Who Was Waraqah ibn Nawfal?

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Waraqah ibn Nawfal ibn Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusayy Al-Qurashi was the paternal first cousin of Hazrat Khadija; wife of the Holy Prophet(SAW).  He was considered to be a hanif, who practised the pure form of monotheism in the pre-islamic era.

When told of Muhammad's first revelation (which is understood to be Sura 96:1-5), Waraqah acknowledged his call to prophecy as authentic. Tradition recounts Waraqah saying:

"There has come to him the greatest law that came to Moses; surely He is the Prophet of these people:

  He died soon after the first revelation of the Holy Prophet.

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