Was Waraqah Ibn Nawfal a hanif or heretic? The ASTONISHING TRUTH about the man who confirmed the prophethood of the Messenger of Allah is revealed. How much can you share of what you know about Waraqah Ibn Nawfal?
The Messenger of Allah was confirmed as a prophet by Waraqah Ibn Nawfal, an Ebionite [“ebyonim” in Hebrew, meaning “the poor”)], a heretical and vegetarian Jewish sect of Christianity which believed in “pure monotheism” or hanifs—but this was a term borrowed from the Syriac “hanephe” to describe “heathen” Arabs. Christians of Syria used to call sects like the Ebionites and Nazarenes “Hanufa”, a plural of “hanif” an Arameic term describing the deflection of that group from the true Christian religion. Contrary to the Bible (and the Qur’an), Ebionites rejected the virgin birth of Jesus and instead believed that he was the natural son of Joseph and Mary! Truly heretic!
The early Ebionite literature is said to have resembled the Gospel according to Matthew—but without the virgin birth narrative. They disagreed with the virgin birth and later invented their own Gospel—the Gospel of the Ebionites. It is this Gospel, translated into Arabic, which Waraqah Ibin Nawfal had in his possession (Sahih al-Bukhari 3392a). The Ebionites believed that Jesus was the prophet prophesied in Deuteronomy 18:15 (Muslims claim it’s a prophecy about Muhammad). There is cognitive dissonance here!
It was this heretic, Waraqah, (and not some sort of bishop of Mecca as Islamic scholars would like to give Muslims the impression) who confirmed the prophethood of Muhammad.
As an Ebionite somewhat familiar with the book of Matthew, Waraqah should have known better: in the Gospel book of Mathew, Jesus declared that there would be no other prophet to come after the LAST and GREATEST prophet—John the Baptist!
“For ALL the prophets and the law prophesied UNTIL John.” Matthew 11:13
“Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone GREATER than John the Baptist” (Matthew 11:11).
But it gets even worse: it is the heretic Waraqah who convinced Khadijah and Muhammad that the mysterious creature—which had pressed Muhammad three times in the cave of Hira until he thought he was going to die—was the real angel Gabriel of the Bible!
Muhammads own testiment thought the angel was demonic.(IBN Ishaq 106, al Tabari vol 6,7071) and was so terrified that “he went to Khadija bint Khuwailid and said, “Cover me! Cover me!” Sahih al-Bukhari 3
Waraqah met him (Muhammad) and said, “O son of my brother, tell me what thou hast seen and heard.’
The apostle told him, and Waraqah said, “Surely, by Him in whose hand is Waraqa’s soul, thou art the prophet of this people. There hath come unto thee the greatest Namus (Jibreel), who came unto Moses…” Ibn Sa’d
According to the advance warning of the apostles, an angel who would bring a different message denying the gospel (the good news about crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus for the salvation of mankind)—such as QS 4:157—would in fact be Satan disguised as an angel of light.
600 years before Muhammad, the apostles had warned Christians to be watchful of such an ANGEL and its servants, like Muhammad, disguised as SERVANTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS:
“And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an ANGEL of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as SERVANTS of RIGHTEOUSNESS. Their end will correspond to their deeds.”
2 Corinthians 11:14-15
Where did a heretic get the divine authority to confirm a man worshipping the moon and star god of the Kaaba as a prophet of the true God of Israel?
Where did a heretic get the the authority to identify a mysterious angel he never met to be the angel Gabriel of the Bible?? Any sincere person should never, never entrust their fate, faith and eternity based on Waraqah’s heretic and false accounts. You will surely perish.
Let him who has ears hear! Blessings.
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