أصول الدين عند المجوسية دراسة في ضوء العقيدة والأديان الإلهيات والنبوات والسمعيات

Abstract

After praising Allah and sending blessings upon His trustworthy Messenger, our Master Muhammad, and upon his family and companions, this research, titled "The Fundamentals of Religion in Zoroastrianism", explores the nature of Zoroastrian beliefs, which oscillate between monotheism and dualism. Persia was home to several religions before the Common Era, and many of them have persisted to this day. Among these, Zoroastrianism emerged as the dominant faith, eventually becoming the official religion of the Persian Empire. Over time, its doctrines took shape and influenced other belief systems, often incorporating elements of dualism in divinity. Additionally, Zoroaster introduced certain theological concepts that contributed to the evolution and formulation of Zoroastrian religious thought.  The research plan necessitated dividing the study into three main sections to discuss theological concepts. The first section is dedicated to exploring divinity in Zoroastrianism. The second section focuses on prophethood within this religion, while the third section examines auditory (or transmitted) matters in the same faith. This study aims to provide an understanding of the fundamentals of religion in Zoroastrianism, considering that its followers possess a scripture-like text. Moreover, they are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an in Surah Al-Hajj, verse 17. Zoroastrianism is considered one of the six religions mentioned in the verse, and there is no nation in the world that does not adhere to one of these six religions. The study reached several key findings, the most important of which include: Zoroastrianism held a dominant position in Persian society and was recognized by the Persians as the official religion of their land. Furthermore, Zoroastrianism asserts that dualism is a distinctive feature of their faith, as they believe in the existence of two primordial and governing principles that divide all aspects of existence-good and evil, benefit and harm, righteousness and corruption. They refer to one as "light" and the other as "darkness."