Blog Four-

“According to Zoroaster’s teachings, the combined efforts of all the righteous will gradually weaken evil and so bring about the triumph of the good, and this is the constant expectation of his followers.” pg. 244

I found it interesting that Zorastrianism has some similarities to  Christinaity and Islam.  Instead of putting emphasis on the world being created in seven days, instead, they believe that it was formed in seven stages. (Which, could have possibly have been formed in seven days??). The religion also tells its followers to observe 5 daily prayers and perform  ablution before praying (the same goes for Islam).  It was sad to read that priests were being targeted for ruining the “religion” and that because they couldn’t understand the language the holy books were written in, that they decided to form their own conclusions to what they thought Zorastrianism was all about. (Example, many priests thought Zorastrianism was a Polytheistic religion, however new evidence shows that it may actually be monotheistic).

I’m glad to hear that even though Zorastrians were “…cut off from contact with general advances in learning”, they still went on to become a very influential and wealthy community. It’s great that through trading, many Zorastrians were able to settle in various countries around the world, and still create tight-knit  communities within those countries. (For instance, the FEZANA).

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