.....unique voice with which he spoke from the soul and as a result of this Bilal became the first muezzin....matahari tegak di atas kepala,dan padang pasir panas membara,Bilal dipakaikan baju besi lalu dibiarkan berjemur di bawah terik cahaya matahari.Tidak cukup dengan itu,Bilal disebat dengan cemeti dan dadanya ditindih dengan batu,Namun ...
Bilal bin Rabah lahir di daerah as-Sarah yang terletak di pinggir Kota Mekah,43 tahun sebelum hijrah,Ayahnya bernama Rabah,ibunya bernama Hamamah,seorang wanita berkulit hitam,kerana itu ada yang memanggil Bilal dengan gelaran Ibnus Sauda' atau putera wanita hitam.
Bilal dibesarkan di kota Mekah sebagai seorang hamba milik keluarga Bani Abdul Dar.Selepas ayahnya meninggal dunia,Bilal diserahkan kepada Umayyah bin khalaf,seorang tokoh penting kaum Quraisy
Bilal termasuk dalam kalangan mereka yang awal memeluk Islam,Apabila Umayyah mendapat tahu,dia menyeksa Bilal tanpa belas kasihan supaya kembali ke agama asal serta menjadi pengajaran kepada yang lain,Namun,Bilal enggan tunduk dengan kehendak Umayyah.
Bilal bin Rabah diseksa oleh Umayyah tanpa henti,Mula-mula dia dipukul.kemudian diarak keliling kota Mekah.kerana Bilal masih berdegil,dia di jemur di atas pasir tanpa diberi makan dan minum.Ketika matahari tegak di atas kepala,dan padang pasir panas membara,Bilal dipakaikan baju besi lalu dibiarkan berjemur di bawah terik cahaya matahari.Tidak cukup dengan itu,Bilal disebat dengan cemeti dan dadanya ditindih dengan batu,Namun iman Bilal tetap teguh menghadapi penyeksaan itu.Umayyah memaksa Bilal menyebut nama al-Latta dan al-Uzza tetapi mulut Bilal hanya menyebut ALLAH...ALLAH...ALLAH..
Seksaan pada Bilal itu akhirnya sampai ke pengetahuan Abu Bakar as-Siddiq,lalu membelinya daripada Umayyah dengan harga sembilan Uqiyah emas.Menurut Umayyah , jika Abu Bakar membelinya dengan satu Uqiyah emas pun dia akan menjual hambanya itu. Menurut Abu Bakar pula,jika Umayyah menjualnya dengan harga 100 Uqiyah emas pun dia sanggup membelinya.
Apabila Nabi Muhammad sallahu 'alaihi wasallam diberitahu mengenai perkara itu ,Nabi memuji Abu Bakar As-Siddiq dengan berkata : " Sekiranya begitu,biarkan aku berkongsi dengan mu bagi membayarnya,wahai Abu Bakar"
"Wahai Rasulullah,saya sudah pun membayarnya kepada Umayyah dan sudah memerdekakan Bilal" Kata Abu Bakar as-Siddiq.
Bilal bin Rabah pernah hidup pada tiga zaman,iaitu zaman jahiliah sebelum kedatangan Islam,zaman Nabi Muhammad (SAW)pembawa risalah Allah dan zaman khalifah ar-Rasyidin iaitu pada zaman pemerintahan Abu Bakar as-Siddiq dan Umar al-Khattab.
Pada zaman jahiliah,Bilal menjadi hamba kepada Umayyah.pada zaman Rasulullah pula beliau dilantik menjadi tukang azan,Beliau juga turut serta dalam semua peperangan yang disertai Rasulullah.
Sesudah Nabi Muhammad wafat.Bilal merasakan satu kehilangan dalam kehidupannya.kerana berasa sangat sedih,beliau tidak mampu menyebut Nama Muhammad dalam sebutan azan yang dilaungkannya,Akhirnya Bilal tidak sanggup lagi menjadi tukang azan.
semasa Bilal bin Rabah mengerjakan ibadat haji,penduduk Mekah meminta beliau menetap di kota Mekah dan menjadi tukang azan di Masjidil Haram,Tetapi Bilal menolak.
