SUBMITTED BY: NIDA JAVED AIMAN BATOOL NIDA SIDDIQUI SHAFAQ IMRAN

ISLAMIC STUDIES PRESENTATION

PRESENTED TO: MRS. HAMDA

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND ORIGIN

Zoroaster
Zoroaster's Vision-beginning of the religion

AMESHA SPENTAS

Amesha Spentas translates as 'Holy Immortals'. Just as light rays are emanated from the sun but are not the sun, so the Amesha Spentas are emanated by God but are not God. These emanations are seen as the divine attributes of God..
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The six Amesha Spentas are:

Vohu Manah - Good mind and good purpose.
Asha Vahishta - Truth and righteousness.
Spenta Ameraiti - Holy devotion, serenity and loving kindness.

Khashathra Vairya - Power and just rule. Hauravatat - Wholeness and health. Ameretat - Long life and immortality.

INFLUENCE ON THE PEOPLE

First convert: Maidhyoimanha (Cousin) Opposition of Authorities (They felt their own faiths, power, and particularly their rituals, threatened)
Country of King Vishtaspa (in Bactria)

Official religion of the kingdom

BELIEVES
One God Dualism in Zoroastrianism Cosmically (opposing forces within the universe) Morally (opposing forces within the mind) Humata, Hukhta, Huveshtato think good, to speak good, to

act good.
Concept about the converts

 Initiation of the prayers

The body is removed to the Tower of Silence any time during the day. As it is essential that the body should be exposed to the sun; it is strictly forbidden to carry it at night. "The Mazdayasnians should expose the body to the sun". (Vend. 5.13)

The Parsi religion takes a similar view of marriage. Marriage is considered as an institution that finds favor with the mighty God. Ahura Mazda says: "That place is happy over which a holy man builds a house, with fire, cattle, wife, children and good followers " (Vend. 3.2).

 Prayer/worship
concept of Fire Temples

 Gathas

Avestan