Abd El Salam

This name derives from the Arabic “ʻAbd al-Salām,” meaning “Servant of the All-peaceable.” As-Salam being one of the names of God in the Qur’an, which gives rise to the Muslim Theophoric names. This name derives from the Hebrew and Arabic “Shâlêm > Salīm,” meaning “Peaceful, complete.” It is an Arabic given name and surname, a Sephardic Jewish surname of Hebrew origin. The place of which Melchizedek was King, “King of Salem” indicates to some Jewish scholars that the place “Shâlêm” is the same as now Jerusalem. Salman al-Farsi was one of the most loyal companions of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Besides, Salman was the first Persian convert to Islam. During some of his later meetings with the other Sahabah, he was referred to as Abu Abdullah “Father of Abdullah.” According to some traditions, he was appointed as the governor of Mada’in in Iraq.