Zoroastrianism: The First Monotheistic Religion

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Introduction
Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest religions in the world. It was one of the first monotheistic religion to exist. The religion was founded by Zarathustra, also known as Zoroaster. It was once the state religion of ancient Persia, now Iran. However, because of the spread of Islam, today, the religion isn’t as big as it used to be and not a lot of people practice it.
History
Zoroaster is traditionally believed to have lived around the 6th century BC. When he was around 30 he had a vision of god, Ahura Mazda. This vision changed his view of the world, and he tried to teach it to others. However, Zoroaster had a hard time convincing people of his ideas because of the fact that it was one of the first monotheistic religion. Also,

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