The Beginning
No
one can tell the story of Salman better than he himself. Salman t narrated his story to one of the
companions and a close relative of the Prophet Muhammad e[1] by the name of Abdullah bin 'Abbaas, who
in turn narrated it to others.[2]
Ibn 'Abbaas said,
Salman said, “I was a Persian man from the people
of Isfahaan[3] from a town known as Jayi. My father was the town chief. To him, I was
the most beloved creature of Allah. His love for me reached the point to which
he trusted me to supervise the fire[4] he lit. He would not let it die down.”
This
is an indication of good behavior of a son towards his father. Here Salman used the correct name
of the true God, Allah. The name Allah is the same name used
by all of the Prophets and Messengers u. Allah is the same name of God in the
Aramaic language of our beloved Prophet Jesus u.
[1]
This symbol represents the phrase ‘Sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam’, which means:
May Allah exalt him and send peace be upon him. Out of respect, Muslims are commanded
to state this phrase after mentioning the name of the Prophet Muhammad e.
[2]
This hadeeth was related in the ‘Musnad’ of Imaam Ahmed.
[3]
Isfahaan: A Region in northwest Iran.
[4]
His father was a Magean who worshipped fire.
