An Analysis of the Direct Influence of Zoroastrianism on Islam Eschatological Doctrine

One of the basic pillars of Islam is the doctrine of the eschatology, which has raised some doubts concerning its root and details. The subject of direct impressibility of Islam from Zoroastrianism in this doctrine is among these doubts that includes two perspectives: one of them says that everlasting teachings of Quran have been impressed by the teachings of Zoroastrianism and the other says that everlasting teachings of Islam have been under the effect of the teachings of Zoroastrianism without reference to how they are adapted. The apparent similarities between the two religions in this doctrine and the historical precedence of Zoroastrianism over Islam are the main reasons of this claim. This paper describes and examines both aspects of the immediate Zoroastrianism influence on Islam, and provides the proper perspective on this issue