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and wonderous. The sweet voice of
Bilal, flowed through the streets of
Makkah. Bilal [r], the weak slave
who believed in Allah and who
alone had been honoured by Him
with the privilege of climbing on to
the top of the Sacred Ka’bah. It was
an honour which even the noble-
men of the tribe of the Quraysh and
their leaders had not been allowed.
Bilal [r] was to have the honour of
being the Prophet’s [s]
Mu’adhdhin
throughout his life. He was always
to remain with him at home and
abroad to call out the
Adhan
for his
Salaat.
The years passed and after the
Prophet’s [s] death it became very
difficult for Bilal [r] to continue his
stay in Madinah where he would
miss the Prophet [s] at every step
and in every corner. He therefore
left Madinah, and decided to pass
the rest of his life striving in the path
of Allah and fighting the enemies of
Islam. Once he saw the Prophet [s]
