Zardusht (Zoroaster)
زرادشت بن أسبيمان
Founder-figure of the Magian creed — builder of the first fire temples after the early Persian kings, including the Nishapur house 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Overview
al-Mas'udi mentions Zoroaster (Zardusht), the founder of the Magian religion, and reports that after the early kings of Persia he established fire temples, one of which was in the city of Nishapur in the land of Khurasan 1.
Other temples and reports
al-Mas'udi mentions another house in the city of White Nasa in the land of Fars. He transmits the report of a fire the Magians revered that was carried to this house, with different accounts of who revered it and carried it 2.
According to him and to the sage Jamasp, the Persian kings were warned against the deed of Alexander. The books were copied and secured in the region of India and China, according to the report of Abu Sahl ibn Nawbakht 3.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 548
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 550
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p. 333
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