Sayyiduna
Bilal [r] is one of the best
known of all the Sahabah, the
Companions of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad [s]. He was the first
Mu’adh dhin
of Islam, who called
people to worship Allah in the
Prophet’s masjid in Madinah.
He was an African slave of a disbe-
liever in Mecca. One day his close
friend Abu Bakr [r] came to him and
said, “
O Bilal I have good news for
you. Allah has sent us a Prophet
who calls people to worship Him
alone. His name is Muhammad[s].
He teaches that Allah is the Creator
of the heavens and the earth and all
that lies in between. There is no god
but He, the Lord of the Mighty
Throne, the Knower of all things,
the One who sees all that we do,
Who rewards and punishes for all
our deeds, good for good and bad
for bad.
”
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What does Muhammad ask us to
my faith
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L E S S O N 2
‘Bilal
T H E F I R S T
M U ’ A D H D H I N
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Read the following sentences.
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Qur’an
Allah has declared:
“And the first to lead
the way, of the
Muhajirin and the
Ansar, and those who
followed them in
goodness - Allah is
well pleased with
them and they are
well pleased with
Him, and He hath
made ready for them
Gardens underneath
which rivers flow,
wherein they will
abide for ever. That is
the supreme tri-
umph.”
Hadith
Our beloved Prophet
Muhammad said:
“I
was
shown
Paradise and I heard
the noise of footsteps
before
me
(in
Paradise) and, lo, it
was that of Bilal.”
