{"id":8559,"date":"2020-06-20T02:15:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T07:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/?p=8559"},"modified":"2020-07-07T05:24:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:24:42","slug":"salman-der-perser-zoroastrier-persien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/de\/salman-der-perser-zoroastrier-persien\/","title":{"rendered":"Salman der Perser, Zoroastrier, Persien"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">(part 1 of 2): From Zoroastrianism to Christianity<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The blessed companion of Prophet Muhammad, God&#8217;s blessings and peace be upon him, Salman al-Farisi [1] reported his journey to Islam as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cI was a Persian man from the people of Isfahaan [2] from a town known as Jayi. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">My father was the city administrator. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">For him I was the most beloved creature of God. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">His love for me reached the point that he entrusted me to monitor the fire [3] he was lighting. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He never let it die.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">My father owned a large piece of fertile land. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">One day when he was busy with his construction, he told me to go to his country and do some of the tasks he wanted. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">On my way to his country I passed a Christian church. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I heard the sounds of people praying inside. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I didn&#8217;t know how people lived outside because my father kept me in the house. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">So when I passed these people [in the church] and heard their voices, I went in to see what they were doing. \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When I saw her, I liked her prayers and became interested in her religion. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I said [to myself]: &#8222;By God, this religion is better than ours.&#8220; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">By God, I didn&#8217;t leave her until sunset. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I have not returned to my father&#8217;s country. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I asked [ie the people in the church]: \u201cWhere does this religion come from?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cThey said: &#8218;From Al-Sham.&#8216; [4]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I came back to my father who was worried and sent [someone] after me. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When I arrived he said: &#8218;O son! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Where have you been? <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Didn&#8217;t I send you off with a task? \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I said, \u201cMy father, I passed people praying in their church and I liked their religion. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">By God I stayed with them until sunset. \u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">My father said: \u201cMy son! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">There is nothing good in their religion; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">your religion and that of your forefathers is better. &#8218; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">&#8222;No, by God, it&#8217;s better than our religion.&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He threatened me, tied my feet and kept me in the house. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I sent a message to the Christians to let me know if there is any Christian trade caravan coming from Al-Shaam. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">A caravan of merchants arrived and they told me; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">then I told them [the Christians] to let me know when the caravan people had done their business and were leaving to return to their country. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I was [actually] notified when the Al-Shaam people were done and ready to go to their country, so I released the bonds from my feet and accompanied [the caravan] until we were Al-Shaam reached.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When I arrived I asked, &#8222;Who is the best in the people in this religion?&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">They said: \u201cThe bishop. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[He is] in the church. \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I went to him and said, &#8222;I like this religion, and I would like to stay with you and serve you in your church so that I can learn from you and pray with you.&#8220; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He said: &#8222;You can come in and stay with me&#8220;, so I joined him. After a while, Salman discovered something from the bishop. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He was a bad man who ordered and motivated people to pay alms just to keep them to themselves. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He didn&#8217;t give them to the poor. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He had piled up seven vessels of gold and silver! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman continued: <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I despised him for his actions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He [the bishop] died. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Christians gathered to bury him. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I informed her that he had been a bad man who had given alms and motivated people to keep them to himself and that he had given none of them to the poor. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">They said, &#8222;How do you know that?&#8220; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I replied, &#8222;I can show you his treasure.&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">They said, &#8222;Show him to us!&#8220; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I showed them the place [where he kept it] and they brought out seven vessels filled with gold and silver. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When they saw this, they said,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> &#8222;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">By God, we will never bury him.&#8220; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Then they crucified and stone him. [5]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">They replaced their bishop. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I have never seen one [of them] praying better than he [the new bishop]; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">or a man who had become more detached from this worldly life and hung on the hereafter, or a person who was more committed to working day and night. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I loved him more than anyone before.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I stayed with him until some time before he died. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When his death approached, I said to him: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cOh [so and so], I stayed with you and loved you more than anything before. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Now God&#8217;s order [ie death] has come, so what do you command me to do? \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The bishop said: \u201cBy God! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">People are completely lost; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">they changed [the religion] they lived by. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I don&#8217;t know anyone who still adheres to the religion I lived in except a man in al-Musil, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[6] so join him [and he gave me his name]. \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When the man died, Salman moved to al-Musil and met the person he recommended &#8230; <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I said to him, &#8222;[He and He] advised me to join you when his death came.