Does Shahnam Is It Hard To Find The Fountain In The Land Of Darkness?

In an epic tale Shahnama by Persian poet Firdausi, Alexander sets out to find this fountain in the Land of Darkness — a land beyond the place of the setting of the sun. Throughout this journey, Alexander was guided by the knowledgeable Khizr. Somehow it is Khizr who came upon the legendary spring and was the only one who drank from it.

There is also the mention of a dead fish, which the soldiers in Alexander's troupe brought for their meal which, when touched by the waters, got back to life. The soldiers also picked up some stones in the darkness which they later on found to be precious. Restorative waters also appear in Biblical references as a pool in Bethesda, from which Jesus heals a man.

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