Maris at Isfahan
مارس بأصبهان
The revered hill-shrine three farsakhs from Isfahan whose idols Gushtasp cast out for his fire-temple — still honoured by the Magians, and counted among the temples named for the planets 1.
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A revered house on the top of a mountain in Isfahan, three farsakhs from Isfahan. Al-Mas'udi relates that it contained idols which the king Yastasf brought out when he became a Magian, and that he made it his fire temple. 2
He mentions that it remained revered among the Magians up to his time, and he counts it among the revered houses built after the names of the stars. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 538-539
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.538-539
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islam.museum contributors. “Maris at Isfahan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/maris-isfahan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.