Muhammad in the Dasatir-i-Asmani
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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).[1] 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.[2]
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)."[3]
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.[4] 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.
Despite the claims of Sāsān's authorship, the linguistic characteristics of the Persian translation suggest a composition date of the 16th or 17th century.[4] As a result, most scholars consider both the original text and its translation to be the work of the Illuminationists' founder, Āzar Kayvān.[4][5]
See Also
- Muhammad in Other Scriptures - A hub page that leads to other articles related to Muhammad in Other Scriptures
External Links
- Dasātīr - Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition, December 15, 1994
References
- ↑ H. Corbin - Āzar Kayvān - Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition, December 15, 1987
- ↑ Dasatir-i-Asmani - Wikipedia, accessed September 3, 2011
- ↑ Dr. Zakir Naik - Muhammad (pbuh) in the Parsi Scriptures - Islamic Research Foundation, accessed September 3, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fatḥ-Allāh Mojtabaʾī - Dasātīr - Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition, December 15, 1994
- ↑ Joseph H. Peterson - The Dabestan-e Madaheb, or 'School of religious doctrines' - Avesta, accessed September 3, 2011