An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
17. Calling Mankind To The Truth
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towards anyone to whom his message was to be
communicated.”
(DALA’IL AN-NUBUWWAH
)
UNADULTERATED TRUTH IS PURE
ANATHEMA TO MANY
When the Prophet received his first revelation, he
came back home in a state of fright to his wife,
Khadijah. “I feared for my life,” he told her.
Khadijah then took the Prophet to see a relative of
hers, Waraqah ibn Nawfal, who being a convert to
Christianity, had studied prophetic and biblical
history. After hearing the Prophet’s story in detail,
he said, “By the Master of my soul, you are the
Prophet of this nation. The angel who visited you is
the one who appeared to Moses. Your people will
deny you; they will persecute you and expel you
from the land; they will fight against you.” “Will
they truly expel me?” asked the Prophet. Waraqah
said this was certain. “People have turned against
whomsoever has taught the message now brought
by you.”
