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SAHL AL-TUSTAR
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Sallekhan
.

In Jainism, ritual death by fasting. Through gradual fasting in accordance with detailed prescription and under close supervision of mendicant teachers, Jains can meet their death in a controlled and peaceful manner. Jains insist that this is a noble act, and not common suicide, because the vow to take sallekhan
is made publicly and the consent of the
c
rya
or family must first be given.

 
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(‘the Persian’). Close companion of the Prophet
Mu
ammad
and a central figure of many Muslim legends. ‘Umar appointed him as governor of al-Mad
’in and he is said to have died there during ‘Uthm
n's reign. Salm
n's tomb at al-Mad
’in is a place of pilgrimage for
Shi‘ites
returning from
Karbal
’. According to many
S
f
orders
, Salm
n is a leading mystic and teacher in their
silsilah
(chain of transmission). The
Nu
air
raise him to their trinity of ‘Al
, Mu
ammad, and Salm