Apabila pulang ke Madinah,Ali bin Abi Thalib memujuk Bilal supaya tinggal di Madinah dan meneruskan semula khidmatnya sebagai tukang azan di Masjid Nabi,tetapi Bilal sekali lagi menolak.Kemudian Khalifah Umar al-Khattab sendiri yang memujuk Bilal,namun tetap tidak berjaya,kerana tidak sanggup berada di Madinah,Bilal membawa isterinya berpindah ke Syam
Penduduk Syam juga meminta Bilal menjadi tukang azan,tetapi Bilal enggan hingga mereka marah pada Bilal,Akhirnya Bilal membawa isterinya ke Damsyik.
Bilal bin Rabah meninggal dunia di Damsyik pada tahun 20 Hijrah iaitu pada 641 Masihi dan dikebumikan di Damsyik.ketika itu beliau berumur 63 tahun...
Al-Fatihah buat Bilal bin Rabah...nama nya terus disebut hingga ke hari ni...Allahu akbar.... Allahu akbar !!!!!!!!
Bilal ibn Rabah or Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilal ibn Rabah (Arabic: بلال بن رباح) Bilal ibn Rabah (580-640 CE) was an African of Ethiopian heritagecompanion of Islamic prophet Muhammad, born in Mecca who is considered as the first muezzin chosen by the prophet himself.
He was among the emancipated slaves freed by Abu Baker (see Muhammad's views on slavery) and was known for his beautiful voice with which he called people to their prayers. His name can also be known as, "Bilal ibn Riyah" or "ibn Rabah" and he is sometimes known as "Bilal al-Habashi" or "Bilal the one from Habesha (today's Ethiopia)".He died sometime between 638 to 642, when he was just over sixty years old.
Bilal Ibn Rabah, was an emancipated slave of key importance in Islam. He is said to have been one of the most trusted and loyal Sahabah (companion) of Muhammad. His respected stature during the birth of Islam is often cited by Muslims as evidence of the importance of pluralism and racial equality in the foundations of the religion.
Living with Muhammad
According to Ibn Ishaq, Abdullah Ibn Zaid Ibn Abd Rabbihi went to Muhammad with his story that he saw Adhan in his dream, Muhammad, approving the method for calling to prayers, told him to ask an Ethiopian named Bilal, who had a marvelous voice, to call the Muslims to prayer (the Adhan). As Ibn Ishaq told the story (in Albert Guillaume's translation):When the Apostle was told of this he said that it was a true vision if God so willed it, and that he should go to Bilal and communicate it to him so that he might call to prayer thus, for he had a more penetrating voice. When Bilal acted as muezzin, Umar I, who later became the second caliph, heard him in his house and came to the Apostle... saying that he had seen precisely the same vision. The Apostle said 'God be praised for that!'
Though slightly different versions of the story exist, all agree that Islam's first muezzin was Bilal.
One version states that one of the slaves of Umayyah ibn Khalaf, a terrible foe of Islam and Muhammad, was named Bilal. Bilal learned about Muhammad and his teachings and became Muslim, but kept his belief in secret. However, his master Umayyah came to know that he had opted to be a Muslim. So he started punishing him. He ordered his slaves to make him lay on the hot sand and put heavy stones on his body so that he could not move. After such punishments, news of this slave reached some of Muhammad's companions who told Muhammad of the slave. Muhammad then sent Abu Baker. Muhammad later learned of Bilal's unique way of praying and unique voice with which he spoke from the soul and as a result of this Bilal became the first muezzin.
