We find Waraqa in the seerah and at the very beginning of Sahih Bukhari, but with little beyond his death making the rest of his life a mystery. Who was he before that? What is his story? What is his status? Sh. Omar Suleiman tells the story of Waraqa Ibn Nawfal, the first to confirm the prophethood.

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