Adversaries acknowledged Muhammad wrote the Quran
Even the prophet's adversaries among his contemporaries acknowledged that he could read and write. This is stated in the following verse.
25:5 They also said, “Tales from the past that he wrote down; they were dictated to him day and night.” (٥) وَقَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
| 1 | waqālū | وَقَالُوٓا۟ | And they said, |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | asāṭīru | أَسَـٰطِيرُ | “Tales (of) |
| 3 | l-awalīna | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ | the former [ones] (people) / past generations |
| 4 | ik’tatabahā | ٱكْتَتَبَهَا | (which) he wrote it |