Salman the Persian

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'Salman Farsi was Persian religious scholar and one of the companions of Muhammad. As a practicing Zoroastrian, he dedicated much of his early life to studying to become a magus, after which he began travelling extensively throughout West Asia to engage in constructive dialogue with non-Zoroastrian groups. His quests eventually led to his conversion to Islam, which occurred after he met and befriended Islamic prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina. He was a prominent non-Arab companion and one of Muhammad's closest friends; Muhammad had once stated to a gathering of his followers that he regarded Salman as a part of his family. Muhammad is reported to have specifically said "Salman is part of my Ahl al-Bayt." In meetings with the other companions, he was often referred to by the kunya Abu ʿAbdullah.

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