Later on, some people suggested that this honor should be given to someone else, because Bilal could not pronounce the Arabic letter 'sheen' properly and instead used the letter 'seen' (the two sounds had merged in "s" in classical Ge'ez). It is reported that Muhammad said, "The 'seen' of Bilal is 'sheen' in the hearing of God," meaning that God does not see the physical manifestation; He appreciates the purity of heart. This saying of Muhammad is held to be contentious by scholars of hadith, with almost all of them grading it as baseless.Bilal felt deep love for Muhammad, and he is quoted as reciting some lines of poetry in his own language, in praise of Muhammad. One verse translated:"When noble traits are described in our country, thou art pointed out as a model among us."
Migration
In 622, the year of the Hijra, Bilal migrated to Medina and over the next decade accompanied Muhammad on all his military expeditions, and according to Islamic tradition, a lawyer revered by Muslims for his majestically sonorous renditions of the adhan. Bilal also carried Muhammad's spear, which was used from 624 onward to point the direction of prayer.
He fought in the Battle of Badr, in the aftermath of which he killed his former master, Umayyah ibn Khalaf, in spite of the protestation of Umayyah's capturer and long-time friend Abdur Rahman bin Auf. Bilal was also present in all of the major events and battles, including the battles of Uhud and Battle of the Trench.
Bilal's finest hour came in January 630, on an occasion regarded as one of the most hallowed moments in Islamic history. After the Muslim forces had captured Mecca, Muhammad's muezzin ascended to the top of the Kaaba to call the believers to prayer, - the first time the call to prayer was heard within Islam's holiest city, however this was never proven and many dispute the fact that it would be against the faith to actually have climbed the Kaaba, no matter how big the conquest.
Though slightly different versions of the story exist, all agree that Islam's first muezzin was Bilal.
One version states that one of the slaves of Umayyah ibn Khalaf, a terrible foe of Islam and Muhammad, was named Bilal. Bilal learned about Muhammad and his teachings and became Muslim, but kept his belief in secret. However, his master Umayyah came to know that he had opted to be a Muslim. So he started punishing him. He ordered his slaves to make him lay on the hot sand and put heavy stones on his body so that he could not move. After such punishments, news of this slave reached some of Muhammad's companions who told Muhammad of the slave. Muhammad then sent Abu Baker. Muhammad later learned of Bilal's unique way of praying and unique voice with which he spoke from the soul and as a result of this Bilal became the first muezzin.
Later on, some people suggested that this honor should be given to someone else, because Bilal could not pronounce the Arabic letter 'sheen' properly and instead used the letter 'seen' (the two sounds had merged in "s" in classical Ge'ez). It is reported that Muhammad said, "The 'seen' of Bilal is 'sheen' in the hearing of God," meaning that God does not see the physical manifestation; He appreciates the purity of heart. This saying of Muhammad is held to be contentious by scholars of hadith, with almost all of them grading it as baseless.Bilal felt deep love for Muhammad, and he is quoted as reciting some lines of poetry in his own language, in praise of Muhammad. One verse translated:"When noble traits are described in our country, thou art pointed out as a model among us."
Migration
In 622, the year of the Hijra, Bilal migrated to Medina and over the next decade accompanied Muhammad on all his military expeditions, and according to Islamic tradition, a lawyer revered by Muslims for his majestically sonorous renditions of the adhan. Bilal also carried Muhammad's spear, which was used from 624 onward to point the direction of prayer.
He fought in the Battle of Badr, in the aftermath of which he killed his former master, Umayyah ibn Khalaf, in spite of the protestation of Umayyah's capturer and long-time friend Abdur Rahman bin Auf. Bilal was also present in all of the major events and battles, including the battles of Uhud and Battle of the Trench.
Bilal's finest hour came in January 630, on an occasion regarded as one of the most hallowed moments in Islamic history. After the Muslim forces had captured Mecca, Muhammad's muezzin ascended to the top of the Kaaba to call the believers to prayer, - the first time the call to prayer was heard within Islam's holiest city, however this was never proven and many dispute the fact that it would be against the faith to actually have climbed the Kaaba, no matter how big the conquest.
