confirmed, movedable, protected, Administrators, templateeditor
5,338
edits
Salman al-Farsi: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(date of demise corrected) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Salmān al-Fārsī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|سلمان الفارسي}}) (b. ? - d. [[ | '''Salmān al-Fārsī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|سلمان الفارسي}}) (b. ? - d. [[33 AH|33]]/653-4) was a [[Sahaba|companion of prophet Muhammad (s)]] and [[Companions of Imam 'Ali (a)|of Imam Ali (a)]]. The Prophet (s) liked him and said about him, "Salman is one of us, the Ahl al-Bayt". His idea of digging a trench in the [[Battle of Khandaq]] brought victory to Muslims. He supported the successorship of Imam 'Ali (a) after the demise of the Prophet (s) and opposed the [[incident of Saqifa]]. He was assigned as the governor of [[al-Madain]] in the time of the caliphate of [[Umar b. al-Khattab]]. He gave his salary to charity and knitted baskets for a living. After a long life, Salman passed away in [[36]]/656-7 in al-Madain, where he is buried in a shrine known as "Salman-i Pak". | ||
Based on some reports, Salman was a Zoroastrian Iranian whose original name was Ruzbih. He converted to Christianity in his youth. After hearing the Christians foretelling the emergence of a prophet in the land of Arabs, he set off toward [[Hijaz]]. He was enslaved in the middle of the way and sold to a man from [[Banu Qurayza]] in [[Medina]]. He entered Medina when prophet Muhammad (s) had recently emigrated to the city. Salman met the Prophet (s) and after confirming the signs of prophethood converted to [[Islam]]. The Prophet (s) bought and freed him and named him "Salman". | Based on some reports, Salman was a Zoroastrian Iranian whose original name was Ruzbih. He converted to Christianity in his youth. After hearing the Christians foretelling the emergence of a prophet in the land of Arabs, he set off toward [[Hijaz]]. He was enslaved in the middle of the way and sold to a man from [[Banu Qurayza]] in [[Medina]]. He entered Medina when prophet Muhammad (s) had recently emigrated to the city. Salman met the Prophet (s) and after confirming the signs of prophethood converted to [[Islam]]. The Prophet (s) bought and freed him and named him "Salman". | ||