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'''Salmān al-Fārsī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|سلمان الفارسي}}) was a [[Sahaba|companion of the 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 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]]. He gave his salary to charity and knitted baskets for his 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".

Salman was a Zoroastrian Iranian whose original name was Ruzbih. He converted to [[Christianity]] in his youth. After hearing the oracle of the arrival of a prophet in the land of Arabs, he set off toward [[Hijaz]]. He was enslaved midway and sold to a man from [[Banu Qurayda]] in [[Medina]]. He entered Medina when the 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".