Bihafarid
Encyclopedia
Behāfarīd, also spelled Bihafarid, (Persian
بهآفرید) was an 8th-century Persian
Zoroastrian heresiarch
who started a religious peasant revolt with elements from Zoroastrianism
and Islam
. His revolt was quelled by the Abbasid
general Abu Muslim
, and he was executed by hanging. Some of his followers joined the Ustadh Sis
movement.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
بهآفرید) was an 8th-century Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
Zoroastrian heresiarch
Heresiarch
A heresiarch is a founder or leader of a heretical doctrine or movement, as considered by those who claim to maintain an orthodox religious tradition or doctrine...
who started a religious peasant revolt with elements from Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster and was formerly among the world's largest religions. It was probably founded some time before the 6th century BCE in Greater Iran.In Zoroastrianism, the Creator Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil...
and Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. His revolt was quelled by the Abbasid
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or, more simply, the Abbasids , was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphate from all but the al-Andalus region....
general Abu Muslim
Abu Muslim
- External links :* *...
, and he was executed by hanging. Some of his followers joined the Ustadh Sis
Ustadh Sis
Ustadh Sis was a Persian heresiarch and anti-Arab rebel leader.His name in Persian means Master of Sis...
movement.