Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
5. Muslim women
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was an angel of God, the very same who had been
with Moses when God drowned the Pharaoh. He
had also come to Jesus, and through him God had
helped Jesus.
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Then Khadijah hastened to Waraqah ibn Nawfal, a
Christian convert who had translated part of the
Bible into Arabic. When she had finished telling
him of what Muhammad had seen and heard,
Waraqah exclaimed, “Holy, holy! By the Master of
my soul, if your report be true, O Khadijah, this
must be the great spirit who spoke to Moses. This
means that Muhammad must be the Prophet of this
nation.”
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On a subsequent visit, Khadijah brought
Muhammad to meet Waraqah ibn Nawfal.
Muhammad related the events exactly as they had
taken place and, when he had finished, Waraqah
said, “By the Master of my soul, I swear that you
are the same Prophet whose coming was foretold by
Jesus, son of Mary.” But then Waraqah sounded a
note of warning: “You will be denied and you will
be hurt. You will be abused and you will be
pursued.” He nevertheless immediately pledged
himself to the Prophet: “If I should ever live to see
that day, I should surely help you.”
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