Dasatir-i-Asmani
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The Dasatir-i-Asmani is a work of the Zoroastrian
sect of ishraqiyyun or the Illuminationists, written in an invented language. Most scholars consider it to have been authored by Azar Kayvan, the leader of the Illuminationists, in the period of the Mughal ruler Akbar (16th-17th century).
It contains fifteen sections which are said to have been revealed to fifteen successive prophet
s, the first of whom is Mahabad
and the last Sasan
. At the end of each section, with the exception of the last one, there is a prophecy
about the next prophet. The description of the beliefs of the Illuminationists found in the Dabestan-e Mazaheb is thought to be influenced by this book.
The text as well as a translation of it into the old Dari
dialect of Persian language
is supposed to have been discovered in Persia in the late 18th century by Mulla Kavus of Bombay, and was edited by his son Mulla Firuz. The text claims that the Dari translation was made by a prophet named Sasan the Fifth, who lived at the time of Khosrau II
(590-628 A.D.), but the linguistic characteristics of the Persian indicate that it was written in the 16th-17th centuries.
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster and was formerly among the world's largest religions. It was probably founded some time before the 6th century BCE in Greater Iran.In Zoroastrianism, the Creator Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil...
sect of ishraqiyyun or the Illuminationists, written in an invented language. Most scholars consider it to have been authored by Azar Kayvan, the leader of the Illuminationists, in the period of the Mughal ruler Akbar (16th-17th century).
It contains fifteen sections which are said to have been revealed to fifteen successive prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
s, the first of whom is Mahabad
Mahabad (Prophet)
Mahabad is believed to be a pre-Zoroastrian Prophet and may be an alternative name for Adam. He is also called "Azar Hooshang" ....
and the last Sasan
Sasan
Sāsān , considered the eponymous ancestor of the Sasanians, was "a great warrior and hunter" and a Zoroastrian high priest in south western Iran and living sometime near the fall of the Arsacid Empire.-Identity of Sasan:...
. At the end of each section, with the exception of the last one, there is a prophecy
Prophecy
Prophecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a prophet are then communicated to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the...
about the next prophet. The description of the beliefs of the Illuminationists found in the Dabestan-e Mazaheb is thought to be influenced by this book.
The text as well as a translation of it into the old Dari
Dari (Zoroastrian)
Dari is a Northwestern Iranian ethnolect spoken as a first language by an estimated 8,000 to 15,000 Zoroastrians in and around the cities of Yazd and Kerman in central Iran...
dialect of Persian language
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
is supposed to have been discovered in Persia in the late 18th century by Mulla Kavus of Bombay, and was edited by his son Mulla Firuz. The text claims that the Dari translation was made by a prophet named Sasan the Fifth, who lived at the time of Khosrau II
Khosrau II
250px|thumb|Khosrau II 250px|thumb|Khosrau II 250px|thumb|Khosrau II (Khosrow II, Chosroes II, or Xosrov II in classical sources, sometimes called Parvez, "the Ever Victorious" – (in Persian: خسرو پرویز), was the twenty-second Sassanid King of Persia, reigning from 590 to 628...
(590-628 A.D.), but the linguistic characteristics of the Persian indicate that it was written in the 16th-17th centuries.