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could bear, then he said, Read in the name of thy Creator ; and I 

 read and I went to Khadyjah and said, I am afraid for myself, and I 

 related her what had happened. She answered, Be of good cheer, God 

 will never inflict such a punishment upon thee ; thou art kind to thy 

 relations, speakest the truth, helpest the distressed, assistest the needy, 

 art hospitable to strangers, and contributest towards the liquidation of 

 the debts of others. Then Khadyjah went with me to Waraqah b. 

 Nawful and said, Listen to thy cousin. He asked me and I related him 

 what had happened. Waraqah observed, This is the Nomos which 

 God has sent down upon Moses. O that I was young ! O that I was 

 alive when thy people will expel thee. I said, Will they expel me ? and 

 he answered, Yes, no man has ever brought a message like the one 

 which thou bringest who has not been persecuted. If I was to live 

 I should assist thee most powerfully. The first verses of the Koran 

 after the words Read, &c. were " Nun by the reed and what they write, 

 &c." (Surah 68) and " O thou covered" (Siirah 74, 1,) and " By the 

 brightness of the morning (Surah 93," 1,) I transcribe here the text of 

 Tabary and that of Bokhary to enable the reader to compare them. 

 Text of Bokhary. 



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