Was Salman the Persian the first person to translate the Quran and did he do this was he one of the Prophet Muhammad's Companions ? Also when the Quran is translated must the Arabic be side to side ? When I ask about the history of the Quran being transalated Im not talking about in English I mean in Persian ? I read he did this during the Prophet's life time and even had a dream teling him when he was going to die.
Salman the Persian
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Salman the Persian or
Salman al Farisi (
Persian:
سلمان فارسی Salman e Farsi,
Arabic:
سلمان الفارسي
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").
[
edit] Legacy
His grave is shown also in
Lod (Lydda),
Palestine/
Israel, now inside the modern quarter called
Ramat Eshkol.
[
edit] Works
He
translated part of the Qur'an into Persian, thus becoming the first person to interpret the
Qur'an into a foreign language.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_the_Persian
Salman al-Farsi (Salman the Persian)
As a scholar, Salman was noted for his vast knowledge and wisdom. Ali said of him that he was like Luqman the Wise. And Kab al-Ahbar said: "Salman is stuffed with knowledge and wisdom--an ocean that does not dry up." Salman had a knowledge of both the Christian scriptures and the Quran in addition to his earlier knowledge of the Zoroastrian religion. Salman in fact translated parts of the Quran into Persian during the life-time of the Prophet. He was thus the first person to translate the Quran into a foreign language.
http://www.islamawareness.net/Caliph..._al_farsi.html
Salman's Dream
Shortly before his death, Salman was blessed with a dream in which he saw that the Holy Prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wassalam (peace be upon him)who told him that he will die on Friday in
Ctesiphon.[
citation needed]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_the_Persian