Hazrat bilal story

Bilal ibn Ribah () was one of the companions of Muhammad. Bilal was an Ethiopian black slave.

Life

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Bilal ibn Rabah (Arabic: بلال بن رباح, also called Bilal al-Habashi) was an Ethiopian born in Mecca in the late 6th century, sometime between and Bilal was an Ethiopian slave.

Bilal's owner was Umayyah ibn Khalaf, an enemy of Islam. When Bilal learned about Muhammad and became Muslim, his master started punishing him.

Bilal al arabi biography When Muhammad heard their complaint, he said:. Allah is Greatest. I wish the father of Bilal ra was my father and I was like Bilal ra. Mu'azzins, especially those in Turkey and Africa , have traditionally venerated the original practitioner of their profession.

When Muhammad heard about this, he ordered Abu Bakr to buy Bilal's freedom and Bilal -who was now free- joined Muhammad's companions.

Muhammad choose Bilal as the first muezzin. A muezzin is someone who leads the call to daily prayer. Sometimes Bilal walked the streets to call Muslims to come to prayer but most of the times, he said the Adhan from the top of the mosque.

Some years later, when the Muslim army walked towards Mecca, everyone ran to their homes and closed all doors and windows.

Al arabi qatar Madain Project. At that time, he became afraid of facing a small beating, but later he bravely faced being hung on the cross. Thus, the Holy Prophet sa ordered for this to be prepared and it was made accordingly this is a narration of Bukhari. However, if they accepted his proposal on account of him being a companion of the Holy Prophet sa , then it would be an act of great kindness on their part.

They were afraid that the Muslims were going to kill them, because of the bad things they did to the Muslims many years ago. But, the Muslims went towards the Kaaba, the worship house believed to be built by Abraham and his elder son, Ishmael. Bilal, shouted out loud to the people of Mecca that they were all safe: "All those who lay down arms are safe.

All those in the house of Abu Sufyan are safe.

Al-arabi sc (qatar): Where is the progeny of Bilal ra today? Thereafter, Hazrat Bilal ra remained in Medina to the point that the armies began to depart for Syria during the era of Hazrat Umar ra and Hazrat Bilal ra also left with them. Muhammad then instructed Abdullah to teach those words to Bilal because he had a louder voice than him. Volume I: A—B.

All those behind closed doors are safe."

After Muhammad died, Bilal never said the Adhan again - except on two occasions. Once in Syria and the second time, in Medina, when Muhammad's grandson, Hasan ibn Ali asked him to do so.

Bilal died in Damascus between and (AD).

Legacy

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Hadith books are the collections of Muhammad's sayings.

Bilal al arabi biography in urdu In ancient times, certain Semitic or some Arab tribes migrated to Africa and settled there. I saw a person clad in two green garments with a bell in his hand. According to some narrations, Hazrat Abu Bakr ra bought him for five auqiyah , i. Thus, mounting their camels, they immediately departed for Syria.

Muhammad used to say about Bilal:

When Bilal was chosen as the Muezzin, some people complained to Muhammad. They believed only an Arab can be a Muezzin, because Bilal could not pronounce the Arabic words correctly and he used to pronounce "s" instead of "sh". When Muhammad heard their complaint, he said:

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The "S" of Bilal is "Sh" in the hearing of God.[2]

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References

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