RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bilal ibn Rabah

580 - 642

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Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ (Arabic: بِلَال بِن رَبَاح) (5 March 580 – 2 March 640) was one of the Sahabah (companions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was born in Mecca and is considered to have been the first mu'azzin in history, chosen by Muhammad himself. He was a former slave and was known for his "deep, melodious, resonant" voice with which he called people to the daily obligatory prayers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bilal ibn Rabah has received more than 1,823,837 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Bilal ibn Rabah is the 93rd most popular religious figure (up from 103rd in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 14th 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 93 out of 3,187. Before him are Hagar, Ezekiel, Pope Pius III, Pope Gregory VII, Maimonides, and Salome. After him are Pope Pius X, Francis Xavier, Ambrose, Saint Lawrence, Pope Paul III, and Philip the Apostle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Bilal ibn Rabah ranks 1. After him are Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Maximus the Confessor, Amr ibn al-As, Theophylact Simocatta, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, Wei Zheng, Abu Darda, George of Pisidia, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, and Unknown Archon. Among people deceased in 642, Bilal ibn Rabah ranks 2. Before him is Khalid ibn al-Walid. After him are Pope John IV, Tulga, Oswald of Northumbria, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Cynegils, Pulakeshin II, 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 15 out of 354. Before him are Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Osama bin Laden (1957), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Hasan ibn Ali (624), and Muawiyah I (603). After him are Aminah (557), Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Ja'far al-Sadiq (702), Ibn Saud (1875), and Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570).

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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 Aminah (557), Malik ibn Anas (711), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), and Abd al-Muttalib (497).

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