All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. He, ...

COMMENT | There was a man called Bilal who lived in Mecca during the time of Prophet Muhammad. Both his parents were slaves from Ethiopia, and so, despite being born in Mecca, Bilal became one too.

For four decades, Ali Ahmed al-Mulla has been the muezzin of Grand Mosque of Mecca, in a family tradition handed down from one generation to other. Muezzin Ali is nicknamed ‘Bilal’ of the Grand Mosque ...

Inside the Syrian capital’s Umayyad Mosque, six muezzins sit before a loudspeaker, collectively reciting the call to prayer that can be heard across the ancient quarters of Damascus. They are among 25 ...