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| Birth = | | Birth = ? | ||
| Place of Birth = | | Place of Birth = Ray (Isfahan ) or Ramhurmuz | ||
| Muhajir/Ansar = | | Muhajir/Ansar = | ||
| Place of Residence = [[Isfahan]], [[Syria]], [[Medina]], [[Al-Madain]] | | Place of Residence = [[Isfahan]], [[Syria]], [[Medina]], [[Al-Madain]] | ||
|Death/Martyrdom = [[36]]/656-7 | |Death/Martyrdom = [[36]]/[[656 CE|656]]-[[657 CE|7]] | ||
|Cause of death/martyrdom = | |Cause of death/martyrdom = | ||
|Burial place = [[Al-Madain]], [[Iraq]] | |Burial place = [[Al-Madain]], [[Iraq]] | ||
|Conversion to Islam = [[Jumada I]], [[1]]/November, 622 | |Conversion to Islam = [[Jumada I]], [[1]]/November/December, [[622 CE|622]] | ||
|Cause of conversion to Islam = | |Cause of conversion to Islam = | ||
|Presence at [[ghazwas]] = All the Ghazwas after the [[Battle of Khandaq]] | |Presence at [[ghazwas]] = All the Ghazwas after the [[Battle of Khandaq]] | ||
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'''Salmān al-Fārsī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|سلمان الفارسي}}) was a [[Sahaba|companion of | '''Salmān al-Fārsī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|سلمان الفارسي}}) (b. ? - d. [[36]]/[[656 CE|656]]-[[657 CE|7]]) 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]]. 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 | 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". | ||
==Before Conversion to Islam== | ==Before Conversion to Islam== | ||