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* The authenticity of this quotation/prophecy has been called into question. We have been made aware of accusations that it was fabricated by some Baha'is to use as foretelling the coming of Bab/Baha'u'llah, and have been unable to independently verify it. We do not want to include any false prophecies in our website to support our claim. However, we have had other prophecies challenged which were later confirmed to be authentic. Therefore, we have decided to leave this prophecy up unless it is conclusively proven to us that it is false. If you know whether or not this is truly a Zoroastrian prophecy, or have any further information about this quote, please let us know:
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To add to the above, we received the following email from a disciple who attempted to authenticate the prophecy:
"I ... cannot find any way to verify the prophecy. The Bahais also say the prophecy cannot be verified at this time and some accuse the Bahais of making-up the prophecy. No one can find out where the prophecy comes from, not even with the source that was given: 'Zoroaster, Dinkird.'
But, despite not being able to find the source of the prophecy, ie, the Dinkird (more commonly pronounced: Denkard/Denkart) the Denkard is just an old Zoroastrian encyclopedia and not considered authentic scripture anyways. Authentic Zoroastrian scripture would be the Gathas. Here is a quote, to help put the prophecy in a little light, from someone in a blog forum that explains what my conclusions were: the person is responding to the aforementioned prophecy that was posted in that blog forum: 'Find me your passage in it. There is no such passage.
Besides [that] the Denkard/Denkart is a late Zoroastrian text from the tenth century during the Islamic period. It is not scripture in the same way that the Gathas are and it is not part of the Avesta (i.e. Yasna, Visperad, Vendidad, Siroza, etc). Denkard/Denkart is a late Zoroastrian encyclopedia, and that is all.' The prophecy cannot be verified at this time is my conclusion. ...
The prophecy is talking about the Saoshyant (savior). Although the Saoshyant ideas came later in, the Saoshyant is more authentic than the mentioned prophecy because it comes from the Zoroastrian text Zand-i Vohuman Yasht. As said, the prophecy in question says it is from an encyclopedia but, at that, it still cannot be found in that encyclopedia called Denkard. The prophecy seems to come out of nowhere."
