ABU_AL_HAKAM ABU_BAKR BILAL BOY BUCKTOOTHED_BOY CHARLATAN_PRIEST CHUBBY_BOY EVERYONE GHUFAIRA GUARD HAMAMA HAMZA HAMZA_BILAL_SAAD_SOHEIB LITTLE_GIRL MERCHANT OKBA REFUGEE SAAD SAFWAN SOHEIB UMAYYA YOUNG_BILAL GHUFAIRA Bilal, are you all right? BILAL I’m fine. GHUFAIRA was it that dream again? GHUFAIRA Here. I was saving this for you. BILAL There’s a piece of it missing. GHUFAIRA Ohhh, thank you my wonderful, amazing sister! Well... you're very welcome my loving brother! BILAL What can one-dirham buy? GHUFAIRA Well, to start, a blessing from one of the gods. Maybe one of them will bring you something to stop your nightmares. BILAL Where were these Gods when Mama needed them? I will buy you something sweet to eat instead. UMAYYA Ghufaira! My water pot is empty! Who let this happen?! BILAL I’ll get it. OKBA Idols for sale! Idols for sale! They come in all colors and shapes! They make your wishes come true. Idols for fame. Idols for strength. Idols for fertility. Idols for beauty! I can see that you definitely don’t need an idol for beauty.. the idol needs you , but for fertility?! You want to bear a son don’t you? With this, you can bear triplets! CHARLATAN PRIEST The idols see all. The idols know all. Stray not into the desert's sands, lest the harsh flames of wrath consume you. Come! Enter! Prove your faith with wealth and gifts. Appease the idols’ anger. No offering is too small. No wish is too big. You can have whatever you desire. BUCKTOOTHED BOY Ha ha! You missed! SAFWAN On purpose! My arrows need worthy targets. I wouldn’t waste them on a chicken. But a deer... CHUBBY BOY Where would we find a deer? SAFWAN There’s a deer. A black one. CHUBBY BOY Looks like your deer is going to run away. BUCKTOOTHED BOY Let’s go get it. SAFWAN Wait. We have to draw it in closer first. over here slave! I said, come here. Stop, slave! I command you. CHUBBY BOY You better watch out. Rawwwwrrr SAFWAN You better watch out! CHUBBY BOY I was just kidding. SAFWAN Now....Get him! Give me a target. CHUBBY BOY Your father won’t like it if you damage his property. SAFWAN Did I ask for your opinion?!! BUCKTOOTHED BOY Don’t Move! GHUFAIRA Don’t! …Please don’t!! SAFWAN Two deers now. MERCHANT Hey, what are you boys doing? Oh, I didn’t know it was you, young master Safwan. Are these slaves bothering you? I’ll thrash them if they are! Tell your father I’ll deliver his order today. GHUFAIRA Are you all right Bilal? Did they hurt you? BILAL Why can’t you mind your own business? GHUFAIRA They were going to hurt you. I was just trying to help! BILAL I don’t need help. GHUFAIRA I’m sorry, Bilal. I won’t next time. I promise. OKBA This is the finest slave in my possession. He’s clever, He reads and writes. He speaks 20 languages! He can even speak to animals. You can’t ask for a better servant on your trading missions. Ah! That one is not quite as clever, but he is as strong as an ox! UMAYYA I’ll take him. OKBA Good choice. He is a bit expensive but I know the gods have been generous to you, my dear Umayya. UMAYYA Okba, one of these days I’m going to dip your tongue in a bowl of dry sand. Have him delivered. MERCHANT Your honor, I have the idols you ordered. Should I bring them to your home or to your shop in the market? UMAYYA What do you think? The market, you idiot. And next time you are late, I won’t pay. MERCHANT A thousand pardons. It won’t happen again. I was only delayed because I had to come to the aid of your son, Safwan. UMAYYA Ehhh? What about Safwan? MERCHANT He was being assaulted by a slave boy. Bilal I think they called him. UMAYYA Bilal?! My slave Bilal? MERCHANT He had your son on the ground. But I pulled him off and saved him from a thrashing. UMAYYA Enough! Take these idols to my stall at once or forget the deal. UMAYYA Bilal! Pick it up! Whose apple is this? Whose is it? BILAL Yours, sir. Yours. UMAYYA And what is the difference between you and this apple...? Answer me! BILAL No difference, sir. UMAYYA Don’t you forget it again. Take him out to the courtyard and whip him. SAFWAN No matter what you do, a master breeds a master and a slave breeds a slave … slave! Father, I hope you’re going to teach him a lesson he’ll never forget. UMAYYA How could you let a slave beat you? SAFWAN Bilal’s lying, Father! The slave is lying! He did not beat me! UMAYYA You made me look foolish in public. And a man in my position can’t afford to look foolish. Stop it! Stop it, I say. Listen. He isn’t crying. You shouldn’t be crying either. I don’t care what happened. Don’t ever let a slave embarrass