Comparative Analysis of Death in Zoroastrianism and Islam with Emphasis on Avesta and Quran

Death is a conflicting theological topic between Islam and Zoroastrianism. The current study aims at comparatively analyzing death and affairs related to it in Islam and Zoroastrianism. First a definition and description of death and affairs related to it are given, second, explaining the differences and similarities in this regard, a new analysis is presented. Similarities are: absoluteness and generalization of death and the life of the soul after death. However the differences are more; the creation of death for the ((Devil)) in Zoroastrianism and ((Allah)) as the creator of death in Islam, nastiness of death in Zoroastrianism, and goodness of death in Islam and the duty of the man in fighting with death in Zoroastrianism and the enthusiasm of a believer to death in Islam. Using a comparative-analytic method, this paper tries to present the two Holy Scriptures; the holy Quran and Avesta.