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Three restorers before the resurrection

Ulema-i Islam, second treatise — new English translation of Blochet · Three-restorer sequence, p. 46; new English translation from Blochet’s 1898 French

Edition, transcription and reuse details

E. Blochet, “Le Livre intitulé l’Oulamâ-i Islâm,” Revue de l’histoire des religions 37 (1898), pp. 23–49; second treatise pp. 40–49; selected complete three-restorer sequence p. 46, PDF page 53. French visually transcribed from scan; line-wrap hyphenation joined, whitespace normalized, typographic apostrophes standardized, footnote callouts moved into separate linked notes. Translator parentheticals retained. New English translation by Rainbow Watch with AI assistance, translated from Blochet’s French, not directly from Persian; French wording and new English translation independently reviewed 20 September 2026.

Public-domain French translation published in 1898. New English translation prepared for Rainbow Watch from that public-domain French text; not attributed to Dhabhar.

Then Oshêdar-Bâmî will come, bringing a Nask of the Avesta and the Zend in addition to what Zartusht, the descendant of Spitâma, brought; and Bahrâm Amâvand will spread it throughout the world. Of those three parts (of the Avesta) that had not been received in Zartusht’s time, one further third will be accepted, and for four hundred years these truths will spread more and more throughout the world. Dissensions will break out again; there are many words on this matter. Then Oshêdar-Mâh will come and remove these dissensions from the world. He will bring one more Nask (book) than Oshêdar-Bâmî brought, and he will promulgate it throughout the world. Half of the atheists (or unbelievers) will receive the good Law. Then this prosperous period will pass once again, and a time of misfortune will come; that too will pass. Next Syâvashânî will bring one more Nask than Oshêdar-Mâh, and all the people living in the world will receive the good Law. Disputes will disappear from this world until fifty-seven years have passed; then the Resurrection will come. There are also many words on this matter. We shall shorten our account to avoid our reader’s reproach, and return to our subject.