me in public again. YOUNG BILAL Mother, what kind of man was my father? HAMAMA Your father was a great man! what do you want to be when you be grow up, Bilal? a farmer, or maybe a merchant that makes a lot of money? BILAL I want to be a great warrior! HAMAMA and that’s what you will be! a great warrior… with a beautiful voice! YOUNG BILAL And I want to ride on a big horse! and I will fight enemies and protect you and Ghufaira! HAMAMA That’s very honorable Bilal, but remember, a sword and a horse cannot make you a great man. BILAL They can’t? HAMAMA No, being a great man means living without chains. BILAL Chains?! HAMAMA The ones you can’t see. The ones in here. BILAL Inside me? HAMAMA Being a warrior won’t make you a great man, if you are chained to anger and vengeance. Superstition and fear are chains, too. And there are others. To be a great man you have to break free of them all. BILAL But how do I do that? I can’t see inside me. HAMAMA I can. And I see the heart of a great man, Bilal. You’ll find the way. Guidance will come. You’ll see. No chains will hold you. BILAL You were wrong, Mother. I am a slave, and will always be in chains. GHUFAIRA Why did they have to whip you? You didn’t do anything. BILAL It doesn’t matter. Master Umayya can do whatever he wants with us. GHUFAIRA Bilal... GHUFAIRA Look what I found. I know you didn’t mean to lose this. You can still use it to make an offering. I heard the Priest say that big blessings can come from small gifts. BILAL I don’t need it. I’m never going to hope for anything again. I am a slave. No god in the market has the power to change that. GHUFAIRA Okay, I’ll keep it. And I won’t spend it either. It’s yours. I’ll keep it safe for you until you ask for it back. SAAD The way you fly off that horse amazes me every single time. It never gets old. BILAL It’s only been twice. Today. SAAD Ha! I, on the other hand, never miss! BILAL No wonder Saad. You have all the time and money to practice. SAAD you need more than money to be best at what you do. You need a great deal of determination. BILAL I have to get back. Walking the horse for more than an hour is suspicious. Believe me, you don’t want to upset Master Umayya. SAAD Why don’t you just start riding and keep on going. Cross those dunes to wherever they may lead. BILAL And find my palace? More likely I’d find it, only to end up working in it. You don’t want to do that. BOY I’m so hungry. BILAL Here. Take this. ABU BAKR You would rather pay from your own pocket, than to see this god lose its wealth? BILAL I wanted to spare the boy a beating. ABU BAKR Ah...then you care more for a beggar boy than an idol? Don’t you believe the promises of the priests?! BILAL My apologies, sir. I’m just a slave and know no better. ABU BAKR Don’t you? Or do you? BILAL You’re no priest. You’re that merchant Abu Bakr. ABU BAKR Indeed, are you kneeling because you thought I was a priest? BILAL No. ABU BAKR Or, was it my question that frightened you? BILAL What do you know about fear? ... your Honor. ABU BAKR I have seen enough of it in the eyes of the people, enough to understand how it makes slaves of many. A woman is afraid she bears a girl. She pays an offering and prays to the gods to fix it. A rich man fears poverty. He shares a little of his money with the gods, and promises more if they help him stay wealthy. An old man fears death, so he pays a priest for deliverance. They fear poverty, they feel they will lose their standing, and in return, they begin to worship gods. Gods of greed.. of injustice. False gods. I offer a choice following the one true god. BILAL I’ve heard this message before. ABU BAKR Then you’ve have heard the truth. BILAL No. This is all wishful thinking, sir. It holds no meaning to me. BILAL Sir. I have no money. So, you should save your speech for a man who can afford whatever god you’re selling. ABU BAKR Young man. This god cannot be bought. You need only to accept him. BILAL Really? Where is this god? Is he made of gold? Silver? Stone or wood? Where is he? I cannot see him. ABU BAKR Son, we cannot see him, yet, he can see us. BILAL Hmph.. an invisible god that I can follow for free. ABU BAKR Yes. A God who can give what you desire for the most…… choice and Freedom! BILAL Here it comes. Believe me, that priest over there has taken enough coins from me with promises of freedom. And yet, here I am, still a slave. These gods around us have done me no favor. So, with all due respect, you can keep this invisible god for yourself. My master is expecting these. I