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Salman the Persian

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Salman the Persian
human
Part ofcompanions of the Prophet Edit
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipSasanian Empire, Rashidun Caliphate Edit
Name in native languageسَلْمَان اَلْفَارِسِيّ‏ Edit
Name wey dem give amSalman Edit
Ein date of birth568 Edit
Place dem born amKazerun Edit
Date wey edie657 Edit
Place wey edieCtesiphon Edit
Place wey dem bury amSalman Al-Farsi Mosque Edit
Native languageMiddle Persian Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signMiddle Persian, Classical Arabic Edit
Ein occupationpreacher, military leader, translator, writer Edit
StudentAnas ibn Malik Edit
Religion anaa worldviewIslam Edit
Participated in conflictBattle of the Trench, Battle of Khaybar Edit
Copyright status as creatorcopyrights on works have expired Edit

Salman Farsi (born Ruzbeh Khoshnudan; Persian: سلمان فارسی; Arabic: سَلْمَان ٱلْفَارِسِيّ) be a Persian religious scholar den one of de companions of Muhammad. As a practicing Zoroastrian, he dedicate much of ein early life to studying to become a magus, after wich he begin dey travel extensively thru out Western Asia to engage insyd constructive dialogue plus non-Zoroastrian groups. Ein quests eventually prompt ein conversion to Christianity den later ein conversion to Islam, wich occurr after he meet den befriend Muhammad insyd de city of Medina. He be a prominent non-Arab companion den one of Muhammad ein closest paddies; Muhammad once state to a gathering of ein followers dat he regard Salman as a part of ein family.[1] Insyd meetings plus de oda companions, he often be referred to by de kunya Abu ʿAbdullah.

Prior to de Battle of the Trench insyd 627, Salman suggest to Muhammad den de oda early Muslims say make dem dig a large trench around Yathrib (wey dey cite a technique dem commonly use by de Sasanian army) in order to help defend against de Quraysh, wey dey march from Mecca in order to besiege de city.[2] After Muhammad ein death insyd 632, Salman cam be closely associated plus Muhammad ein cousin den son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib wey dem claim to have participate insyd de Muslim conquest of Persia, wey dey aid de territorial expansion of de Rashidun Caliphate outsyd of de Arabian Peninsula.[3]

Death

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One source dey state say he die insyd 32 A.H. / 652 anaa 653 C.E. insyd de Julian calendar.[4][5] while anoda source dry say he die during Uthman ein era insyd 35 A.H. / 655 anaa 656 C.E. Oda sources dey state say he die during Ali ein reign.[6] Ein tomb dey locate insyd Salman Al-Farsi Mosque insyd Al-Mada'in,[7] anaa according to sam odas, insyd Isfahan, Jerusalem anaa elsewhere.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 761. ISBN 978-1-5760-7355-1. Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  2. ↑ "The 'Caliph' Speaks". The Atlantic. 4 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Adamec, Ludwig W. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Islam. Lanham, Maryland • Toronto • Plymouth, UK: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 276–277.
  4. ↑ "موقع قصة الإسلام – إشراف د/ راغب السرجاني". islamstory.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  5. ↑ John Walker. "Calendar Converter". fourmilab.ch. Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  6. ↑ "سلمان الفارسي – الصحابة – موسوعة الاسرة المسلمة" (in Arabic). Islam.aljayyash.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  7. ↑ "Rockets hit Shia tomb in Iraq". Al Jazeera. 27 February 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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