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'''Salmān al-Fārsī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|سلمان الفارسي}}) was a [[Sahaba|companion of the Prophet Muhammad (s)]] and of Imam Ali (a). He was a well respected man among [[Shi'a]] and [[Sunni]] Muslims. He was originally from [[Iran]] and his original name was Ruzbeh.

Salman was [[monotheist]] who converted to [[Christianity]] in his childhood. When he had changed his religion, Salman was forced to leave his hometown. In order to find the truth about Christianity, he started his travels and met a number of priests and bishops in different [[church]]es. He arrived in [[Syria]], he settled in [[Syria]], [[Mosul]], and [[Nusaybin]]. Then he was captured as a slave by [[Banu Kalb]] tribe. After some time he was sold to a person from [[Banu Qurayza]] tribe and was taken to [[Medina]]. When he saw [[Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah (s)]], Salman figured out that he was the Prophet that his mentor had described. After meeting the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], Salman converted to [[Islam]]. The Prophet Muhammad (s) bought him and then freed him from slavery. After that Prophet (s) named him Salman. He was such a true Muslim that Prophet (s) once said: "Salman is a member of my [[Ahl al-Bayt]]."

Salman helped Muslims in the [[Battle of Khandaq]] (battle of the Trench), when he recommended the idea of digging a trench around the city, which brought victory to Muslims. After Prophet Muhammad (s) had passed away he became a supporter of [[Imam Ali (a)]] and a believer in his [[Imama]]. He disagreed with the event of [[Saqifa]]. However, he cooperated with the first Caliph, [[Abu Bakr]], and the second Caliph, [['Umar]]; he was also assigned as the governor of [[al-Mada'in]] in the time of the second Caliph. Nevertheless, he knitted baskets in order to provide money to cover the costs of living.