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Ilm-e-Khshnoom - Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the Religion

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When Baheramshah Shr<strong>of</strong>f arrived on <strong>the</strong> scene, Jehangiri Vimadalal could see <strong>the</strong> inherent worth and<br />

strength <strong>of</strong> IIm-e-<strong>Khshnoom</strong> to <strong>of</strong>fer materials and data from <strong>the</strong> Parsi Scriptures, in support <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> limbs <strong>of</strong><br />

Parsi life and <strong>Religion</strong>. He was in contact with Baheramshah and his disciples. He could with his eyes <strong>of</strong> a<br />

keen lawyer and a lover <strong>of</strong> mysticism, see that Baheramshah was an amazing person, who had tremendous<br />

knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mystical side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Zarthoshti Din and who, though not "educated" in <strong>the</strong> worldly sense,<br />

could speak for hours on <strong>the</strong> most difficult matters relating to <strong>the</strong> Din, without any notes, as if <strong>the</strong> materials he<br />

propounded were embedded in his mind in some miraculous way. Let us now hear what Jehangir Vimadalal<br />

says about Baheramshah, his amazingly deep knowledge and astounding methods <strong>of</strong> presentation.<br />

(Parsi Pukar JUNE 1997 Vol. 2; No. 12)<br />

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