Many people today do not know the story of Bilal ibn Rabah, a former slave who became one of the most revered men in Islam after the prophet Muhammad. It is said that Bilal was the son of an Arab ...

The first animated feature film produced in Dubai, “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero,” tells the story of Bilal ibn Rabah, a companion of the prophet Muhammad, and the first muezzin, who called the Muslim ...

The Doha Film Institute‘s Ajyal Youth Festival has secured the world premiere of high-profile Middle Eastern action adventure toon “Bilal,” inspired by the real-life story of Bilal Ibn Rabah, an ...

A 7th century slave of African descent who lived in Mecca, Bilal ibn Rabah rejected idolatry and became an early follower of the prophet Muhammed. “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero,” the debut film from ...

Dubai’s first animated feature preaches the inclusive, equalizing tenets of Islam via a tale of a slave who becomes a companion of the Prophet. Dubai’s first animated feature puts top-class artwork to ...

An African slave boy becomes an inspiring hero in the Middle East’s most ambitious animated feature to date. By THR Staff Based on the life of the historical figure Bilal Ibn Rabah, an African slave ...

A fable about a real-life hero from the early days of Islam, the animated adventure "Bilal: A New Breed of Hero" was inspired by the life of Bilal ibn Rabah (A.D. 580-640), a warrior and follower of ...

The first animated feature film produced in Dubai, “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero,” tells the story of Bilal ibn Rabah, a companion of the prophet Muhammad, and the first muezzin, who called the Muslim ...

This handsome computer animation (2015) from the United Arab Emirates dramatizes the life of Bilal ibn Rabah, a freed African slave who became the first muezzin (the town crier who signals the hour of ...

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