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Dear,
Peace upon you.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
My views is that, Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest religion in the world or maybe the oldest religion of the world.
Zoroastrianism, which begin in Iran about 500 B.C.., sprang from the teaching of the Zoroaster, who proclaim a fine, world-affirmation moral monotheism. He recognized the existence of an evil power, however, with which the good would be in conflict until it finally gained the victory. So he declared it the duty of all true believers to fight on the side of the good. This religion had very little direct world influence, however. In the face of advancing Islam its followers fled to western India, where they became known as Parsis (Persians). They are mostly concentrated in Bombay. Some are liberal and progressive, though they refrain from propaganda and thee admission of converts. But Zoroastrianism exerted a pro founded influence on Judaism, and through Judaism or Christianity.
(Religion-Page 361-Vol 15, Encyclopedia International)
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Z0ROASTRIANISM (Zoe-ro-as Tore-en-iz-em):-
Persian religion founded by the reformer Zoroaster (q.v) in the 7Th century B.C.
The religion center about the antithesis between Good and Evil, rep rested by the conflict between AHURA MAZDA, the great beneficent Wise Lord, and ANGRA MAINYU, or AHRIMAN, his evil oppenent. Ahura Mazda would provide his worshipers with health, wealth, and happiness if they honored him with moral and pratical efforts. But assurance was always conditional. Though Ahura Mazda was theoretically the GREAT GOD, his power was nevertheless qualified by his antithesis, Ahriman. Such a dualistic concept of power assumes that if there were no evil, good would have no ethical content, and indeed would be inconceivable.
Yet "Zoroastrianism" assumed the ultimate triumph and eternal reign of Ahura Mazda, following a cosmic struggle between Good and Evil that would last 12 millenniums. Mankind would participate in this war, and individuals would be judged after death and rewarded with Paradise or long- but not eternal-punishment. Ahura Mazda funtioned through seven projected but independently personified moral entities (the Amesha Spentas): Justice or Truth, Good Thought, Dominion, Piety, Prosperity, Immortality, and Obedience.
"Zoroastrinism" was official Persian religion in the ACHAEMENID period and underwent a revival Sasanian times, when Zoroaster's writings, together with many later accretions, were colated in the sacred books known collectively as The Zend Avesta. As a state religion Zoroastrianism was abolish at the time of the Islamic conquest. However, the religion is stil practiced by the Ghebers of Iran and, in modified form, by Parsis of India.
(ELEANOR M. GATES, Associate Editor).
One of the religion of the world apart from Judaism, Christian, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sabianism, Samaritanian, Shinto, Mithra, Babylonia, Confucious etc., etc and the latest "The Religion of ISLAM". The religion of Islam is the Most perfect religion perfected by Al-Mighty God Allah Subhanahu Wata'ala. The latest statistic with at about more than 900 million followers all over the world.
The religion of Zoroastrian are in Iran, Pakistan and India and a little in other countries.
Wabillahhitaufiq Walhidayah Wassalamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
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what are your views on zoroastrianism?
and he took her away from me :'(
