Concept of God in Zoroastrianism (also commonly known as Parsiism)
In the name of Allah , Most Gracious, Most Merciful God in Zoroastrian religion is known as ‘Ahura Mazda’. ‘Ahura’ means ‘the Lord’ and ‘Mazda’ means ‘the Wise’, hence ‘Ahura Mazda’ means ‘the Wise Lord’ or ‘the Wise God’. ‘Ahura Mazda’ stands for God, in a strictly Monotheistic sense. Qualities of God according to Dasatir (sacred scriptures of the Parsis are the Dasatir and Avesta). According to Dasatir, Ahura Mazda has the following qualities: (i) He is One. (ii) Nothing resembles Him. (iii) He is without an origin or end. (iv) He has no father or mother, wives or children. (v) Without a body or form. (vi) Neither the eye can behold Him, nor the power of thinking can conceive Him. (vii) He is above all that you can imagine. (viii) He is nearer to you than your own self Attributes of God according to Avesta According to Avesta, the Gathas and the Yasna give various characteristics to ‘Ahura Mazda’such as: (i) Creator (Yasna 31:7 & 11) (Yasn...