A Comparative Study on the Death Rituals of Iranian Muslims and Zoroastrians and Their Influences on Each Other

from the very beginning of the world human being has been preoccupied with the fact of death and the end of life. Regarding death, there are various instructions in different cultures either religious or irreligious including a wide range of beliefs from the eternal world to denial of whatever after life is. It can be claimed that Divine religions, relying on non-humanly teachings, supply their followers with a more brightened perspective through a comprehensive and consistent package of instructions about this supernatural subject. Amongst the religions, Islam as the termination of divine ones and Zoroastrianism as the oldest religion separately explained the subject of death in a clear method. A comparison between these explanations along with their pre-instructions and post-instructions indicates some amazing similarities and differences including some informative points as well. The present article aims at investigating and comparing the views of Islam and Zoroastrianism on death rituals according to the instructions of transmission, surveying their influences on each other as well