Jabir bin Samurah

Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) was a remarkable Companion of the Prophet ﷺ whose spiritual journey to Islam was one of the most extraordinary in early Muslim history. Born in a Persian Zoroastrian family in Isfahan, he abandoned his ancestral religion after witnessing a Zoroastrian priest in prayer and feeling drawn to monotheism. He then passed through years of service among Christian monks in Syria and Iraq, each dying guide directing him toward a prophet to come in Arabia. After being enslaved and then freed through the Prophet's help in Medina, he was accepted into the Muslim community and the Prophet ﷺ honored him with the words: 'Salman is from us, the People of the House.' His suggestion during the Battle of the Trench to dig a defensive ditch — a Persian military strategy — was adopted by the Prophet ﷺ and proved decisive. He narrated approximately sixty hadiths and became one of the most spiritually revered Companions, known for his profound wisdom and asceticism. He later served as governor of al-Mada'in (Ctesiphon) in Iraq. He passed away around 36 AH.