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19 knowledge of the Scriptures. When Waraqah heard the details of the incident, he said, ‘I am sure the angel, who used to descend on Moses, had descended on you. I wish I would be alive to give you my support when your people will turn you out of your homeland. ’ ‘Will they indeed expel me?’ The Holy Prophet saw asked in great surprise. The Christian hermit said, ‘There has been no Messenger who has not been opposed by his people. If I survive till that time, I shall help you with all my strength. ’ However Waraqah was unable to witness those days as he lived only a short time thereafter. Hazrat Khadijah ra was the first person to believe in the Holy Prophet saw. She had witnessed his purity and greatness in his youth and had spent fifteen years in his company. She, therefore, accepted him without any hesitation. She was very fortunate, as Islam, the religion of peace, started in her house. Ali, who was ten years old at that time and Zaid, the freed slave of the Holy Prophet saw , were both members of his family. They also believed in him, the moment he announced his mission. Hazrat Abu Bakr ra , who became Khalifah after the death of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a close friend of the Holy Prophet saw. He lived in the same part of the town in which Hazrat Khadijah ra and the Holy Prophet saw lived. He, too, accepted the claim of the Holy Prophet saw without any hesitation. Among other earliest converts was Zubair. He was the son of Hazrat Khadijah’s ra brother ‘Awwaam and the Holy Prophet’s saw aunt Safiyah and was fifteen years old. This small group of early believers resolved that they would