At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbofficialelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Figurative depictions of prophets are never shown in this museum.
Slavery and freedomChildren and youthProphets
Screening Room
- Format
- Animation · About Islam
- Released
- 2015 CE · 1436 AH†
- Countries
- AE
- Languages
- en (original) · ar (dubbed)
- Approach
- for children
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Figure without a face · Companions: Shown · Imams: Not applicable (The Prophet is glimpsed only in silhouette and light; Companions are depicted by animated characters.)
- Titles in other languages
- Bilal: A New Breed of Heroبلال: جيل جديد من الأبطال
Where to watch officially: official-paid · Listed, not endorsed.
Check it against the record:Bilal ibn Rabah
Overview
"Bilal: A New Breed of Hero" is an animated work for children released in 2015, produced in the UAE, directed by None and None. Its leading performers include Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jacob Latimore, Ian McShane, Dave B. Mitchell and Fred Tatasciore. An Emirati animated film about Bilal ibn Rabah, from slavery to becoming the first muezzin in Islam; the first long animated film about a Companion of this scale. 1 2
Context and reception
This work deals with Bilal ibn Rabah, Mecca, and the Prophetic era. The Prophet appears in it without facial features.
Connections
- About
- Bilal ibn Rabah
- Set in
- Mecca· The Prophetic Era
- Features
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje· Jacob Latimore· Ian McShane· Dave B. Mitchell· Fred Tatasciore· Cynthia Kaye McWilliams· China Anne McClain· Al Rodrigo
- Directed by
- Khurram Alavi· Ayman Jamal
People and things also explored
The three years of the secret call· The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)· The Hijra· The persecution of the vulnerable Muslims· Muhammad: The Last Prophet· The pause of revelation (Fatra)· The Isra and Mi'raj· the splitting of the moon
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
- Shahid (MBC)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/bilal-jil-jadid-2015/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.