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Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "one of the prophet muhammad 's companions". Today it says "persian religious scholar and one of the companions of muhammad". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between 2005 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

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Salman the Persian ( Salman e Farsi , sometimes Salman Farisi and Salman the handsome ) was one of the prophet Muhammad 's companions. He was born in Kazeroun , Persia (present day Iran ). He is said to have worshipped fire, however he didn't accept fire to be his god (the main religion in Persia at the time was Zoroastrianism ). He lived in the city of Isfahan for the most part of his adolescent life. His father was an influential man of great wealth. He started searching for truth. He was eager to search out since his childhood what he deemed the "true religion". He left his country hoping to attain enlightenment. He embarked on a spiritual journey, traversing through the lands of the Arabian desert. He encountered a Christian monk , whom he accompanied for several years, subsequently converting to Christianity under his leverage. Salman acquired much knowledge, experience and wisdom from his travels under the tutelage of the monk. One day, the monk died. Salman, mourning over the loss of his mentor, once again started faring all across the Arabian peninsula. Later on, he came in contact with many Christian preachers and priests, but none satisfied his thirst for enlightenment . Ulteriorly, he met a sickly old Christian priest in his death-bed, who told Salman about the coming of a new prophet in Medina or Tema as called in Isaiah 21:13-14 and informed him of his characteristics in accordance to Isaiah 42 . Feeling that it was the only way to seek out the truth, he left for Medina in pursuit of the new messiah . On his way to Medina , he was deceived by a group of Bedouin nomads. They promised to show him the way to the city of Medina. They instead, however, by means of trickery, sold him as a slave to a Jew . He was soon forced to harsh labour in the Jew's garden, which happened to be located in the city of Medina. After a few days of this incident, a person named Muhammed migrated from his birthplace of Mecca to Medina . Salman was told, as he recalled it, by his last religious teacher that the prospective prophet would be driven out from his motherland (Isaiah 21:15) and he would then take refuge in land bounded by gardens of dates . He would not eat things as would be given to him as presents or charity. Rather, he would distribute them among his companions. Between his two shoulders, a distinctive mark of prophethood would be concealed. Salman immediately noticed traces of the forecasted prophetic characteristics within this man, who had already attracted his attention and sparked his curiousity through his humble simplicity. Later he presented some food to Muhammed and said told him that it was a "gift". Muhammed accepted the gift and also asked his companions to share. He uncovered the prophet's right shoulder and found the mark of prophecy. Then Salman the Persian took the opportunity to present himself before the prophet formally. He embraced Islam according to the prophet's dictations and teachings, and finally was content that he had been enlightened by the light of truth, as he believed Islam to be the 'true religion' which he was in search of since his childhood. The Prophet subsequently made monetary arrangements to free Salman from his due service to the Jew. Salman the Persian became renowned as one of the prophet's most devout and loyal followers. According to Sunnis sources he did not give alligance to Abu Bakr, until Ali suposedly did so. Salman the Persian died during the reign of Caliph Osman .¹

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Salaf Salman the Persian or Salman al Farisi ( Salman e Farsi , Salman al-Farisi ) was one of Muhammad 's companions. During some of his later meetings with the other Sahaba , he was referred to as Abu Abdullah ("Father of Abdullah").

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Salman the Persian or Salman al-Farsi ( , born روزبه Rouzbeh , , ) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the first Persian convert to Islam. During some of his later meetings with the other Sahabah , he was referred to as Abu Abdullah ("Father of Abdullah"). He is credited with the suggestion of digging a trench around Medina when it was attacked by Mecca in a battle known as the Battle of Trench. He was born Zoroastrian then attracted to Christianity and then was converted to Islam. According to some traditions, he was appointed as the governor of Mada'in in Iraq. According to popular Shia tradition, Muhammad considered Salman as part of his household ( Ahl al-Bayt ). He was a renowned follower of Ali ibn Abi Talib after the death of Muhammad. Historical Dictionary of Islam .

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Salman the Persian or Salman al-Farsi ( , Salmān al-Fārisīy ), born Roozbeh ( , "good day"), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the first Persian who converted to Islam. During some of his later meetings with the other Sahabah , he was referred to by the kunya Abu Abdullah ("Father of Abdullah"). He is credited with the suggestion of digging a trench around Medina , a Sasanian military technique, when it was attacked by Mecca in the Battle of the Trench . He was raised as a Zoroastrian , then attracted to Christianity , and then converted to Islam after meeting Muhammad in the city of Yathrib, which later became Medina. According to some traditions, he was appointed as the governor of Al-Mada'in in Iraq. According to popular tradition, Muhammad considered Salman as part of his household ( Ahl al-Bayt ). He was a renowned follower of Ali ibn Abi Talib after the death of Muhammad. Historical Dictionary of Islam .

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Companion of Islamic prophet Muhammad Salman al-Farisi ( ) was a Persian companion of Muhammad . He was raised as a Zoroastrian in the Sasanian Empire , then was attracted to Christianity , and then converted to Islam after meeting Muhammad in the city of Yathrib, which later became Medina . During some of his later meetings with the other companions, he was referred to by the kunyah Abu ʿAbdullah "Father of Abdullah". At his suggestion, a trench was dug (a Sasanian military technique) around Medina when it was attacked by the Meccan Quraysh in the Battle of the Trench . According to some traditions, he was appointed as the governor of Al-Mada'in in Iraq , and in popular tradition, Muhammad considered Salman as being part of his household . He was a follower of Muhammad's cousin Ali after the death of Muhammad. An-Nawawi, Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhaddhab , (Cairo, Matbacat at-'Tadamun n.d.), 380. Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia . Historical Dictionary of Islam .

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Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Salman Farsi ( Persian : سلمان فارسی ; Arabic : سَلْمَان ٱلْفَارِسِيّ ) was a 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 Western Asia to engage in constructive dialogue with non-Zoroastrian groups. His quests eventually prompted his conversion to Christianity and later his conversion to Islam , which occurred after he met and befriended Muhammad in the city of Yathrib . 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 . In meetings with the other companions, he was often referred to by the kunya Abu ʿAbdullah . Prior to the Battle of the Trench in 627, Salman suggested to Muhammad and the other early Muslims that a large trench be dug around Yathrib (citing a technique commonly used by the Sasanian army ) in order to help defend against the Quraysh , who were marching from Mecca in order to besiege the city. After Muhammad's death in 632, Salman became closely associated with Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib and is claimed to have participated in the Muslim conquest of Persia , aiding the territorial expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate outside of the Arabian Peninsula . Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia . Historical Dictionary of Islam .

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