Bilal (name)
| Bilal | |
|---|---|
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Bilal Ibn Rabah, the first muezzin | |
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [bɪlaːl] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Water" |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Belal, Bilaal |
| Nickname(s) | Bill |
Bilal (Arabic: بلال) is both a masculine given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Mononym
- Bilal ibn al-Harith (? – died ca. 682), one of the sahaba, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi (c. 580 – c. 640), companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Aksumite Ethiopian whom Muhammad chose as his muezzin
- Bilal (American singer), (born 1979), American R&B/jazz singer
- Bilal (British singer), (born 1993), full name Bilal Shahid, British singer of Pakistani and Bangladeshi descent
- Bilal (Lebanese singer), (born 1983), full name Bin Bella Al-Hunteer, Lebanese gypsy singer
- Cheb Bilal (born 1966), full name Bilal Mouffok, Algerian raï singer
Given name
- Bilal Abdullah, British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack
- Bilal Akgül (born 1982), Turkish Olympian mountain biker
- Bilal Asad (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
- Bilal Clarance, (born 1979), Danish basketball player
- Bilal Çubukçu (born 1987), Turkish footballer
- Bilal Duckett (born 1989), American football (soccer) player
- Bilal Gülden, Turkish footballer
- Bilal Haider (born 1973), Pakistani cricketer
- Bilal Hajji, sometimes also known as The Chef or Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, a lyricist, songwriter and record producer based in Sweden
- Bilal Hussein, photojournalist
- Bilal Khan (singer) (born 1986), Pakistani pop singer and songwriter
- Bilal Khan (actor) (1978–2010), Pakistani television actor and model
- Bilal Khazal, Lebanese Australian suspected member of Al-Qaeda
- Bilal Kısa (born 1983), Turkish footballer
- Bilal Lashari, Pakistani film director and cinematographer
- Bilal Macit (born 1984), Turkish politician
- Bilal Maqsood, Pakistani pop artist and member of the Pakistani pop band Strings
- Bilal Mohammed (born 1986), Qatari football player
- Bilal Yusuf Mohammed (born 1983), French football player
- Bilal Moumen, (born 1990), Algerian football player
- Bilal Saad Mubarak (born 1972), Qatari shot putter
- Bilal Najjarine (born 1981), Lebanese football player
- Bilal Najjarin (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Bilal Nazki (born 1947), Indian chief justice, Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Bihar, India
- Bilal Orfali, Lebanese scholar of Arabic language and literature and university professor
- Bilal Ould-Chikh (born 1997), Dutch football player
- Bilal Aziz Özer, Lebanese-Turkish footballer
- Bilal Philips (born 1947), speaker and author on Islam
- Bilal Powell (born 1988), American football running back
- Bilal Rafiq (born 1985), Pakistani footballer
- Bilal Rifaat (born 1957), Egyptian fencer
- Bilal Salaam, American singer and composer
- Bilal Shafayat (born 1984), English cricketer
- Bilal Sidibé (born 1978), Mauritanian football player
- Bilal Skaf, Australian convicted gang rapist
- Bilal Xhaferri (1935–1986) Albanian poet, novelist, political dissident against the Albanian communist regime
Middle name
- Ahmed Bilal Osman, Sudanese politician
- Muhammad Bilal Khan, Pakistani Justice in the Lahore High Court
Surname/family name
- Ammar Bilal (born 1993), Saudi Arabian football player
- Badr Bilal (born 1962), Qatari football player
- Charles Bilal, American administrator, mayor of Kountze, Texas
- Enki Bilal (born 1951), French comic book creator, comics artist and film director
- Malika Bilal, broadcast journalist
- Mohamed Gharib Bilal (born 1945), nuclear scientist, Chief Minister of Zanzibar
- Muhammad Rashid Bilal (1907?-1988), famous Ethiopian Islamic scholar
- Muhammad Ibrahim Bilal, member of a terrorist group dubbed the Portland Seven
- Muhsen Bilal (born 1944), Syrian surgeon, ambassador and politician
- Muslim Belal (born 1982), real name Ashley Chin, British actor, screenwriter and spoken word performance poet
- Wafaa Bilal (born 1966), Iraqi American artist
See also
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