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rying him.
One night, Khadijah [r] dreamt that
the radiant sun had descended in
her courtyard, filling her home with
light. It was an unusual dream so
she went to her cousin, Waraqah
bin Nawfal, a pious man who knew
much of the Tawrah and Injil, for an
interpretation of her dream. Upon
hearing her dream, he explained,
“
This is a glad tiding that a Prophet,
whose coming is predicted in the
Tawrah and Injil, would live in your
home
.”
When Khadijah [r] heard this, her
intention to marry Muhammad [s]
grew stronger. Her friend Nafisah
knew of Khadijah [r]’s wish and
approached Muhammad [s] and
asked him, “
O Muhammad, why are
you not married yet?
”
He explained that he did not have
enough money to support a wife.
She then asked, “
Would you be
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