Lives of Sahaba 65 - Salman Al - Farsi

In this two part video, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi attempts to unravel the life of Salman Al Farsi RA who was a Persian Sahabi. We get acquainted with Salman RA biography and his early life as a Zoroastrian and his tryst with Christianity and his conversion to Christianity. It is just amazing and mind boggling to discover and this is even contemplated upon as to how a boy who grew up in the pinnacle of Persian power and rule would eventually fight against the same Persian people from the Muslim army. Moreover, he is appointed the governor of Madaain and we realise he has now the bastion of power which he had once only seen from far. Allah’s Qadr outdoes everything we can and would have imagined. We also get to know how Salman RA yearned to meet the Prophet ﷺ and which lands him on the land of Amuriyah where the Banu Kalb cheated on their promise and he is sold off as a slave to the nephew of Banu Qurayza. He eventually lands in Medina and he says he is overjoyed at the sight of this city of the Prophet ﷺ. Do listen to the next part in the series to explore the happenings on Salman Al Farsi RA ultimate wish to see the Prophet ﷺ.