م ج س

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism and its followers. It details the origin of the term 'Majus' (Magian), its association with a specific religious founder, and the religion itself ('Majusiyyah'). It also extends metaphorically to describe those who lead others astray in religious matters.

Derived headwords

مَجُوسnoun

1.
Magiansclassical
Followers of the ancient Persian religion, often associated with Zoroastrianism.
2.
Zoroastrianismclassical
The ancient Persian religion itself.
3.
People of strayingclassical
Metaphorically refers to those who lead others astray in religious matters, likened to the Magians.

مَجُوسِيّadjective

1.
Magianclassical
Pertaining to the Magians or their religion.

مَجُوسِيَّةnoun

1.
Magianismclassical
The religion of the Magians; Zoroastrianism.

تَمَجَّسَverb

1.
to become Magianclassical
To adopt the religion of the Magians.

مَجَّسَverb

1.
to make Magianclassical
To convert someone to the religion of the Magians.

تَمْجِيسnoun

1.
making Magianclassical
The act of converting someone to the religion of the Magians.

Parallel reading

مجوس، كصبور: رجل صغير الأذنين، كان في سابق العصور، أول من وضع دينا للمجوس ودعا إليه

Majus, like 'sabur': a man with small ears, who in ancient times was the first to establish a religion for the Magians and call to it.

وليس هو زرادشت الفارسي، كما قاله بعض، لأنه كان بعد إبراهيم عليه السلام

And he is not the Persian Zarathustra, as some have said, because he was after Abraham, peace be upon him.

وإنما زرادشت جدده وأظهره وزاد فيه

Rather, Zarathustra renewed it, revealed it, and added to it.

هو معرب أصله منج كوش فعرب مجوس

It is an Arabized form of the Persian origin 'Manj Kush', which was Arabized into 'Majus'.

وكوش، بالضم: الأذن، ومنج، بمعنى القصير

And 'kush', with damma, means ear, and 'manj' means short.

رجل مجوسي، ج مجوس، كيهودي ويهود

A Magian man, plural 'majūs', like 'yahūdī' and 'yahūd'.

المجوس واليهود إنما عرف على حد يهودي ويهود، ومجوسي ومجوس

The Magians and the Jews are only known in the manner of 'Yahudi' and 'Yahud', and 'Majusi' and 'Majus'.

ولولا ذلك لم يجز دخول الألف واللام عليهما، لأنهما معرفتان مؤنثان

And were it not for that, it would not be permissible to prefix the definite article 'al-' to them, because they are definite feminine nouns.

فجريا في كلامهم مجرى القبيلتين، ولم يجعلا كالحيين في باب الصرف

So they were treated in their speech like tribal names, and not like 'hayy' in the rules of morphology.

أصاح أريك برقا هب وهنا ... كنار مجوس تستعر إستعارا

O companion, I show you lightning flashing here... like the fire of the Magians, intensely burning.

مجسه تمجيسا: صيره مجوسيا فتمجس هو

He made him 'tamjīs' (make Magian): he made him a Magian, and he became Magian.

كل مولود يولد على الفطرة حتى يكون أبواه يمجسانه أي يعلمانه دين المجوسية

Every child is born in a state of natural purity until his parents make him 'yamjissānahu', meaning they teach him the religion of Magianism.

القدرية مجوس هذه الأمة

The Qadariyyah are the Magians of this Ummah.

إنما جعلهم مجوسا لمضاهاة مذهبهم مذهب المجوس، في قولهم بالأصلين، وهما النور والظلمة

They were only made Magians because their doctrine resembles the doctrine of the Magians, in their assertion of two principles, namely light and darkness.

يزعمون أن الخير من فعل النور، وأن الشر من فعل الظلمة

They claim that good comes from the action of light, and that evil comes from the action of darkness.

وكذا القدرية، يضيفون الخير إلى الله تعالى، والشر إلى الإنسان والشيطان

And likewise the Qadariyyah, they attribute good to God Almighty, and evil to man and Satan.

والله خالقهما معا لا يكون شيء منهما إلا بمشيئته تعالى

And God is the creator of both; nothing happens of them except by His will, may He be exalted.

فهما مضافان إليه سبحانه وتعالى خلقا وإيجادا، وإلى الفاعلين لهما عملا وإكتسابا

So they are attributed to God, may He be glorified and exalted, in creation and origination, and to the doers of them in action and acquisition.