Hadhrat Bilal ( Radhiyallaho anho ) and his Sufferings :
Hadhrat Bilal ( Radhiyallaho anho ) is one of the best
known of the Sahabah as moazzin of the Prophet's
( Sallallaho alaihe wasallam ) masjid . He was an
Abyssinian slave of a disbeliever in Macca . His
conversion to Islam was , naturally , not liked by
his master and he was , therefore , persecuted mercilessly .
Ummayah bin Khalaf who was the worst enemy of Islam ,
would make him lie down on the burning sand at midday
and would place a heavy stone on his breast , so that he
could not even move a limb . He would thenn asy to him :
" Renounce Islam or swelter and die . "
Even under thesc affliction , Bilal ( Radhiyallaho anho )
would exclaim :-
" Ahad " - The One ( Allah ) . " Ahad " - The One ( Allah ) .
He was whipped at night and with the cuts thus received ,
made to lie on the burning ground during the day to make
him either forsake Islam or to die a lingering death from
wounds . The torturers would get tired and take turns
( Abu Jahl , Umayyah and others )and vie with one another
in afflicting more and painful punishment , but Hadhrat Bilal
( Radhiyallaho anho ) would not yield . At last Abu Bakar
( Radhiyallaho anho ) boughthis freedom , and he became
a free Muslim .
As Islam taught implicitly the oneness of the Almighty
Creator , while the idolaters of Macca believed in many gods
and goddesses with minor godlings , therefore Bilal
( Radhiyallaho anho ) repeated :
" Ahad ( The One ) , Ahad ( The One ) . "
This shows his love and devotion to Allah . Allah was so
dear to him that no amount of persecution could distract
him from reciting His Holy name . It is said that the urchins
of Macca would drag him in the streets , with his words
" Ahad! , Ahad! " ringing in their wake .
Look how Allah rewarded his steadfastness! He was to
have the honour of becoming the Prophet's moazzin . He
was always to remain with him at home and abroad to call out
the Azaan for his Salaat . After the Prophet's death it became
very hard for him to continue his stay in Madinah where he
would miss him at every step and every corner . He theregore
left Madinah , and decided to pass the rest of his life striving
in the path of Allah . Once he beheld the Prophet
( Sallallaho alaihe wasalam ) in his dream saying to him :
" O , Bilal! How is it that you never visit me ."
No sooner did he get up than he set out for Madinah . On
reaching there . Hadhrat Hasan and Hadhrat Husain
( Radhiyallaho anhoma ) ( The Prophet's ( Sallallaho alaihe wasalam)
grandsons ) requested him to call out the Azaan . He could not refuse
them , for they were very dear to him . But as soon as the Azaan
was called , the people of Madinah cried openly out of their anguish
at the memory of the happy old days of the Prophet's
( Sallallaho alaihe wasalam)time . Even the women came out of their houses weeping . Hadhrat Bilal ( Radhiyallaho anhoma )
left Madinah again after a few days and died in Damascus in 20 A . H .
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Hadhrat Bilal ( Radhiyallaho anho ) is one of the best
known of the Sahabah as moazzin of the Prophet's
( Sallallaho alaihe wasallam ) masjid . He was an
Abyssinian slave of a disbeliever in Macca . His
conversion to Islam was , naturally , not liked by
his master and he was , therefore , persecuted mercilessly .
Ummayah bin Khalaf who was the worst enemy of Islam ,
would make him lie down on the burning sand at midday
and would place a heavy stone on his breast , so that he
could not even move a limb . He would thenn asy to him :
" Renounce Islam or swelter and die . "
Even under thesc affliction , Bilal ( Radhiyallaho anho )
would exclaim :-
" Ahad " - The One ( Allah ) . " Ahad " - The One ( Allah ) .
He was whipped at night and with the cuts thus received ,
made to lie on the burning ground during the day to make
him either forsake Islam or to die a lingering death from
wounds . The torturers would get tired and take turns
( Abu Jahl , Umayyah and others )and vie with one another
in afflicting more and painful punishment , but Hadhrat Bilal
( Radhiyallaho anho ) would not yield . At last Abu Bakar
( Radhiyallaho anho ) boughthis freedom , and he became
a free Muslim .
As Islam taught implicitly the oneness of the Almighty
Creator , while the idolaters of Macca believed in many gods
and goddesses with minor godlings , therefore Bilal
( Radhiyallaho anho ) repeated :
" Ahad ( The One ) , Ahad ( The One ) . "
This shows his love and devotion to Allah . Allah was so
dear to him that no amount of persecution could distract
him from reciting His Holy name . It is said that the urchins
of Macca would drag him in the streets , with his words
" Ahad! , Ahad! " ringing in their wake .
Look how Allah rewarded his steadfastness! He was to
have the honour of becoming the Prophet's moazzin . He
was always to remain with him at home and abroad to call out
the Azaan for his Salaat . After the Prophet's death it became
very hard for him to continue his stay in Madinah where he
would miss him at every step and every corner . He theregore
left Madinah , and decided to pass the rest of his life striving
in the path of Allah . Once he beheld the Prophet
( Sallallaho alaihe wasalam ) in his dream saying to him :
" O , Bilal! How is it that you never visit me ."
No sooner did he get up than he set out for Madinah . On
reaching there . Hadhrat Hasan and Hadhrat Husain
( Radhiyallaho anhoma ) ( The Prophet's ( Sallallaho alaihe wasalam)
grandsons ) requested him to call out the Azaan . He could not refuse
them , for they were very dear to him . But as soon as the Azaan
was called , the people of Madinah cried openly out of their anguish
at the memory of the happy old days of the Prophet's
( Sallallaho alaihe wasalam)time . Even the women came out of their houses weeping . Hadhrat Bilal ( Radhiyallaho anhoma )
left Madinah again after a few days and died in Damascus in 20 A . H .
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