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Bilal

Moisture, freshness

بِلَال

Bilal

Moisture, freshness

Sahabi / Sahabiyyaboyarabic
Pronunciation
Bilal
Arabic
بِلَال
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya

Origin & meaning

Bilal ibn Rabah, the first muezzin of Islam, a former slave whose adhan was the heartbeat of Madinah.

Notable bearers
  • · Bilal ibn Rabah
Themes

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).