must return. ABU BAKR What is your name, son? BILAL Bilal. ABU BAKR We all serve some master Bilal. Tell me, whom do you serve? BILAL Master Umayya, the greatest man in the city. ABU BAKR Bilal! I saw greatness through the hand that saved that boy today. and remember, great men are those who chose to be free. ABU AL HAKAM Problems. Problems. Problems. UMAYYA Abu Al-Hakam! ABU AL HAKAM Umayya will know what to do. Yes, yes. He must know. Problems. Problems. UMAYYA What are you muttering about now? Is that anyway to greet your most important trading partner? ABU AL HAKAM apologies, Umayya. How are you today? UMAYYA Look at how the construction is going. I am doing great. It’ll be the biggest shop in the city. It’s your fault for not buying a share. I gave you your chance. ABU AL HAKAM It’s not that. UMAYYA Really. ABU AL HAKAM We have problems, Umayya. Big problems. UMAYYA My Dear friend, Problems are made to be overcome. ABU AL HAKAM Not these problems… There's this new movement circling around, a new god has come to the marketplace. UMAYYA Ha! That’s not a problem. That’s an opportunity! More gods, more pilgrims. More pilgrims, more business. Tell me who created this new movement so I can strike a deal with him! Hey, why are you telling me this? Why aren’t you making the deal? ABU AL HAKAM Because I’ve tried! I’ve bargained. I’ve bribed. They say they don’t need our services. Because—get this their god is invisible. I don’t see what’s so funny. UMAYYA How long do you think that will last? Look out there. This is a city where the merchants are the lords. Neither king nor emperor rules here. We rule, through our commerce and the society we’ve built. We’ve lasted for generations... No, I don’t think we have much to worry about from some invisible god. If you can’t see him, what will his followers sell? ABU AL HAKAM They say they are selling the truth. They say that all it costs is turning away from our idols. This may drive people away from our control. UMAYYA You worry too much. Surely, this isn’t why you came to see me. ABU AL HAKAM No, I have some trinkets for your shop. UMAYYA Now this is a good topic. These are excellent! We will make a fortune! ABU AL HAKAM Very Portable! People can wear them. UMAYYA Or sew several of them into their clothes so they are protected wherever they go. We should tell the priest so that he can begin preaching about it. And where’s my son? I want him to know about this right away. Bilal! BILAL Yes, your Honor. UMAYYA Go fetch Safwan. BILAL Yes, sir. UMAYYA Go! Be quick! BILAL Yes, sir! GUARD Good job, sir. BILAL Master Safwan! Master Safwan! GUARD Sir? BILAL Master Safwan! Your father summons you. SAFWAN How many times do I have to remind you? Kneel when you come before me, slave. Kneel! BILAL I’m sorry, Master Safwan. SAFWAN Few are born to rule. Others to serve. GHUFAIRA you're late. BILAL Yes. A funny guy. GHUFAIRA alright. Back to work. SOHEIB Special delivery. To your master, from my master. GHUFAIRA that’s very shiny. BILAL Nice work, Soheib. SOHEIB Yes. It’s my finest one yet. ABU AL HAKAM you leave too much exposed. You rely too much on luck. UMAYYA Luck favors the bold. ABU AL HAKAM Perhaps, but are you willing to risk it in the real world? UMAYYA you ask as if you don’t know me. ABU AL HAKAM I ask because I see a threat looming. UMAYYA you are truly obsessed with this new movement. ABU AL HAKAM This threat can strike you where you stand, Umayya. BILAL do you believe change will come, even for us? GHUFAIRA maybe. Mother believed so. why are you asking?! Bilal?! BILAL this morning … I went searching for answers. ABU BAKR And who could this be? There are no young thieves to save out here. BILAL What did you mean before, that we choose? Are you offering to buy me? ABU BAKR Would you like me to? BILAL You seem like a better master than the one I serve now. ABU BAKR Better, maybe. But I’m far from the best master. BILAL who is that? ABU BAKR Why, my master, of course. BILAL You’re making fun of me. ABU BAKR I am not. BILAL Where is your master? ABU BAKR Everywhere. BILAL I don’t see him. ABU BAKR He’s invisible. BILAL The invisible god. Even my master was talking about him. But what good is an invisible god? What can he get you? ABU BAKR In this world, freedom and dignity. BILAL How can a god you can’t even see do that? ABU BAKR Are freedom and dignity things that you see?! They are part of God’s essence. They can’t be seen, bought nor sold. Come. Sit. You sought me out to talk to me, didn’t you? Let’s talk. GHUFAIRA Our