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Prophet Muhammad sg, the leader of the most rapidly growing
religion on earth, a spiritual world revolution that now encom-
passes more than one billion people, chose Bilal as the first
Mu'adhdhin to call the Morning prayer (just after dawn and before
sunrise). This is a revealing historical fact and a source of
everlasting inspiration to a people who have been totally uprooted
from their natural growth in the life of humanity. The role per-
sonified by (characteristic of) Bilal contains all the elements essen-
tial for survival, struggle and progress.
We of the American Muslim Mission are saying, "Allah is the
Greatest. There is no god but Allah; make no images. Get rid of all
images that attempt to portray the Divine." We are the Mu'adh-
dhin in America, calling the people's attention to The One True
God, Allah.
According to tradition the person selected to make the Adhan
must be an adult male who has earned the respect of his communi-
religion on earth, a spiritual world revolution that now encom-
passes more than one billion people, chose Bilal as the first
Mu'adhdhin to call the Morning prayer (just after dawn and before
sunrise). This is a revealing historical fact and a source of
everlasting inspiration to a people who have been totally uprooted
from their natural growth in the life of humanity. The role per-
sonified by (characteristic of) Bilal contains all the elements essen-
tial for survival, struggle and progress.
We of the American Muslim Mission are saying, "Allah is the
Greatest. There is no god but Allah; make no images. Get rid of all
images that attempt to portray the Divine." We are the Mu'adh-
dhin in America, calling the people's attention to The One True
God, Allah.
According to tradition the person selected to make the Adhan
must be an adult male who has earned the respect of his communi-