Zoroastrianism Ki Khoobsurti: Wo Purana Shola Jis Se Sab Ne Roshni Li

Duniya mein Zoroastrian ab shayad aik lakh se War kam reh gaye hain — itne kam ke kai shehron mein aik mohalla bhi nahi bharte. Magar kahani ka asal hairat-angez hissa yeh hai: jab aap jannat ki umeed rakhte hain, qayamat ke din ka tasawwur karte hain, farishton aur shaitan ki baat karte hain, ya kehte hain ke aakhir mein naiki jeetegi — to aap, mumkin hai, aik aise paighambar ki soch ke waris hain jis ka naam aap ne kabhi ghor se suna bhi na ho: Zarathustra, jise Yunan ne Zoroaster kaha.

Teen Lafzon Ka Deen

Kahin teen se saarhe teen hazar saal pehle — tareekh yahan dhundli hai — wasti Asia ke maidanon mein aik pujari-shair ne elan kiya ke haqeeqat ke markaz mein aik hi hikmat wala Khuda hai: Ahura Mazda. Us ke apne geet — Gathas, jo Avesta ka sab se purana hissa hain — kisi qanoon ki kitab jaise nahi; wo sawalon se bhare hue hain: "Yeh main tujh se poochta hoon, Ahura — sach bata: kis ne sitaron ka raasta banaya? Kis ne paani aur paudon ko ugaya?" (Yasna 44). Paighambar jo apne Khuda se sawal pooch raha hai — yeh andaz humein Ayub aur Rig Veda ke Nasadiya Sukta ki yaad dilata hai, aur in sab mein Zarathustra shayad sab se pehla hai.