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1. Tahannuth means to avoid and abstain from sin. The worshipping of Allah for a
certain period in seclusion. The word is used in the latter sense for the seclusion of
Prophet Muhammad jig on Mt. Hirah. The original word is yatahannaf. which
means he follows the mode of worship of Hanifiyah, i.e., of Prophet Abraham.
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you help the destitute, you help against the vicissitudes which
affect people.' Khadijah then took him to Waraqah b. Nawfal
b. Asad b. Abd Al-Uzzah, who was the son of Khadijah’s
uncle (the brother of her father). And he was the man who
embraced Christianity in the Days of Ignorance [before Al-
Islam], and he used to write books in Arabic, and therefore
wrote Injil (Gospel) in Arabic as Allah Willed that he should
write. He was very old and had become blind. Khadijah said
to him, O Uncle! Listen to the son of your brother.' Waraqah
b. Nawfal said: 'O my nephew! What did you see?' The
certain period in seclusion. The word is used in the latter sense for the seclusion of
Prophet Muhammad jig on Mt. Hirah. The original word is yatahannaf. which
means he follows the mode of worship of Hanifiyah, i.e., of Prophet Abraham.
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you help the destitute, you help against the vicissitudes which
affect people.' Khadijah then took him to Waraqah b. Nawfal
b. Asad b. Abd Al-Uzzah, who was the son of Khadijah’s
uncle (the brother of her father). And he was the man who
embraced Christianity in the Days of Ignorance [before Al-
Islam], and he used to write books in Arabic, and therefore
wrote Injil (Gospel) in Arabic as Allah Willed that he should
write. He was very old and had become blind. Khadijah said
to him, O Uncle! Listen to the son of your brother.' Waraqah
b. Nawfal said: 'O my nephew! What did you see?' The