Zoroastrianism
Ahura Mazda
Who is the god of goodness?
A declaration that Muslims must make to be Muslim.
What is Shahada or the declaraiont of faith in monotheism or Allah?
The father in the story.
Who is Rustam?
He found it in his fishing net.
What is the Genie's lamp?
Moment of realization after atonement with the father.
What is apotheosis?
Ahriman or Andra Mainyo
Who is the god of evil?
Prayer practice of Muslims.
What is salat, or the praying five times a day?
The son in the story.
Who is Suhrab?
Religion associated with the 1,001 nights.
What is Islam?
Egyptian god of agriculture and death.
Who is Osiris?
Sacred item in every Zoroastrian temple.
What is the sacred fire?
Obligatory charity
What is Zakat or the requirement to give to the poor and needy?
Two armies fighting in the story.
Who are the Persians and the Turks?
He had the falcon whose wings he cut off.
Who is king Sinbad?
Egyptian god in charge of weighing hearts.
Who is Anubis?
Creator of Zoroastrianism
Who was Zoroaster?
Month of fasting during the day.
What is Ramadan? What is sawm?
Is killed after two battles.
Who is Suhrab?
The king who was healed by the doctor.
Who is King Yunan?
Means "land between two rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
Zoroastrianism has this in common with Islam.
What is praying five times a day?
Required trip they must take in their lifetime.
What is the pilgrimage to mecca or hajj?
Irony of the story.
What is Suhrab saying Rustam will punish his killer?
Major theme connecting the stories.
What is having mercy and not being rash?
Babylonian king who made the first written and distributed law code.
Who is Hammurabi?