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almost twenty days ago,
” he said.
“
Why did you not tell me before
?”
the Prophet [s] wanted to know.
“
I had not done so out of modesty
,”
‘Umar [r] explained. The Prophet [s]
was very pleased with ‘Umar’s [r]
answer. This was the noble manner
of the Companions [r] of the
Prophet [s]. They never desired to
be popular and would never show
off. After all, they had learnt humility
and modesty from the most modest
of all men, the Prophet Muhammad
[s] himself.
The Holy Prophet [s] then asked
‘Abd-ullah [r] to teach the words of
the
Adhan
to Bilal [r]. Bilal had a
loud and melodious voice. He stood
up, breathed in deeply, and in the
most beautiful voice called the
Adhan
for the very first time ever.
Bilal’s [r] voice echoed through the
