Majus
Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Expand Persian Majūs (Template:Langx) or Magūs (Template:Langx) was originally a term meaning Zoroastrians, specifically priests.[1]
It was a technical term for the magi,[2][3] and like its synonym gabr (of uncertain etymology) originally had no pejorative implications.[4] It is also translated as "fire worshipper".[5]
This term was borrowed via Template:Langx from Template:Langx. It was also borrowed from Old Persian into ancient Greek (plural Script error: No such module "Lang". mágoi), which appears in Matthew 2.[6] The word is mentioned in Quran 22:17: "Indeed, those who have believed and those who were Jews and the Sabians and the Christians and the Magians and those who associated with Allah - Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed Allah is, over all things, Witness".[7][8]
They are also mentioned by ibn al-Jawzi in his famous work Talbis Iblis "The Devil's Deceptions".,[9]
The term was used to describe the Vikings initially in al-Andalus.[10]
In the 1980s, majus was part of anti-Iranian propaganda of the Iran–Iraq War to refer to Iranians.
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By referring to the Iranians in these documents as majus, the security apparatus [implied] that the Iranians [were] not sincere Muslims, but rather covertly practice their pre-Islamic beliefs. Thus, in their eyes, Iraq’s war took on the dimensions of not only a struggle for Arab nationalism, but also a campaign in the name of Islam.[11]
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Today the term majus is distinct from Arabic kafir "unbeliever". Persian gabr is no longer synonymous with majus.[4] Subsequent usage by Sunni Muslims against the Shi'a has meant that some people view the term as anti-Shi'ism.[12]
It has been said, that Islam considers the Jahili Arabs to be closer to the Hanif religion (the religion of Islam) than the Magians (or Zoroastrians).[13][14]
See also
- ajam, "mute", non-Arab, Iranian
- ahl al-Kitab, "People of the Book"
- dhimmi, "protected"
- Irani
- kafir, "unbeliever"
- Zoroastrians in Iran
References
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- ↑ See also: references to Majus/Magi in academic publications
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- ↑ Muslim Perceptions of Other Religions: A Historical Survey. Oxford University Press file p. 22 and 218. Jacques Waardenburg (1999). Template:ISBN
- ↑ Talbis Iblis (The Devil's Deceptions) by Ibn al-Jawzi
- ↑ Vikings In The South: Voyages To Iberia And The Mediterranean
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- ↑ https://www.sibtayn.com/fa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80742:majoos-zartosht&catid=2577&Itemid=2324
- ↑ https://wikiporsesh.ir/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B3
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