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2 unusual facts about Salman the Persian


2006 al-Askari Mosque bombing

In the city of Madain (Ctesiphon), Sunni insurgents fired two rockets at the tomb of Salman the Persian, causing damage but no casualties.

After the crimes against the places of worship, including the blowing up of the mausoleum in Samarra and the attacks against the tombs of Salman the Persian and Imam Ali bin Mussa al-Rida, the tribes must take a stand and claim a role in the protection of these sites.


Dalak people

A claim is now being made that they are descended from Salman Al Farsi, a Sahabah of the Prophet Mohammad, hence the new name Salmani meaning a descendent of Salman.


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