mother was right. BILAL Yes she was. UMAYYA A toast to my son, Safwan. He had the business sense to make a killing on Abu Al-Hakam’s little idols. Now he can afford to host his first feast. EVERYONE To his health! UMAYYA Are you still sulking because you passed up a good deal? I told you these portable idols would sell. ABU AL HAKAM It may be the last money any of us ever make. UMAYYA What are you talking about? There’s a fortune in these little idols. You should have heard the priests hawking them today. ABU AL HAKAM You weren’t there later. There was a dispute, and the people listened. UMAYYA a dispute?! Who created this dispute? ABU AL HAKAM Wolves from the new movement. Their reputation is spreading like wildfire across the city. UMAYYA Ah. Not this business again. If you tell me there’s an army coming, I’ll worry. ABU AL HAKAM what about free things? Do you worry about that? UMAYYA What are you talking about? ABU AL HAKAM Their message is that people are wasting their money on our idols. They are telling them that they can have far more blessings for free. By just believing. What happens to our business if that message takes hold? UMAYYA And how long do you think the other merchants will tolerate such a message? Why do I have to do everything? They will soon be laughed out of town, or someone will strike a deal with them. You’ll see. Look around. There is only one god, and it is money. That is the true faith of this city. ABU AL HAKAM Well, these days not all our merchants are worshipping the Idols. UMAYYA Where is that lazy one who used to sell idols in sacks? ABU AL HAKAM He doesn’t do that anymore. He joined them just the other day. UMAYYA And where is Abu Bakr? ABU AL HAKAM Joined them, too. A long time ago. OKBA Abu Al-Hakam is right. People still buy my date idols, but I think they’re eating them for dessert. UMAYYA How could an invisible god appeal to people? Are there any other traitors in my house! Stand and reveal yourselves. SAFWAN Maybe you should ask your slave. UMAYYA Huh? What are you talking about? UMAYYA What is this? You mean Bilal? Nonsense. SAFWAN Why don’t you tell my father about your invisible god? UMAYYA Impossible. You must be mistaken. Right, Bilal? There are no traitors in my household. UMAYYA Speak up. I said, speak up slave! You have my permission to talk. Safwan has accused you of something. What is your testimony? BILAL My testimony is that the only thing worth worshiping is the one true god, who is too great to be contained in any idol. SAFWAN You once slapped my face because I let a slave make a fool of you. OKBA I can’t sell invisible gods. This is not profitable. This god does not impress me.. Do you offer invisible money, too? Hey, Umayya, do you have any of your slave’s invisible money? I’d like to see it. Wahahahahaha! UMAYYA Guards! HAMAMA Being a great man starts with throwing off your chains. ABU BAKR All humanity is a single nation. For those who look outside, dream. And those who look inside, awaken. And if you are awaken... Your story will race out of this desert across the world...where great men are tested... and are proven. UMAYYA Eh… Bilal. Are you awake? Good. You are braver than I thought. I take credit for that. It comes from watching me all these years, I’m sure. It took guts to reveal yourself like that. But sadly you still think like a slave. I’ll get you back on track with a little secret. See, I never believed in these gods. No, no, no, I’m no fool. The truth is we are both slaves, Bilal. The difference between us is I worship whatever empowers me... you? You worship something that will destroy you. A free man would have sought out the profit in this situation. For example, a free man might offer to spy on his master’s enemies. He might realize the advantage in that. Do you understand what I’m saying, Bilal? UMAYYA Get him some water. Should I take off those chains? What do you say, Bilal? BILAL My chains are already off. UMAYYA That’s funny, because I see them. Or does your invisible god make other things invisible too? BILAL I’m talking about the chains in here. UMAYYA Quit talking in riddles! Do you know how much trouble you’re in? I can have you killed right now. BILAL It doesn’t matter what you do to me. And there’s nothing you can give me. I am free already. UMAYYA What about your sister? Is she free, too? So are you going to consider my proposition, or not? You wanted a horse? I will give you two and I will provide both you and your sister a home... This is why you are a slave, while I am rich. You