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Yazdism (Aldegarian: File:Din-e yazdi.png Din-e Yazdi, from Aldegarian File:Yazda.png yazdā, meaning worthy of worship) is a religion and philosophy native to Aldegar, based on the teachings of Prophet Shapur. It was founded around the 8th century BCE, and it is now one of the dominant religions in Aldegar.

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  • Yazdism (Aldegarian: File:Din-e yazdi.png Din-e Yazdi, from Aldegarian File:Yazda.png yazdā, meaning worthy of worship) is a religion and philosophy native to Aldegar, based on the teachings of Prophet Shapur. It was founded around the 8th century BCE, and it is now one of the dominant religions in Aldegar.
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denominations
  • *Ahadism *Zamanism
leader name
  • Sohrab Alinejad
Name
  • Yazdism
Members
  • ca. 80 million
separations
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Leader title
  • Mobedan Mobed
founded date
  • 710(xsd:integer)
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theistic philosophy
  • Monotheism/Dualism
supreme divinity
  • Yazdān
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  • Yazdism (Aldegarian: File:Din-e yazdi.png Din-e Yazdi, from Aldegarian File:Yazda.png yazdā, meaning worthy of worship) is a religion and philosophy native to Aldegar, based on the teachings of Prophet Shapur. It was founded around the 8th century BCE, and it is now one of the dominant religions in Aldegar. The main concept in Yazdism is that everything originates from the Eternal Fire (Aldegarian: File:Atesh-e javedan.png ātesh-e javedān, literally the Immortal Fire), which is considered to be the "soul" of the world. The different Yazdean sects and derived religions have differing interpretations on what the Eternal Fire actually is, and its relation to God and the world. In Yazdism, the Creator Yazdān is all good, and no evil originates from Him. Thus, in Yazdism good and evil have distinct sources, with evil (dorugh) trying to destroy the creation of Yazdān (asha), and good trying to sustain it. Yazdān is not immanent in the world, and His creation is represented by the Fereshte (angels) through whom the works of God are evident to humanity, and through whom worship of Yazdān is ultimately directed. The most important text of the religion is the Daftar-e Asha, the Book of Truth, based on the revelations of Shapur. There are two main sects in Yazdism, Monotheist Ahadism and Dualist Zamānism. The main difference between them is their interpretation of the Eternal Fire. Whereas Ahadism considers that the Fire is the creative essence of God, through which he created the world and remains immanent within it, Zamānism equates the Fire with Zamān (Time), who is considered the First Principle and the primordial deity. Thus, for Ahadism Yazdān is the uncreated Creator, the origin of all that is, even of the evil spirit Duzakh. In contrast, Zamānism considers Yazdān not the transcendental Creator, but one of two equal-but-opposite divinities born from the Eternal Fire, thus believing Yazdān and Duzakh to be twin brothers. Moreover, Zamānism believes that, since both divinities originate from the Eternal Fire, they both have creating powers, with Yazdān being the creator of the Light, thought to be good and pure, and Duzakh being the creator of Darkness, seen as corrupt and the source of all evil. The world is the result of the struggle and consequent mixing between Light and Darkness, with neither spirit nor matter being intrinsically good or evil, but containing elements of both.
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