Scribes

• Hazrat Bilal: 'One of the most trusted and loyal companions of the Holy Prophet'
• Hazrat Bilal was the first muezzin of Islam
• Hazrat Bilal was a slave of Abyssinian origin
• Hazrat Bilal was among the earliest group of people who converted to Islam
• Hazrat Bilal suffered many cruelties at the hands of the pagans upon his conversion
• Hazrat Abu Bakr saw Hazrat Bilal being tortured


  Hazrat Abu Bakr purchased him from his master and set him free
• Hazrat Bilal displayed remarkable self-control and patience even under torment
• During the battle of Badr, Hazrat Bilal fought bravely and killed his former master who used to torture him mercilessly in Makkah
• Hazrat Bilal continued to deliver the azan till the Prophet's death
• After the Prophet's death, Hazrat Bilal requested Hazrat Abu Bakr to relieve him of the duty and permit him to go with the army to fight in Syria
• Hazrat Bilal came to be known as the Prophet's muezzin
• Hazrat Bilal was one of those people who performed the funeral rites of the Prophet
• During the Khilafat of Hazrat Umar

  Hazrat Bilal accompanied Abu Ubaydah on the campaign to Syria
• After migration to Madinah, the Holy Prophet chose Hazrat Bilal to deliver the azan from Masjid-e-Nabawi
• After the conquest of Makkah, Hazrat Bilal had the honour of calling out the azan from the roof of the Ka'abah
• Hazrat Umar visited the conquered land


  Hazrat Bilal called out the azan, which was the last one he called out
• Hazrat Bilal was entrusted with the public treasury by the Holy Prophet because of his honesty and integrity
• During the last phase of his life, Hazrat Bilal disassociated himself from public life and passed his days in isolation
• Hazrat Bilal died in Damascus where he is said to have been buried
• Khalid bin Walid

  Belonged to the Quraish tribe and accepted Islam after the Treaty of Hudaibiya
• Khalid bin Walid died in 21 A.H.
• Khalid bin Walid during the battle of Muta

  Fought so bravely that nine swords were broken at his hands
• Khalid bin Walid during the battle of Uhad

  Changed the tide of the battle when he attacked the Muslim force from behind them, thus changing their victory into almost a defeat
• Khalid bin Walid

  The Sword of Allah
• Khalid bin Walid

  The best slave of Allah
• Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar placed similar reliance on him and made him commander of their armies in the wars against the Romans and the Persians
• Khalid bin Walid

  A brave and courageous warrior
• Speaker: 'Quote'
• Khalid bin Walid during the conquest of Makkah

  Appointed as leader of one of the four squadrons into which the Holy Prophetpbuh divided his army
• Abdullah bin Masud knew the Quran very well due to his close association with the Holy Prophetpbuh
• Hazrat Umar sent Abdullah bin Masud to Kufa as an administrator of the public treasury and as a teacher of religion
• Abdullah bin Masud was one of the most favourite companions of the Holy Prophetpbuh
• The Holy Prophetpbuh: '"If anyone likes to recite the Quran as fresh as it had descended then he must recite it on the reading of Abdullah bin Masud." (Ahmad)'
• Abdullah bin Masud learnt the Quran with great fondness and attention
• Abdullah bin Masud is known as Sahabi bin Sahabiya because his brother and mother belonged to the earlier companions of the Prophetpbuh
• After embracing Islam, Abdullah bin Masud gave up all other business and would always remain present in the service of the Holy Prophetpbuh
• The Holy Prophetpbuh did not allow Zaid bin Sabit to take part in the Battle of Badr as he was only thirteen years old at that time
• Zaid bin Sabit belonged to the Khazraj tribe and had accepted Islam before the Holy Prophet'spbuh migration to Madinah
• Abdullah bin Masud migrated twice to Abyssinia and later to Madinah
• Abdullah bin Masud is said to be the authority on some eight hundred traditions