don’t recognize when you have been given an opportunity. Too bad. BILAL Then kill me. UMAYYA I’ll share two lessons with you that you’ll never understand. Lesson one, don’t ever pass up an opportunity to make a profit. An offer has been made to buy you, a quite generous one I might add. Yet one wonders. . . When such a generous offer is made in the first round, how much higher might a buyer go? Lesson two, hold out as long as you can for a better deal. So you see, Bilal, I’m not going to kill you, but yet you might still die. CHARLATAN PRIEST Tell me, slave, where is this god that you worship? I searched the skies, but could not find him. Will he come to save you? CHARLATAN PRIEST This is my god. I see it! Do you want it to come to your aid? Accept my god and I will ask it to absolve you. ABU BAKR I’ve already offered a fair price for him. UMAYYA Very fair. ABU BAKR Well then? If you injure him, then he is of no value to me, and the deal is off. UMAYYA We’ll see. SAFWAN These gods you can see… Which one will be the one that finally crushes you? How many gods are there, Bilal? Bilal the slave. Tell me how many do you see? Speak, or stay silent and be crushed like an insect. BILAL One. There is only one. SAFWAN You’re a fool. BILAL I ... am...free. ABU BAKR I'll double the offer UMAYYA Sold! Remove the stone. I think you lost your head for business. ABU BAKR I would have given all I own for him. UMAYYA For a slave? ABU BAKR For a brother. UMAYYA Don’t tell me that this new movement makes slaves and nobles brothers? ABU BAKR It does. BILAL GHUFAIRA… ABU BAKR His sister… I’ll pay the same for her! UMAYYA You are asking the wrong person. I gave her to Safwan as a gift. SAFWAN I won’t sell her. Not even for your whole business. Take her. GHUFAIRA No! Bilal! BILAL Ghufaira BILAL I will forever be grateful for you have saved my life. ABU BAKR To save one life, my brother, is like saving all humanity. SAAD So how does it feel to walk the streets of Makka as a free man? BILAL It feels good just to be walking. Where’s Soheib? ABU AL HAKAM Blasphemy! Blasphemy! Sinners... blasphemers... you quench your thirst from the waters that our gods have provided you. Yet what do you offer in return? Nothing! Today you repent your sins to me traitors! Hamza! You’ve arrived just in time. Look at these dogs. These sinners! They must be disciplined and so does… HAMZA And so does who, coward? You call yourselves men? You’re a disgrace to Makka and to your forefathers! Since when were these waters not free for all? Ha?? And know this... I only see God through the actions of men. Your savagery today uncovered the true color of your belief. So, fight me! Or get out of my sight! ABU BAKR Hamza. UMAYYA Too late Abu Bakr. From this day forward, I forbid you all from trading with any of them! Take what you will, but do not pay. And keep taking until they cry under the burden of it. Make them beg, beg for mercy. BILAL I dreamed there will be a war. ABU BAKR I pray not. SOHEIB Ahhhhh! SAAD Hold still! SAAD Do you want me to call Hamza? SOHEIB no no… do it quickly. HAMZA Attractive, isn’t it? Man crafted the blade to hunt and provide food for his family. These days, men use it to break each other. Its true purpose and value has been lost. BILAL Will you teach me how to use it? HAMZA Why? You think if you had wielded a weapon, today's outcome might have been in your favor? Or do you seek to take what you desire with a sword? BILAL I’m not sure. HAMZA few men ever are. Hamza Remember, I can only show you how to use it. But you alone must decide where and when. Violence does not always solve disputes. Do not allow yourself to be lured into a battle you can avoid. BILAL when do we start? HAMZA As soon as you put back the sword and pick up that stick. Saad! Let’s try some sparring. SAAD Prepare to kiss the ground. HAMZA Turn, Bilal. Duck. Now parry. As we practiced, Bilal. GHUFAIRA No! Bilal! HAMZA Keep practicing, Bilal. Keep practicing. ABU BAKR Never strike in anger. BILAL Forgive me. ABU BAKR He who conquers his anger is strong. He, who forgives when having the power to revenge, will witness glory. BILAL I promise I’ll train harder. ABU BAKR promise me to train this. True strength is in the mind, Bilal, not in the weapon. And that is Hamza's secret. One day you will discover your own secret. BILAL Watch us build a house where we can gather... to spread hope… Hope to inspire the hearts of men... from here... I will call them. HAMAMA Show me how... BILAL Allaho Akbar, Allaho Akbar, Allaho