Bilal

Bilal is an Arabic male name meaning "moisture" or "water." It carries particular significance in Islamic tradition—Bilal ibn Rabah was an Ethiopian companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the first muezzin, chosen to call Muslims to prayer.

The name remains popular throughout the Muslim world: Bilal started fasting for Ramadan.

name

Arabic

Semitic language family member

masculineMale in character
givenAccepted as fact
popularWidely admired by many

African-American · surname · beloved · meaning · Islamic · heritage · tradition · naming · identity · community

religious

Islam

Quranic monotheistic religion

MuslimAdherent of Islam
faithTrust without proof
mosqueIslamic house of worship

minaret · salah · Quran · hadith · halal · hajj · Ramadan · Eid · zakat · sharia

companion

muezzin

Islamic prayer announcer

MeccaIslam's most sacred city
MedinaSacred Arabian burial site
prophetDivinely inspired messenger

Muhammad · Abyssinia · Ethiopia · enslaved · emancipation · freedom · persecution · migration · Hijra · first

Opposites

faith and steadfastness under persecution

Bilalapostate

One who renounces faith

Judas Iscariot · traitor · renegade · defector · hypocrite

social status and spiritual worth

Bilaloppressor

One who dominates cruelly

tyrant · persecutor · slaveholder · enslaver · Pharaoh

racial justice and equality in islam

Bilalracist

One prejudiced by ethnicity

supremacist · bigot · segregationist

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