*AHAD* !*AHAD!* ~ *BILAL*(R.A.)~STEADFASTNESS REWARDED~{ EXCELLENT }~{ HEART WRENCHING }~

[~ Y A S M I N ~]

*Bismillahir- Rahmanir- Rahim*

 Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rehmat Ullahi Wa Barakatuh'. 

Bilal (Radhiyallahu Anhu) is one of the   Best  known of the galaxy of 'Sahabah'  as 'Muezzin' of the    Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ~ 'Masjid'   he was an Abyssinian slave   of a disbeliever in Mecca.  his conversion to Islam was, naturally,   not liked by his master and he was, therefore,   persecuted mercilessly. Umayyah 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 then say to him...    'Renounce Islam or swelter and die.'  Even under these afflictions,  Bilal (Radhiyallahu Anhu) would exclaim... 'Ahad' ~ The One ~ Allah !  'Ahad'~ The One ~ Allah !  he was whipped at night and with the cuts thus received,   he was 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, Umayah and others    and would vie with one another in afflicting   more and more painful punishments,   but  Bilal (Radhiyallahu Anhu)  would not yield {!} {'Subhan Allah'}   At last Abu Bakr (Radhiyallahu Anhu)   bought Bilal's (R.A.) freedom, and he    became a free Muslim...!  As Islam taught implicitly the oneness of the Almighty Creator,  while the idolaters of Mecca believed in many gods and goddesses   with minor godlings, therefore   Bilal (Radhiyallahu Anhu) repeated... 'Ahad (The One), Ahad (The One).'  This showed 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 Mecca 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 honor of becoming the    PROPHET ﷺ~ Muezzin !   he was always to remain with him at home   and  abroad to call out the Azan for his 'Salat'.  After the Prophet's (peace be upon him)   death it became very hard for him   to continue his stay in Madinah   where he would miss him at every step   and in every corner...  he therefore left Madinah, and decided to pass   the rest of his life striving in the path of Allah.   Once he beheld the Prophet   (Sallallahu `Alaihi Wasallam)   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',   and upon reaching there,   Hasan and Husain (Radhiyallahu Anhuma) ~   PROPHET ﷺ~ grandsons requested him to call out the 'Azan'.  he could not refuse them,   for they were very dear to him.    But as soon as the 'Azan' was called,  the people of   Madinah cried openly   out of their anguish at the   memory of the happy old days of the    Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ~ time.   Even the women came out of their   houses weeping...!  Bilal (Radhiyallahu Anhu) left Madinah  again after a few days and died   in Damascus in 20 A.H.  Notes:   The great devotee and Muezzin of    PROPHET( SALLALLAHO `ALAIHE WASALLAM)   the courageous and beloved Abyssinian by the name of    Bilal Habshi (Radhiyallahu Anhu) passed away in the middle of   reading the 'Azan' in Damascus, Syria    between the years 638 and 642 (AD).  This was the second time after the death of   Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ~   that  Bilal~( Radhiyallahu Anhu) recited the Azan.    ~MY 'SALAAMS' TO  ALL~ ******************************* ~Y a s m i n ~ ****************************************** "Never Despair Of The Mercy Of  Allah" ******************************************************************************* Courtesy:  Tears are coming out from my eyes while reading.  This Faith provoking mail was sent by sister Yasmin.  Crying myself with the feelings that the people of Madinah cried openly  out of their anguish at the memory of the happy old days of the Prophet's  (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) time....  Because in the time of Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassalam),  when Bilal (R.A.) used to call in Azan ...  "Ash hadhu Anna Muhammad ar Rasool u Allah",...   he used to indicate towards the Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassalam)  with his finger .. But ,at this last time of his Azan,  he could not see the Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassalam) and cried out himself loudly.. Jazak Allaho Khairan kaseeran fid dharain sister Yasmin  for this mail.. M. J. Iqbal.(Moderator of the Only Truth on Earth Group) ************************************************************************  'Subhan Allah'  Truly Heart Wrenching    & with tears in my eyes ...    Jazak Allah Khair Brother Iqbal ---Sister in Faith...     { SOURCE: STORIES OF SAHABAH }

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