The Persians and Faith

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The people who have the greatest portion of Islam are the people of Persia.

The Prophet (SAWA), when he recited the verse “and if you turn away He will replace you with another people, and they will not be like you”, some people asked him (SAWA), ‘Who are those who will replace us? He replied, putting his hand on the shoulder of Salman, ‘This man and his people. By He who holds my soul in His Hand, if faith was hung from the stars, the men of Persia would take it.

The Prophet (SAWA), when asked about the verse, “O you who have faith! Should any of you desert his religion, Allah will soon bring a people whom He loves and who love Him”, said, patting the shoulder of Salman, ‘He and his people. He then said, ‘If religion was suspended from the stars, the men of Persia would take it.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘If knowledge was suspended from the skies, the men of Persia would reach it.

The Prophet (SAWA), when non-Arabs were mentioned in front of him, said, ‘Verily I have more trust in them, or in some of them, than I have in you, or in some of you.