الزرادشتيون و الإسلام و القرآن الكريم : الطهارة و الخطر في الأدب البهلوي في العصر الإسلامي المبكر من القرن السابع الى العاشر

Abstract EN

Compared to the concerns about the danger of contamination displayed by other Mazdid texts, particularly those of the ninth and tenth centuries, Shakand Gemanik and Wichar take a different approach using biblical and rational arguments in support of Zoroastrian cosmology and theology.

This approach is in keeping with the atmosphere of open religious debates fostered by the Abbasid caliphs in the eighth and ninth centuries.

Shakand Gemanik Wechar therefore deserves a place in the study along the lines of Christian tenets of the time, and must also be analyzed for its use in philosophical arguments that correspond to the development of rational theology in Islam since the late eighth century.

However, both Din Kurd and Shakand Gmanik and Wichar are still defensive works, the purpose of which is to strengthen believers in the Mazdiyya faith and to provide arguments to respond to Islamic criticism of their faith.

It was especially necessary to support the dualistic theology of Zoroastrianism, in the face of the radical monotheistic faith of Muslims.

Interestingly, Mazdian dualism established and justified the division between pure and unclean and divine and satanic which advocated the imposition of strict standards of purity.

As we have seen in one of the examples discussed above, to avoid contamination by the dead matter demon, Mazdais were encouraged not to go to Islamic baths.

The persistent obsession with pollution has helped to hold the weak community together and prevent the intensification of social interaction with Muslims, bringing with it the temptations of conversion (associated with social promotion) and risking depriving the Mazdaite community of believers and economic resources.