By now, you must have asked yourself what is the symbolic meaning of fire in ancient Iran?
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Now, to answer this question, we must refer to the meaning of fire in Zoroastrian religion:
As you know, seven is considered very auspicious by ancient Iranians.
Zoroastrians' views on fire can be summarized in seven sentences.
By choosing fire as the symbol of his cult, Zoroaster asked his followers to :
١ – Be pure and bright like fire.
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٢ – As the flames of fire move upward, the followers of religion should advance upward, toward spirituality, toward humanity, and finally toward progress and excellence..
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٣ – Just as the flames of fire are never attracted downwards, so they try not to be attracted by low carnal desires and always keep high spiritual aspirations in mind..
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۴ – Just as fire cleanses the impure and does not pollute itself, so they fight evil without polluting themselves..
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۵ – Just as a fire can be lit from embers, with the soul and thought of a good person, countless souls will be purified and beautiful..
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۶ – The fire makes everything it comes in contact with clear and bright like itself, a Zoroastrian person should also benefit from the light of goodness after enjoying the light of knowledge and vision..
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٧ – Just as fire is active and restless and does not stop striving even for a moment until the end of life, man should be active like fire and never stop working and striving..
But the fire that cleans the inside of a person from pollution is nothing but Esha (the truth) It is not because of the triple principles of Humat (good thought) Hocht (Nice speech) horst (Good character) it will be obtained.
help letter : Ancestry and religions of ancient Iranians - authored by Professor Abdulazim Rezaei
Taken from Ahura Campus
It was an interesting article.
And that everyone says Zoroastrians worship fire is wrong.
Hazrat Zoroaster, who brought his religion, believed in one God (The same principle of monotheism) ….
Now, why do they say this, the reason for the deviation of Zoroastrian religion was after the death of Hazrat Zoroastrian .
Even at the time of Hazrat Zoroaster, women wore headscarves and there are evidences of it. It means that he has believed in the modesty and chastity of women in front of the eyes of some impure non-mahrams since that time.
In general, there are many similarities between the real religion of Zoroastrianism and Islam.
How beautiful…I wish we could turn to Zoroaster
Being Zoroastrian or Muslim does not matter, we are all Iranians
Religion and beliefs are the responsibility of each person, and a Muslim can be one of the most patriotic people, like the eight-year holy defense martyrs.