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Bilal
__NOTOC__ Bilal may refer to: People * Bilal (name), or Belal or Bilel, including a list of people with the name * Bilal ibn Rabah, a companion of Muhammad, made calls for prayers * Bilal (American singer) * Bilal (Lebanese singer) Places * Bilal Colony, a neighbourhood of Korangi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Bilal Town Bilal Town is a wealthy northeastern suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. It lies between central Abbottabad and Kakul, where the Pakistan Military Academy is located. The upper-class neighborhood contains some large houses and open fields and has a hig ..., a suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed Other uses *'' Bilal: A New Breed of Hero'', a 2015 animated film * 23166 Bilal, main belt asteroid * Bilal Muslim Mission, international Shi'a twelver organization * Bilal Xhaferri Publishing House, Albanian publishing house See also * Bilali, usually a surname {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal (Lebanese Singer)
Bilal (born 1983) is a Lebanese singer of Nawari descent, who is notable for singing not only in Arabic, but mainly in Domari, his native language. Background Ban Bella El Hantir, also known as Bilal, the Arab Gipsy Prince, comes from the Dom people, a Romany Middle Eastern ethnic group that Gadjos call the "Nawar" in Arabic. Like most nomadic Domi families, Bilal's clan constantly moves from one place to another throughout the Middle East. To earn their wage during their stops, grown up men play musical instruments and sing, and women dance and tell good fortune. As for young boys, they often work as shoeshiners in large cities such as Damascus, Beirut and Istanbul. Musical career Bilal was a shoeshine boy when Greek- Lebanese producer Michel Elefteriades met him after he heard him singing an Arab Gipsy song while shining a customer's shoes on the sidewalk near his Beirut office. This was in 1997 and Bilal was only 14 years old. Elefteriades was immediately struck by h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal (name)
Bilal ( ''Bilāl''), or variants, is both a given name and a surname of Arabic/African origin. Notable people with the name include: {{TOC right Mononym *Bilal ibn Rabah (580–640), companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *Bilal ibn al-Harith (died 682), one of the sahaba, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *Cheb Bilal (born 1966), full name Bilal Mouffok, Algerian raï singer *Bilal (American singer) (born 1979), American R&B/jazz singer *Bilal (Lebanese singer) (born 1983), Lebanese gypsy singer *[Bilal Salama] (born 1984), Egyptian, German Teacher and Translator in Berlin, Germany. *Belal Mansoor Ali (born 1988), Kenyan-Bahraini distance runner. Given name *Bilal Abdullah (born 1980), British doctor behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack *Bilal Akgül (born 1982), Turkish Olympian mountain biker *Bilal Ali (born 1951), American politician *Bilal Asad (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer *Billel Attafen (born 1985), Algerian football player *Bilal Aziz Özer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal Ibn Rabah
Bilal ibn Rabah (; ), also known as Bilāl al-Ḥabashī or simply Bilal, was a sahabah, close companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born in Mecca, he was of Abyssinian people, Abyssinian (modern-day Ethiopia) descent and was formerly enslaved. He is considered the first Muezzin, muʾazzin (caller to prayer) in Islam, personally chosen by Muhammad for his deep and melodious voice. Slavery in Islam " BBC News. BBC, 2009. Web. 2013.Robinson, David Muslim Societies in African History Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Print. He was a former slave and was known for his "deep, melodious, resonant" voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal (American Singer)
Bilal Sayeed Oliver (born August 23, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is an independent artist, noted for his wide vocal range, work across multiple genres, and intense live performances. Starting out at a major label, Bilal debuted with his popular R&B single "Soul Sista (song), Soul Sista" in 2000, but turned to playing jazz venues and recording more progressive soul music in subsequent years. He has commercially released four albums to critical success, while his unreleased but widely leaked second album ''Love for Sale (Bilal album), Love for Sale'' also found wide acclaim among critics and listeners. He was a member of the Soulquarians, an experimental black music collective active from the late 1990s to early 2000s. He has been well received, both nationally and internationally, with an extensive list of collaborations including Kendrick Lamar, Common (rapper), Common, Erykah Badu, Solange Knowles, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Guru (rapper), Guru, Kimbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal Colony
Bilal Colony () is a neighbourhood in the Korangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan It was part of the Korangi Town Korangi Town () is an administrative subdivision or town within Karachi, Pakistan. It lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Koran ... borough until that was disbanded in 2011. Healthcare The stink and other adverse effects from the tanneries and a refinery have polluted the environment of the nearby villages. The inhabitants of Bilal Colony are exposed to associated health risks. References Neighbourhoods of Karachi Korangi Town {{Karachi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal Town
Bilal Town is a wealthy northeastern suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. It lies between central Abbottabad and Kakul, where the Pakistan Military Academy is located. The upper-class neighborhood contains some large houses and open fields and has a high number of retired military officials living in the community. History In May 2011, the Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, house of Osama bin Laden was invaded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, U.S. military in the southeastern outskirts of Bilal Town and Death of Osama bin Laden, he was killed. References Populated places in Abbottabad District {{Abbottabad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Breed Of Hero
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23166 Bilal
ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states). The official name of the standard is ''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions''. Parts It consists of three parts: * ISO 3166-1, ''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country code'', defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It defines three sets of country codes: ** ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 – two-letter country codes which are the most widely used of the three, and used most prominently for the Internet's country code top-level domains (with a few exceptions). ** ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 – three-letter country codes which allow a better visual association between the codes and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal Muslim Mission
The Bilal Muslim Mission is an international Shi'a twelver organization, established in East Africa on December 25, 1964 through the efforts of Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi, Hussein Nasser Walji and other dedicated volunteers. The organization is named after Bilal ibn Ribah, the famous Ethiopian Sahabi. History When the organization was established, there were hardly any Shi'a communities of native African origin in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Now, there are several. The website of their Tanzania branch writes: They are now part of the World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities, an international umbrella organization that was formed in the 1976, after 1500 Shi'a twelver families emigrated from East Africa to the United Kingdom and Canada. The carried out missionary efforts aimed at both non-Muslims and Sunni Muslims, and their efforts intensified after the Iranian Revolution. In the late 1970s, the Bilal Muslim Mission and World Organization for Islamic Services had sent many boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal Xhaferri Publishing House
Bilal Xhaferi Publishing House (BXhPH) , in Albanian: ''Shtëpia Botuese "Bilal Xhaferi"'', is the first publishing institution of the democratic era, after 1990, when the communist dictatorship in Albania collapsed. It is owned by Shefki Hysa. History Bilal Xhaferi Publishing House was established by a group of Albanian writers, journalists and intellectuals who represented the free thought and supported the Albanian and Balkans dissident literature, the American-English literature and the literary and artistic trends that propagated peace and prosperity around the world. This new publishing institution took the name of the dissident writer Bilal Xhaferi. Activity Bilal Xhaferi Publishing House started the activity of publishing the literary works of the dissident Bilal Xhaferi such as the romance "Bloody Love" () and the novel "Krastakraus", a novel which was dedicated to the figure of Skanderbeg. Bilal Xhaferi Publishing House continued its publications with selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
