Khadijah had tried to comfort and encourage her husband on account of what she thought
was correct or on the basis of her own knowledge and understanding. But the matter was
serious, crucial and imperative. She had no peace of mind until she had consulted someone
knowledgeable of the revealed religions, their history and scriptures, as well as the biogra-
phy of the earlier Prophet's of God (u). Khadijah wished to know for sure what had befall-
en her husband.
Khadijah knew that Waraqa Ibn Naufal was the man who could clarify the matter. She
took the Prophet (r) to Waraqa and when the Prophet (r) told him what he had seen and
heard, Waraqa cried out, “Verily by Him in whose hand is Waraqa’s soul, Lo, You art the
Prophet of this people. There hath come unto thee the greatest Namus, (Archangel Ga-
briel) who came unto Moses at his time. A day will come when You wilt be called a liar,
Your people wilt maltreat thee, cast thee out and fight against thee.” The Prophet (r) was
surprised to hear Waraqa’s premonitions for his fellow citizens had always received him
with courtesy and esteem. They addressed him as the trustworthy and honest. Holding his
breath in amazement, he demanded from Waraqa, “What! Will they expel me?” “Yes”,
(replied) Waraqa, “For no man has ever brought anything like what You hast brought with-
out being opposed and fought by his people, which hath always been so. If I live to see that
day, I shall stand by thee.”
The Prophet (r) waited, day after day, but no revelation came for a long time. Then, it
began again, so the revelation of the Qur’an started to manifest itself little by little and then
in quick succession and was completed throughout the entire period of twenty-three years.