 Persecution of Zoroastrians is the religious persecution inflicted upon the followers of the Zoroastrian faith . The persecution of Zoroastrians occurred throughout its history . The discrimination and harassment began in the form of sparse violence and forced conversions . Muslims are recorded to have destroyed fire temples . Zoroastrians living under Muslim rule were required to pay a tax called Jizya . Zoroastrian temples were often attacked and destroyed by Muslims .
Some Zoroastrians were forced to convert to Islam .
In 1025, the Qarmatians destroyed the Zoroastrian fire temple of Cholazad in Persia .
The Muslim conquest of Persia resulted