&#8220; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He told me that you have the same [religion] as him. \u201d <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I stayed with him and found him the best man to hold onto his companion&#8217;s [religion] affair.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Soon he died too. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When death was near, Salman asked him (as he had previously done with the first companion) to recommend another person belonging to the same religion. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The man said: \u201cBy God! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I don&#8217;t know anyone who represents the same thing [religion] as ours except for a man in Naseebeen [7] and his name is [so and so], so go to him and join him. \u201d <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">After his death I went to see the man from Naseebeen. \u201d <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman found the man and stayed with him for a while. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The same events were repeated. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Death was approaching and before he died, Salman came to the man and asked for his advice to whom and where to go. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The man recommended Salman to join another man in Amuria [8] who followed the same religion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman moved to Amuria after his companion passed away. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He found his new recommendation and joined him in his religion. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman worked [at the time] and &#8222;earned a couple of cows and a sheep.&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Death approached the Amuria man. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman repeated his request, but [this time] the answer was different. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The man said: \u201cO son! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I don&#8217;t know anyone who follows the same [religion] as we do. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">But a prophet will appear in your lifetime, and this prophet is of the same religion as Abraham. \u201d<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The man described this prophet by saying: \u201cHe is sent with the same religion as Abraham. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He will come from the land of Arabia and he will emigrate to a place that lies between two countries full of black stones [as if they were burned by fire]. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">There are palm trees in the middle of these two countries. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">It can be recognized by certain characters. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He [will accept] and eat [the] food that is given to him as a gift, but he will not eat alms. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The seal of prophecy will be between his shoulders. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">If you can move to this country, do it. \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Footnotes:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Al-Haithami collected this report in Majma &#8218;Al-Zawa&#8217;id. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[2] Isfahaan: A region in northwest Iran. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[3] His father was a magician who served fire. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[4] Al-Shaam: It includes areas known today as Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[5] An important point here is that because of a person&#8217;s actions, Salman has not turned away from what he thought was the truth. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He didn&#8217;t say, &#8222;Look at these Christians! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The best of them is so bad! \u201d <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He had understood that he had to measure religion by its belief conditions and not by its followers. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Al-Musil: A capital in northwestern Iraq. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[7] Naseebeen: A city on the way between Al-Musil and Al-Shaam.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[8] Amuria: A city that has been part of the eastern region of the Roman Empire.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">(part 2 of 2): From Christianity to Islam<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The man died and Salman stayed in Amuria. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">One day some traders from the calf tribe [1] passed me: \u201dSalman said:\u201c I told them: &#8218;Take me to Arabia and I will give you my cows and my only sheep that I have.&#8216; \u201d They said, &#8222;Yes.&#8220; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman gave them what he had offered and they took him away. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When they reached Waadi al-Quraa [near Medina], they sold him to a Jewish man as a slave. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman stayed with the Jew and he saw the palm trees [described by his former companion]. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">&#8222;I hoped this would be the same place my companion described.&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">One day a man who was a first cousin of Salman&#8217;s lord from the Bani Quraidha Jewish tribe came to visit Medina. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He bought it from his Jewish master. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cHe took me to Medina. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">With God! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When I saw it, I knew it was the place my companion had described, and then God [2] sent His Messenger [ie, Muhammad, God&#8217;s blessings and peace be upon him]. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He stayed in Mecca as long as he stayed. [3] <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I hadn&#8217;t heard from him because I was busy slavery and then he emigrated to Medina.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[One day] I was in the crown of a palm tree to do some work on the date bundles for my master. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">A first degree cousin of his had come and stood in front of him [his master was sitting] and said: \u201cWoe to Bani Qeelah [people of the Qeelah tribe], they are all gathered in Qibaa [4] around a man who has come from Mecca today , and claims to be a prophet! \u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I trembled so much when I heard him that I was afraid of falling on my master. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I got down and said, &#8218;What are you saying? <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">What are you saying !? &#8218; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">My lord got angry, hit me hard and said, &#8222;What do you have to do with this? <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Go and take care of your work. \u201d <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I did not say anything! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I just wanted to be sure of what he was saying. \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">That evening I went to see the Messenger of God while he was in Qibaa. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I took something that I had kept with me. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I went in and said, \u201cI was told that you are a righteous man and that your company, which is a stranger here, is in need. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I want to offer you something that I saved as alms. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I think you need it more than anyone else. \u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I offered it to him, he said to his companions: &#8222;Eat,&#8220; but he himself held his hand back [ie, he didn&#8217;t eat]. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I said to myself, &#8222;This is one [ie, one of the signs of prophecy].