After Muhammad
There are contradictory reports about what happened to Bilal after the death of Muhammad in 632. What seems clear is that at some point Bilal accompanied the Muslim armies to Syria.
After the death of Muhammed, Usama ibn Zayd continued a military expedition to Syria, as commanded by Muhammad. However, it is very uncertain if that is the army Bilal accompanied.
After Muhammad's death, Bilal never called Adhan. But when Caliph Umar visited Jerusalem, other Sahaba quested Umar to ask Bilal for one more last Adhan, and when Bilal did it, It was a very emotional moment for all of the Sahaba
Bilal's grave is now in the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, in a village called Bader. There is also another tomb in Damascus believed to be his.
There are contradictory reports about what happened to Bilal after the death of Muhammad in 632. What seems clear is that at some point Bilal accompanied the Muslim armies to Syria.
After the death of Muhammed, Usama ibn Zayd continued a military expedition to Syria, as commanded by Muhammad. However, it is very uncertain if that is the army Bilal accompanied.
After Muhammad's death, Bilal never called Adhan. But when Caliph Umar visited Jerusalem, other Sahaba quested Umar to ask Bilal for one more last Adhan, and when Bilal did it, It was a very emotional moment for all of the Sahaba
Bilal's grave is now in the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, in a village called Bader. There is also another tomb in Damascus believed to be his.
Death date.
Grave of Bilal, in Bab Saghir cemetery.
Bilal died there between 638 and 642, though the exact date of death and place of burial are disputed.
He (Bilal) died in Damascus in 17 or 18 AH, but some say 20 AH, or even 21 AH when he was just over sixty years old. Some said he died in Madinah, but that is wrong. That is how it is in al-Isabah and other works such as the Tahdhib of an-Nawawi.
Shia state that Bilal was one of Ali's devouted followers after the death of Muhammad, and that he died in Damascus around 20 AH, and was buried within Bab al-Saghir cemetery.
If there is some disagreement concerning the hard facts of Bilal's life and death, his importance on a number of levels is incontestable. Muezzin guilds, especially those in Turkey and Africa, have traditionally venerated the original practitioner of their noble profession, and African Muslims as a whole feel a special closeness and kinship to him; he was an Ethiopian, after all, who had been exceptionally close to Muhammad, and is a model of steadfastness and devotion to the faith. The story of Bilal, in fact, remains the classic and most frequently cited demonstration that in Muhammad's eyes, the measure of a man was neither nationality nor social status nor race, but piety[citation needed].
Bilal was devoted to the Ahl al-Bayt and used to publicly show his support for them.
The Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq is recorded as having said, "May God bless Bilal! He loved us, the family of Muhammad, and was one of the most pious servants of God."
Bilal died there between 638 and 642, though the exact date of death and place of burial are disputed.
He (Bilal) died in Damascus in 17 or 18 AH, but some say 20 AH, or even 21 AH when he was just over sixty years old. Some said he died in Madinah, but that is wrong. That is how it is in al-Isabah and other works such as the Tahdhib of an-Nawawi.
Shia state that Bilal was one of Ali's devouted followers after the death of Muhammad, and that he died in Damascus around 20 AH, and was buried within Bab al-Saghir cemetery.
If there is some disagreement concerning the hard facts of Bilal's life and death, his importance on a number of levels is incontestable. Muezzin guilds, especially those in Turkey and Africa, have traditionally venerated the original practitioner of their noble profession, and African Muslims as a whole feel a special closeness and kinship to him; he was an Ethiopian, after all, who had been exceptionally close to Muhammad, and is a model of steadfastness and devotion to the faith. The story of Bilal, in fact, remains the classic and most frequently cited demonstration that in Muhammad's eyes, the measure of a man was neither nationality nor social status nor race, but piety[citation needed].
Bilal was devoted to the Ahl al-Bayt and used to publicly show his support for them.
The Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq is recorded as having said, "May God bless Bilal! He loved us, the family of Muhammad, and was one of the most pious servants of God."
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