amir Khosrow's version: the journey to China, the construction of the wall against Gog and Magog, dialogues with philosophers, assaults on fire-worshippers, and the competition between Chinese and Greek painters.
The bloody battle ends in a symbolic arm-wrestling match where Alexander effortlessly outmatches the Chinese Emperor, as though his arm were made of wax.
As for the Greeks, Alexander causes a flood to devastate Ancient Greece and only three philosophers survive: Plato, Heraclides Ponticus, and Porphyry.
Amir Khusrau's religious belief also led him to condemn the notion that the crowd lamented Alexander in his coffin after his death.