Zoroastrianism - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/zoroastrianism/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 24 Dec 2020 05:26:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Zoroaster, the “Spirit of Purity” https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroaster-spirit-of-purity/ https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroaster-spirit-of-purity/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:00:52 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=53157 It’s a recognized fact that many teachers of wisdom have appeared throughout human history.  The Baha’i writings have identified a few of the greatest among them — using the phrase “Manifestations...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroaster-spirit-of-purity/feed/ 3 Zoroastrian Prophecies and the Baha’i Faith https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroastrian-prophecies-and-the-bahai-faith/ https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroastrian-prophecies-and-the-bahai-faith/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:00:15 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=51783 What connection does ancient Zoroastrianism, the state religion of the pre-Islamic Persian empires for more than a thousand years, have to the Baha’i Faith? In the previous article in this...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroastrian-prophecies-and-the-bahai-faith/feed/ 2 The Zoroastrian Prophecies about the Bab and Baha’u’llah https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroastrian-prophecies-about-the-bab-bahaullah/ https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroastrian-prophecies-about-the-bab-bahaullah/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:00:29 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=51668 Most prophecies, if taken literally, would never come true – they could never happen unless the laws of nature were suspended. Most apocalyptic prophecies – visions of the end –...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroastrian-prophecies-about-the-bab-bahaullah/feed/ 11 The 3 Great Early Religions of the East https://bahaiteachings.org/3-great-early-religions-east/ https://bahaiteachings.org/3-great-early-religions-east/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:12:46 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=50003 What defines a civilization? Usually, we think of it as a unified, organized society with a comparatively high level of cultural development, along with an appreciation of art, science, and...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/3-great-early-religions-east/feed/ 0 Understanding Zoroaster and His Prophecies https://bahaiteachings.org/understanding-zoroaster-prophecies/ https://bahaiteachings.org/understanding-zoroaster-prophecies/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:00:48 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=40184 Few Westerners know or understand much about the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism. If we know anything, we probably recall the great Strauss composition, Also Sprach Zarathustra. Strauss composed his...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/understanding-zoroaster-prophecies/feed/ 2 Baha’u’llah: the Zoroastrian Savior https://bahaiteachings.org/bahaullah-zoroastrian-savior/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahaullah-zoroastrian-savior/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:00:42 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=40136 Baha’is claim that Baha’u’llah was the “Promised One” of all religions. Does this truth-claim withstand scrutiny? Can the Baha’i principle of the “harmony of science and religion” somehow be applied...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/zoroaster-isaiah-converse-ancient-interfaith-dialogue/feed/ 5 The Ancient Persian Wisdom of Zoroaster https://bahaiteachings.org/the-ancient-persian-wisdom-of-zoroaster/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-ancient-persian-wisdom-of-zoroaster/#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:00:27 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=17609 Zoroaster in the School of AthensIf you ever find yourself in Manhattan, take a walk over to E. 25th Street and Madison Avenue, go to the south side of the building on 25th Street, and...

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