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It was Umar al-Khattab, who was to be the second caliph after the Prophet's death, who suggested that a person call the others to prayer, to which the Prophet instructed a black Muslim youth, Bilal, to make the call to prayer (hence the name Bilal in some languages becoming synonym to the word 'muezzin').
politics101malaysia 2008
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He said there are many large homes in the neighborhood known as Bilal Colony.
Abbottabad man recounts 'firing, grenades' from bin Laden raid 2011
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According to Mashal, he also went by the alias Azrat Bilal and was reportedly the Taliban deputy shadow governor of Nangarhar in charge of recruiting in four eastern Afghan provinces.
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As evidence of his reach, a man who goes by the name Abu Bilal in the tribal areas in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region said of Mr. Cuspert: "The brother's voice has reached the hearts of many people here, too."
NYT > Home Page By SOUAD MEKHENNET 2011
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A pirate who gave his name as Bilal Hussein said he had spoken to pirates at the scene of the raid and they reported that nine pirates had been killed.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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According to Mashal, he also went by the alias Azrat Bilal and was reportedly the Taliban deputy shadow governor of Nangarhar in charge of recruiting in four eastern Afghan provinces.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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As evidence of his reach, a man who goes by the name Abu Bilal in the tribal areas in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region said of Mr. Cuspert: "The brother's voice has reached the hearts of many people here, too."
NYT > Global Home By SOUAD MEKHENNET 2011
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As evidence of his reach, a man who goes by the name Abu Bilal in the tribal areas in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region said of Mr. Cuspert: "The brother's voice has reached the hearts of many people here, too."
NYT > Home Page By SOUAD MEKHENNET 2011
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Growing up in Philadelphia, Bilal Oliver better known as Bilal lived in a world full of church music, soul and jazz.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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As evidence of his reach, a man who goes by the name Abu Bilal in the tribal areas in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region said of Mr. Cuspert: "The brother's voice has reached the hearts of many people here, too."
NYT > Home Page By SOUAD MEKHENNET 2011
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