Glossary term: Zindiq

Glossary term: Zindiq

While Zindiq refers to all non-believers and heretics, in chapter 10 Berky primarily uses the term to refer to Zoroastrians, whether that was indeed the most common use of the word or if that simply is the way the text presented it I am unsure. Perhaps this is due to the early muddling of Abrahamic religions, whereas Zoroastrianism was clearly defined as different, as well as having one of the most from relationships with the early Muslim expansion.

heresy", non-believer, non-muslim

The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800, CHAPTER 10 The non-Muslims of early Islam