Mahabad
Mahabad is the name of a prophet of the distant past mentioned in several Persian works of the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dasátír and Dabistán-i-Maḍáhib, which describe him as a great prophet preceding the first man, referring to his followers as "Yazdanians". Although the works in question place themselves in a Zoroastrian context, they are considered "exotic"[1] and controversial and are regarded by many as having been forged and fabricated, throwing the historicity of Mahabad into doubt. Even so, they helped to form the basis of the Zoroastrian Ishráqí (Illuminative) school of thought, eventually contributing some of their terminology to the Persian language.[1][2][3][4]
In an 1882 tablet to Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl later published in the book Tabernacle of Unity, Bahá’u’lláh responds to several questions from Mánikchí Ṣáḥib, a prominent Zoroastrian diplomat, about the religion of Mahabad. Although He does not elaborate on the factual basis of the religion nor confirm nor deny Mahabad as a prophet or Manifestation of God, Bahá’u’lláh answers in general terms that establish the correctness or incorrectness of the general beliefs and spiritual principles cited.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dhalla, Maneckji Nusservanji (1938). "50. Mystics and Mysticism". History of Zoroastrianism. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 463-465.
- ↑ Mojtabaʾī, Fatḥ-Allāh. "DASĀTĪR". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ Mojtabaʾī, Fatḥ-Allāh. "DABESTĀN-E MAḎĀHEB". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ Corbin, H. "ĀẔAR KAYVĀN". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ Bahá’u’lláh. "Responses to questions of Mánikchí Ṣáḥib from a Tablet to Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl". Tabernacle of Unity. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
