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Bilal ibn Rabah

580 - 642

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Bilal ibn Rabah (Arabic: بِلَال بْن رَبَاح, romanized: Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ; c. 5 March 580 - 2 March 640 CE), also known as Bilāl al-Ḥabashī or simply Bilal, was a close companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born in Mecca, he was of Abyssinian (modern-day Ethiopia) descent and was formerly enslaved. He is considered the first muʾazzin (caller to prayer) in Islam, personally chosen by Muhammad for his deep and melodious voice. He was a former slave who called the Muslims to the daily obligatory prayers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bilal ibn Rabah is the 169th most popular religious figure (down from 93rd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 15th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Bilal ibn Rabah is the first person to convert to Islam and he is most famous for being the first muezzin.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bilal ibn Rabah ranks 169 out of 3,187. Before him are Arius, Pope Anacletus, Pope Gregory IX, Rebecca, Simon the Zealot, and Pope Eugene IV. After him are Teresa of Ávila, Pope Benedict IX, Pope Gregory XI, Agatha of Sicily, Pope Adrian I, and Pope Gregory X.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Bilal ibn Rabah ranks 1. After him are Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Maximus the Confessor, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Amr ibn al-As, Theophylact Simocatta, George of Pisidia, Fabia Eudokia, Abu Darda, Wei Zheng, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, and Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah. Among people deceased in 642, Bilal ibn Rabah ranks 2. Before him is Khalid ibn al-Walid. After him are Pope John IV, Cynegils, Tulga, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Pulakeshin II, Oswald of Northumbria, Tulayha, Aiulf I of Benevento, Domnall Brecc, and Eowa of Mercia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Bilal ibn Rabah ranks 13 out of 354. Before him are Fatimah (604), Uthman (574), Husayn ibn Ali (626), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), and Hasan ibn Ali (624). After him are Muawiyah I (603), Osama bin Laden (1957), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Ibn Saud (1875), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), and Aminah (557).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Bilal ibn Rabah ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad (570), Ali (601), Abu Bakr (573), Husayn ibn Ali (626), and Hasan ibn Ali (624). After him are Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Aminah (557), Malik ibn Anas (711), Abd al-Muttalib (497), and Abu Hurairah (600).

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