Akbar, Ashhado Anna La Ilaha Illa Allah ABU AL HAKAM Oh no! Not him again! HAMZA None of you will be harmed. I am only here to reclaim what was stolen from my brothers. ABU AL HAKAM We had no choice. If we didn’t rob them, Umayya wouldn’t trade with us anymore, and we would go out of business. HAMZA The difference between animals and people is that we always have a choice. and I choose to let you return safely. Take one camel for each, no more. HAMZA Do you know him? BILAL I do. We are old friends. He was also owned by my master. HAMZA He now belongs to you. For all Umayya has taken from you. REFUGEE The persecution grows worse every day. We have lost so much. But we were lucky, we have escaped. The ones who remain I fear may soon lose their lives. ABU BAKR Where is Bilal? HAMZA He’s over there by that white horse. SAFWAN They took it all?! ABU AL HAKAM Yes. We fought hard. There were hundreds of them. We were surrounded. SAFWAN Hundreds? OKBA More likely Hamza alone. ABU AL HAKAM That was my entire stock. SAFWAN Was the black slave with them? ABU AL HAKAM My entire stock! Everything I had. OKBA Oh, quit your bellyaching. It was only what you took from Abu Bakr. SAFWAN Was Bilal with them? UMAYYA Enough! Clean it up! ABU AL HAKAM what are you going to do about my losses? UMAYYA Your losses amount to nothing! Don’t you see that the whole city’s trade is under threat? OKBA You said that taking away their livelihoods would bring them back to their senses. But they are only more defiant now. SAFWAN It’s that Bilal. When a slave defies his master, the world turns upside down. You should have crushed him, Father. UMAYYA Silence! All of you! We’ve tried reasoning with them. We’ve tried bargaining. We have extended the hand of a business partnership to them many times, but they have just slapped it away. The time has come. SAFWAN What do you mean father? UMAYYA We will begin here. Tonight. assemble a great army to crush each and every place that sheltered them. Let it start with our own households. Root them all out and kill them. BILAL Ghufaira! Ghufaira! Where are you?! SAFWAN Wait! proceed. HAMZA Come! I’m not leaving without you! Hurry! There are others who need us, too. Where are the rest of you? MERCHANT We’re the only ones left. HAMZA Let’s go. ABU BAKR "God does not look at your figures, nor your wealth, but He looks at your heart and deeds." Always remember that Bilal. HAMZA I knew I'd find you here. I have no words that can make you feel better. I can only ask that you keep your mind clear and your heart true. And rest assure, God will always be there for you, Bilal. I made this for you. But when you decide to use it, remember not to allow the blade to dictate your choices. ABU BAKR O Lord, All praise and glory belong to you… Upon you we rely … in hardship and ease. To you, we seek protection from all evils. Shower upon us the fortitude to remain steadfast in the path of truth. Enlighten us to distinguish all that lead us to stray. For There is no might … nor power except with you. Amen. HAMZA BILAL SAAD SOHEIB Amen. ABU AL HAKAM you must be joking … UMAYYA Send three of our best in! First we destroy their morale … then we finish them, one by one. ABU AL HAKAM I'm going to enjoy this. HAMZA whatever happens don’t come for us, stand your ground! Ali! get him away from here, Ali. BILAL Come on Hamza! Move! UMAYYA that’s right, keep standing there… HAMZA Archers! … fire!! BILAL No, we can’t! He’s still out there! SAAD We must Bilal! If we don’t give the order now, we all die! HAMZA Archers!! SAAD Archers! Fire! HAMZA Where did that come from? UMAYYA Slave! Bilal is unnerved as if a nightmare of his past has returned to him. BILAL we are brothers killing brothers. Put an end to this. Be the better man. UMAYYA You’re not my brother, boy. BILAL my name is Bilal. UMAYYA unngh... …well… it’s time for you to join your sister. BILAL not today, Umayya. ABU BAKR There will be victories. For this enemy will not give up. LITTLE GIRL Where is he? ABU BAKR And there will be losses that break our hearts. SAFWAN is this how you express your faith, Bilal? BILAL Why? why did you kill her? Answer me! SAFWAN your answer Bilal, is right outside the window. your faith says a man is judged by his actions. Then what truer way to measure a man than through what he gives. So there it is … My single act of morality. BILAL don’t let it be your last … SAFWAN …my god… HAMAMA What do you want to be when you grow up, Bilal? YOUNG BILAL A great warrior! HAMAMA A great warrior with a beautiful voice.