Abd Allah ibn Salam
Abdullah ibn Salam | |
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Islamic miniature depicting Abd Allah ibn Salam arguing to the Jews that the Tawrat foretells the coming of Muhammad | |
| Theologian, Disciple of Muhammad, Servant of Peace | |
| Born | c. 550 C.E. (disputed) Yathrib, Hejaz |
| Died | 663 C.E. Medina, Umayyad Caliphate |
| Venerated in | Islam |
| Influences | Moses, Muhammad, Aaron, Hebrew prophets |
| Influenced | Commentators on the Qur'an, especially Tafsir al Qurtubi and Ibn Ishaq |
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Abdallah ibn Salam (Arabic: عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ, romanized: ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām, lit. 'Slave of God son of Peace'), born Al-Husayn ibn Salam, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a Jew who converted to Islam. He participated in the conquest of Syria and Palestine, but died in Medina.