Irfan

Ashavazdah and the Esbat

Irfan identify Ashavazdar as the sole prophet to be chosen by God, while Zoroaster was a "harbinger" (Dehāndeh), sent to convey his messages (warnings and glad tidings), teachings (way of personal life) and legislation (public life) to people while being in contact with God mostly through revelation. These duties and his teachings in the Avestas was a mere preperatory message for the God prior to his choosing of Ashavazdar. According to the Roshangar, the Zoroaster and Ashavazdar were instructed by God to bring the "will of God" to the peoples of the nations. Irfani believe that neither were divine and relied upon Angels to prove their claims, either through visitations or miracles. Irfan rejects any notion that human beings could possess the power of the divine, as that would declare humans worthy of elevation to the level of that of Angels, such a claim is "rooted in the darkest of falsehoods." Irfan teaches that Zoroaster and Ashavazdar called upon the peoples of the world to embrace Irfan - "to gain knowledge of the universal and final truth." As a result of Irfan's emergence out of Zoroastrianism, it does recognise the authority or teachings of Noah, Abraham, Moses or Jesus Sotiras.

In Irfan, the examples of the life of Ashavazdar are called the Azbayishin (literally 'invocation'). The Esbat holds the accounts of his words, actions, personality and life, as well as his interactions with Angels sent by God throughout the Revelation. The documentation of the Prophet's example is held within the Esbat (literally 'confirmation'), the esbat holds the accounts of his words, actions, personality and life, as well as his interactions with Angels sent by God throughout the Revelation. The Esbat also includes the acts, deeds and personal characteristics of Ashavazdar's thirteeen Companions (also known as the Pasdaran; lit. 'Guardians'). It is through the Esbat that Irfani are encouraged to take inspiration from the actions of Ashavazdar in their daily lives and how they act according to God's law, the Esbat is seen to be crucial in the interpretation of the Roshangar and for Irfani to understand the Three Acts of Intercession. The Esbat was supposedly produced and compiled by the Companions themselves throughout the Revelation and after the death of Ashavazdar in 322 BCE, and is thus treated as infallable in its meaning and intention.