&#8220; <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">At this meeting with the Prophet, God&#8217;s blessings and peace be upon him, Salman went to prepare another trial! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">This time he brought a gift to the Prophet in Medina.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">&#8222;I saw that you didn&#8217;t eat the alms, so here&#8217;s a gift I want to honor you with.&#8220; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Prophet ate of it and ordered his companions to do what they did. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I said to myself, &#8222;Now there are two [ie, two signs of prophecy].&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">At the third meeting, Salman came to Baqi-ul-Gharqad [a cemetery in Medina], where the Prophet, God&#8217;s blessings and peace were on him. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">attended the funeral of one of his companions. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman said:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cI greeted him [with Islam&#8217;s greeting: &#8218;Peace be with you&#8216;], and then I moved behind his back and tried to see the seal [of prophecy] that my companion had described. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When he saw what I was doing, he knew I was trying to confirm something that had been described to me. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He took the garment off his back and I saw the seal. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I recognized it. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I fell down, kissed it and cried. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Messenger of God, God&#8217;s blessings and peace be upon him, told me to turn [ie to speak to him]. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">I told him my story as I tell you, Ibn &#8218;Abbaas [to remember, Salman tells his story to Ibn&#8216; Abbaas]. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He [the Prophet] liked her so much that he wanted me to tell her to his companions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He was still a slave that belonged to his master. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Prophet said to him, &#8222;Make a contract [with your Lord] for your freedom, O Salman.&#8220; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman obeyed and made a contract [with his master] for his freedom. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He made an agreement with his master that he would pay him forty ounces of gold, and he would successfully plant and raise three hundred new date palms. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Prophet said to his companions, &#8222;Help your brother.&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">They helped him with the trees and collected the amount for him. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Prophet instructed Salman to dig the right holes to plant the seedlings, and he planted each one with his own hands. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman said,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> &#8222;In whose hands my soul is [ie, God], not a single tree died.&#8220; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman gave the trees to his master. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Prophet gave Salman a gold piece the size of a hen&#8217;s egg and said, &#8222;Take this, O Salman, and pay [your lord] what you owe.&#8220;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman said, \u201cHow much is this in relation to what I owe!\u201d The Prophet said, \u201cTake it! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">God will do what you owe. \u201d[5] I took it and weighed part of it and it was forty ounces. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman gave the gold to his master. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He fulfilled the agreement and was released, and from then on Salman became one of the Prophet&#8217;s closest companions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The search for the truth<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">One of the Prophet&#8217;s greatest companions, Abu Hurairah, reported: <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cWe were in the company of the Messenger of God when the Sura al Jumuah (Sura 62) was revealed. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">He recited these words: <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cAnd [God also sent Muhammad to] other of them who have not caught up with them (but who are yet to come) &#8230;\u201d (Quran 62: 3) <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">One of them asked, &#8218;O Messenger of God ! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Who are the ones who haven&#8217;t caught up with us yet? &#8218; <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Messenger of God didn&#8217;t answer. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Salman the Persian was among us. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Messenger of God put his hand on Salman and said, &#8218;With the one in whose hands is my soul, even if faith were near the Pleiades (the seven stars), men of these [ie Salman&#8217;s people] would surely have him to reach.&#8220; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">(At-Tirmidhi)<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Many in this world are like Salman, looking for the truth about the One and Only True God. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">This story of Salman is like the stories of people in our own time. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The search of some people led them from one church to another, from the church to Buddhism or passivity, from Judaism to \u00b4neutrality\u00b4, from religion to meditation to mental abuse. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">There are those who have switched from one performance to the next, but have not even thought of wanting to learn about Islam! <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">When they met a few Muslims, their minds opened up. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The story of Salman is that of a long search. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">You could shorten your search for the truth by taking advantage of it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Footnotes:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[1] An Arab tribe. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[2] Salman came to Medina before Muhammad, God&#8217;s blessing and peace be upon him, was called to be a prophet. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[3] Thirteen years later, he received the revelation from God. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[4] The outskirts of Medina. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">[5] A miracle from God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Source: https:\/\/www.islamland.com\/deu\/articles\/salman-der-perser-zoroastrier-persien<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(part 1 of 2): From Zoroastrianism to Christianity The blessed companion of Prophet Muhammad, God&#8217;s blessings and peace be upon him, Salman al-Farisi [1] reported his journey to Islam as follows: \u201cI was a Persian man from the people of Isfahaan [2] from a town known as Jayi. My father was the city administrator. For &#8230; <a title=\"Salman der Perser, Zoroastrier, Persien\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/de\/salman-der-perser-zoroastrier-persien\/\" aria-label=\"Mehr Informationen \u00fcber Salman der Perser, Zoroastrier, Persien\">Weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[191],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-warum-wurde-ich-muslim"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Site Admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/de\/author\/admin2\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"(part 1 of 2): From Zoroastrianism to Christianity The blessed companion of Prophet Muhammad, God&#8217;s blessings and peace be upon him, Salman al-Farisi [1] reported his journey to Islam as follows: \u201cI was a Persian man from the people of Isfahaan [2] from a town known as Jayi. 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