WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

ZOROASTRIANISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who founded this religion?
A
Zarathustra
B
Al-Muqanna
C
Eugene Burnouf
D
Jesus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Zoroastrians believe that their religion was revealed by their supreme God, called Ahura Mazda, or ‘Wise Lord’, to a priest called Zarathustra (or Zoroaster, as the Greeks called him). Zarathustra is held to be the founder of the religion, and his followers call themselves Zartoshtis or Zoroastrians.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prior to Zarathustra, the ancient Persians worshipped the deities of the old Irano-Aryan religion, a counterpart to the Indo-Aryan religion that would come to be known as Hinduism. Zarathustra, however, condemned this practice, and preached that God alone – Ahura Mazda, the Lord of Wisdom – should be worshipped.

Detailed explanation-3: -Zoroaster began teaching followers to worship a single god called Ahura Mazda.

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