بلال بن رباح
Bilal ibn Rabah
The First Muezzin
Quick Facts
Birth
Makkah (of Abyssinian origin)
Tribe
A freedman
Relationship
Beloved companion
Major Role
The Prophet's muezzin
Death
c. 640 CE, Damascus
Enslaved and tortured for his faith, Bilal was freed by Abu Bakr and became the first to call the adhan. He gave the call to prayer from atop the Kaaba on the day Makkah was opened.
01
Steadfast Under Torture
Authentic Narration
Crushed under a rock in the desert heat, he answered only with 'One, One' — refusing to renounce the oneness of God.
02
The Call from the Kaaba
Historical Report
On the day of the Conquest, he climbed atop the Kaaba and gave the adhan — a former slave calling the whole city to the worship of one God.
Historical Sources
- ✦Sahih al-Bukhari; Ibn Hisham