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The '''Dasātīr-i-Asmani''' is a work of the Zoroastrian school of ''Ešrāqī'' (Illuminationists), founded by Āzar Kayvān (b. between 1529 and 1533; d. between 1609 and 1618).<ref>H. Corbin - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/azar-kayvan-priest|2=2011-09-12}} Āzar Kayvān] - Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition, December 15, 1987</ref> | {{QualityScore|Lead=1|Structure=1|Content=2|Language=4|References=2}} | ||
The '''Dasātīr-i-Asmani''' is a work of the Zoroastrian school of ''Ešrāqī'' (Illuminationists), founded by Āzar Kayvān (b. between 1529 and 1533; d. between 1609 and 1618).<ref>H. Corbin - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/azar-kayvan-priest|2=2011-09-12}} Āzar Kayvān] - Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition, December 15, 1987</ref> It contains fifteen sections which are said to have been revealed to fifteen successive prophets, and each section except the last concludes with a prophecy about the next prophet.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dasatir-i-Asmani&oldid=404240404 Dasatir-i-Asmani] - Wikipedia, accessed September 3, 2011</ref> | |||
Islamic scholars such as Dr. [[Zakir Naik]] have claimed that [[Muhammad]] is one of the figures of the Dasātīr's prophecies: "The sum and substance of the prophecy mentioned in Dasatir is, that when the Zoroastrian people will forsake their religion and will become dissolute, a man will rise in Arabia, whose followers will conquer Persia and subjugate the arrogant Persians ... This Prophecy relates to no other person but to Muhammad (pbuh)."<ref>Dr. Zakir Naik - [http://www.irf.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=211&Itemid=185 Muhammad (pbuh) in the Parsi Scriptures] - Islamic Research Foundation, accessed September 3, 2011</ref> | |||
The Dasātīr is written in a constructed language consisting of Persian, Hindi, Avestan, Sanskrit, and [[Arabic]] words, employing novel grammatical conventions and making frequent use of Persian prefixes or suffixes.<ref name="Fatḥ-Allāh">Fatḥ-Allāh Mojtabaʾī - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dasatir|2=2011-09-12}} Dasātīr] - Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition, December 15, 1994</ref> The accompanying Persian “translation” of the Dasātīr with commentary is ascribed to the sixteenth prophet, Sāsān V, who lived during the reign of of Khosrau II (590-628 AD). Both texts published in two volumes in 1818-19 under the title ''The Desātir, or the Sacred Writings of the Ancient Persian Prophets, Together with the Commentary of the Fifth Sāsān.'' | |||
The Dasātīr is written in a | |||
The accompanying Persian “translation” of the Dasātīr with commentary | |||
Despite the claims of Sāsān's authorship, the linguistic characteristics of the Persian translation suggest a composition date of the 16<sup>th</sup> or 17<sup>th</sup> century.<ref name="Fatḥ-Allāh" /> As a result, most scholars consider both the original text and its translation to be the work of the Illuminationists' founder, Āzar Kayvān.<ref name="Fatḥ-Allāh"></ref><ref>Joseph H. Peterson - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.avesta.org/dabestan/dabestan.htm|2=2011-09-12}} The Dabestan-e Madaheb, or 'School of religious doctrines'] - Avesta, accessed September 3, 2011</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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