HIST 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Abdulaziz Sachedina, Hajj, Zoroaster
26 Aug 2020
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Islam and zoroastrianism are both classified as monotheistic religions meaning that god is the only creator and the only true judge for all, and mohamad is the messenger of allah. Islam oriented in the 7th century in the arabian. Peninsula in mecca by prophet mohamad (kamal-ud-din; sachedina) while zoroastrianism was found in persia around 1500 and 1200 b. c by prophet zarathustra (iyer, 2009). Although these two religions differ from one another they share similarities as well. This essay will discuss some of the comparisons between the two religions of islam and zoroastrianism. Indeed, among the four elements of society, ritual, architecture, and dogma the most important element in islam and zoroastrianism is dogma. Comparing the two religious, zoroastrians believe in zaraster and their holly book is. Avesta while muslims follow the quran and their prophet is muhammad. The name, the content, and the language of the prayers are different between the two religions.
