A Comparative Study of Mirabilia in Arabic and Persian Literature : Alexander, the Seeker Beyond Borders

随着伊斯兰世界的扩张，旅行和管理这个庞大帝国所必需的信息也被收集起来，大约在9世纪后半叶<th>，阿拉伯语的地理和游记开始被编纂。此外，对周边地区，如中亚、印度、中国、东南亚或非洲的兴趣和好奇心的增加，导致了“奇迹故事”的出现。“在这些作品中，亚历山大作为最早的历史人物之一出现，他收集了遥远国度的奇迹信息，将已知和未知的世界联系起来。

As the Islamic world expanded, information that was necessary for travel and the governance of the vast empire was gathered, and around latter half of the 9^<th> century, geographies and travelogues in Arabic began to be compiled. In addition, increased interest and curiosity towards the peripheral lands, such as Central Asia, India, China, South East Asia, or Africa, lead to the appearance of the "tales of marvels." In these works, Alexander emerges as one of the earliest historical figures who gathered information on marvels of distant lands, linking the known and the unknown worlds.