>They (also) differed on their position about Magians: Whether they are people of the book or not? As it was narrated from 'Ali ibn abi Talib may Allah be pleased with him that he said; They had a book which they used to study, and one day they "woke" up and their book was lifted (isra'), so that it was lifted from among them. > >*— Unknown Source* I apologize for not giving a source. I actually came across this athar from this site actually, but the answerer did not provide a source, nor a grading of this athar. As the title says, what is the authenticity of this athar? Likewise, if it's authentic, does it mean that the Magians were considered Ahlul Kitab, at least according to Ali that is?

I have just recently heard about Zoroastrianism. I was curious to see what it was and surprised because a lot of the beliefs are similar to Islam for example monotheism, heaven/hell, prayer in a certain direction, originating from the Middle East, 5 times a day prayer, good vs evil, judgment after death, etc. A savior figure is also believed to come towards the end of times. It came before Islam where Zoroaster claimed he had a divine vision and therefore he began teaching others of monotheism. I have never heard of him before and I don’t think he’s mentioned anywhere in the Quran, but I’m not sure. Is it possible he was a prophet from Allah?

It’s well known in the time of the Prophet(ﷺ), Zoroastrians made up the Majority of Bahrain which is Morden day eastern Arabia. We have Hadiths of the Prophet ordering the expulsion of Jews and Christians and Polytheists. It has been narrated by 'Umar b. al-Khattib that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim. The Prophet (ﷺ) on his death-bed, gave three orders saying, "Expel the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula” But with the Magians/Zoroatrians there are no such Hadiths expect to the contrary. We have Hadiths where the Prophet collects Jizya from Bahrain and they stay there until Umar and he lets them stay and pay Jizya. Narrated `Amr bin Dinar: I was sitting with Jabir bin Zaid and Amr bin Aus, and Bjalla was narrating to them in 70 A.H. the year when Musab bin Az-Zubair was the leader of the pilgrims of Basra. We were sitting at the steps of Zamzam well and Bajala said, "I was the clerk of Juz bin Muawiya, Al-Ahnaf's paternal uncle. A letter came from Umar bin Al-Khattab one year before his death; and it was read:-- "Cancel every marriage contracted among the Magians between relatives of close kinship (marriages that are regarded illegal in Islam: a relative of this sort being called Dhu-Mahram.)" Umar did not take the Jizya from the Magian infidels till Abdur-Rahman bin Auf testified that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had taken the Jizya from the Magians of Hajar. So how do the scholars explain this? Are Magians the only ones among the religions allowed to reside in Arabia?

I'm wondering if you can help me understand some doubts I have as I don't trust Wikipedia. Also I know you can't talk for every Muslim but I'm sure your answers will be well supported. As I understand the concept of People of the Book whose religions are according to Islam founded by true prophets of God it is true that: **Are Zoroastrians considered "dhimi" or this is just an internet myth?**

Are the Zoroastrians\Majus\Parsis from the People of the Book?? Can we eat their food and marry their women as we are allowed to do with Ahl Kitab? Zoroastrians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism **Note:** I have asked this question previously but it was closed as duplicate of this question: https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28869/are-zoroastrians-mentioned-as-one-of-the-people-of-the-book-in-the-quran However that answer does not address my concerns at all. The answer there is "we don't know" but even if the Quran does not address it there must be laws that are derived from other sources.

Are Zoroastrians listed in the Quran as one of the People-of-the-Book alongside Jews and Christians

Are the Zoroastrians\Majus\Parsis from the People of the Book?? Can we eat their food and marry their women as we are allowed to do with Ahl Kitab? Zoroastrians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism

**In Zoroastrianism the saying goes 'Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds'**
The circumcision of breath is when "sayings about error" are cut out of ones dialect. **Using a car with a flat tire as an example:** - The 'Bad Words' would be 'The car has a flat tire.' - The 'Good Words' would be 'The tire is going to be fixed.' How does this compare to Islam? Is evil(meaning error) speech cut out from the dialect? Or again, 'Is speaking about error cut out from ones dialect?' Or do they continue to point out: "This is wrong, this is wrong, and this is broke", like King Thornbush who was cut down and thrown into the crematory.