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Sahaba / Tabi‘eenPhase 4a · Muhajirun, Ansar, Tabi‘eenMajor figure

Salman al-Farisi (RA)

سلمان الفارسي

d. c. 33-36 AH in al-Mada'in date disputed

A Persian seeker of truth who left Zoroastrianism for Christianity and then, after slavery in Madinah, embraced Islam. He suggested the trench at the Battle of the Trench.

Biography

Salman's own account (Musnad Ahmad, with a hasan chain) describes his journey from Zoroastrian Persia through Christian monks in Syria to Madinah, where he recognised the signs of prophethood. Sahih Bukhari records that he 'was passed from master to master more than ten times'. The Prophet ﷺ said of verse 62:3 that men from Salman's people would attain faith even if it were at the Pleiades (Sahih Bukhari).

Sirah sources credit him with suggesting the trench (5 AH). He later governed al-Mada'in, where he died. His journey links the Zoroastrian and Christian branches of Phase 1 to Islam.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 4897 Sahih

    With his hand on Salman: 'If faith were at al-Thurayya, men from these (Persians) would attain it.'

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 3946 Sahih

    Salman al-Farisi said he had been passed between more than ten masters.

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 1968 Sahih

    The Prophet ﷺ made Salman and Abu al-Darda' brothers; Salman advised him that his Lord, his self and his family all have rights over him — 'Salman spoke the truth'.

💬 Explanation Unverified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari and Musnad Ahmad's well-chained account.

Empires in their lifetime

Further references

  • Musnad Ahmad (Salman's account)
  • Sahih Bukhari (Salman and 62:3)

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