Question 489: Salaamun Alaikum.  I read from Allamah tabatabai that Mazdeists are classified as Ahl Al Kitab, is it lawful to say that their messenger (Zarathustra), in the case he existed, he’s a legitimate prophet?

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Answer 489: Allama Tabatabaee (ra) said: the term ‘Magoosh’ are called “Magus”, which refers to the followers of Zoroastrianism.[1] It has only been mentioned once in the holy Quran[2], and considering the fact that it has been used in a way that shows it is in contrast with shirk and the mushriks and is next to other divine religions like the Jews and the Nazarenes, it can be concluded that it has been a substantial religion with a prophet and holy book. Read More