Summary: Bilal Ibn Rabah was known to be one of the most famous Sahabas. He is one of those Sahabas that every single Muslims knows about. As we know, Bilal was originally thought to be from Abyssinia, however, he was born in Makkah. It is mentioned that Bilalâs mother was one of those ladies that came with the Army of The Elephant. <br> <br> Both of the parents of Bilal Ibn Rabah were slaves. He was also born as a slave in the Tribe of âBanu Jumahâ. Therefore he grew up speaking Arabic absolutely fluently. Physically speaking, we have reports that Bilal was tall, lean and a fit person in general. Back in the time of Jahiliyyah, he used to be taunted by the people around him due to the tone of his skin.
