Imam Mahdi (PBUH) in the Zoroastrian holy books
In “Zand”, one of the holy books of Zoroastrians, the end of the world is discussed in this way, “Then, Izadan will be aided by Ahoora Mazda and will gain a great victory against Ahrimans. It is after Izadan victory that human beings will become prosperous”…
The book of Jamasb Nameh, by Jamasb (one of the Zoroastrian scholars), describes the characteristics of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) as such, “A man with large head, body and arms will come from the Tazian (Arabs) Land, of Hashem descendants with the religion of his ancestors; he will come towards Iran with many troops; he shall civilize and fill the earth with justice such that the wolves and the sheep shall drink water together, the population shall increase and people shall live long lives once again, some men shall have fifty sons and daughters. The hills and valleys shall become full of people and animals.
It shall be like a wedding and all people shall again follow the religion of ‘Mehr Azmay’ (Prophet Muhammad PBUH&HP). Tyranny and rebellion shall be a thing of the past, such that people shall forget how to bear arms. If I describe the goodness of this period our lives shall become so bitter.” And somewhere else he says, “From the (last) prophet’s descendants, someone will come in Medina who is the successor of the prophet, who follows his ancestor’s religion. From the justice he practices, the wolves and the sheep shall drink water together; the entire world will become ‘Mehr Azmay’ (Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH&HP)) followers.” Other parts of Zoroaster’s foretelling on “Bahman Posht” are available in detail.
In the book of Zand and HooHooMan Lisen the arrival of Socians, the great savior of the world, has been foretold as: “Marvelous signs shall appear in the sky as signs of the arrival of the savior and some angels will carry his messages from the east and the west to the whole world.” The ancient Iranians believed so strongly in the arrival of “Socians” that when their empire was defeated decisively in the “Qadesieh war” the third Yazdgerd turned to his great castle, “Mada’in”, and said “Bless you; I will leave now and shall return with one of my descendants who has not reappeared yet” (7)
However, the Shiite believes Mahdi (PBUH) is of the descendants of Yazdgerd’s daughter. She was the wife of the third Imam of Shiites, Imam Hussein (PBUH), who is the ninth forefather of Imam Mahdi (PBUH).