[Reshmi]

Zoroastrians (Fire-worshipers) tend to have muslim names. I find it quite unusual.

Granted, having a 'muslim name' has become fashionable for a lot of non-muslims, however to my knowledge Zoroastrians always have had muslim names.

Does anyone know why? Or how this came about?

[Mossy]

Sister Reshma, this is because of historical reasons as well as social reasons beside fashion reasons. If you look at the Zoroastrian migrations and where they lived you will understand.

But it is not true that they always have muslim names and always HAD Muslims names.

Before Islam did Zoroastrians have Muslim names. they did have Persian names and we Muslims took those Persian names and islamized them.

[Imran.]

Maybe it just to ward off persecution at the hands of the Iranian shia extremests.

[Mossy]

Maybe it just to ward off persecution at the hands of the Iranian shia extremests
 

She is most likely talking about zoroastrians in Pakistan and India. Are there Iranian shia extremists over there?

Zoroastrians lived in Iran for a thousand years before it became shia. And they still had Muslim names (mosty Persian and Turko and some Arab)for much of that period.

[Mossy]

Maybe it just to ward off persecution at the hands of the Iranian shia extremests
 

She is most likely talking about zoroastrians in Pakistan and India. Are there Iranian shia extremists over there?

Zoroastrians lived in Iran for a thousand years before it became shia. And they still had Muslim names for much of that period.

[Imran.]

Originally posted by: Zahid Kareem

 She is most likely talking about zoroastrians in Pakistan and India.Are there Iranian shia extremists over there?.

Maybe not! but there could be a few on this forum!

[allahuakber]

WHATS IN THE NAME.

A ROSE IS A ROSE BY WHATEVER NAME U CALL IT.

[Mossy]

I love all roses!

[dravid456]

This was interesting. You seem very knowledgeable in your field.