Magi

==Islamic tradition==
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In Arabic, "Magians" (''[[majus]]'') is the term for [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrians]]. The term is mentioned in the Quran, in [[sura 22]] verse 17, where the "Magians" are mentioned alongside the [[Islam and Judaism|Jews]], the [[Sabians]] and the [[Nasrani (Arabic term for Christian)|Christians]] in a list of religions who will be judged on the [[Islamic eschatology|Day of Resurrection]].

In the 1980s, [[Saddam Hussein]]'s [[Ba'ath Party]] used the term ''majus'' during the [[Iran–Iraq War]] as a generalization of all modern-day Iranians. "By referring to the Iranians in these documents as ''majus'', the security apparatus [implied] that the Iranians [were] not sincere Muslims, but rather covertly practice their pre-Islamic beliefs. Thus, in their eyes, Iraq's war took on the dimensions of not only a struggle for Arab nationalism, but also a campaign in the name of Islam."<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mindset of Iraq's Security Apparatus |author=Al-Marashi, Ibrahim |year=2000 |page=5 |url=http://www.cambridgesecurity.net/pdf/iraqi-mindset.pdf |publisher=Cambridge University: Centre of International Studies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411114823/http://www.cambridgesecurity.net/pdf/iraqi-mindset.pdf |archive-date=2008-04-11}}</ref>