Zoroaster parallels include the evident similarities between Amesha Spenta and the archangel Gabriel, and the mention of Thamud and the Iram of the Pillars in the Quran. These may also indicate the vast influence of the Achaemenid Empire on the development of either religion. The Sabaeans, who believed in free will coincident with Zoroastrians, are also mentioned in the Quran. Like the Greeks of classical antiquity, Islamic tradition understands Zoroaster to be the founding prophet of the Magians (via Aramaic, Arabic "Majus", collective "Majusya"). The 11th-century Cordoban Ibn Hazm (Zahiri school) contends that "Kitabi" "of the Book" cannot apply in light
Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss) 1971 and his death in 1977, and as the introduction to several of his live albums, including "" (1972), "Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite" (1973), and "Elvis in Concert" (1977). Eumir Deodato's funk-influenced arrangement of the opening fanfare "Sunrise" theme reached #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 U.S. popular music sales charts in 1973, and #7 on the UK Singles Chart. His version was titled "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", and won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. The American rock band Phish performs a rendition of the opening fanfare as interpreted by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato. The