Muhammad wrote God's revelations, the Quran, with his own hand.1
The Prophet wrote the original Quran with his own hand, in the chronological order of revelation, with instructions to place every piece in its proper position.1, 2
Afterward, the angel Gabriel helped Muhammad release a few verses at a time from his soul to his memory, and the Prophet wrote down and memorized them.1
Ignorant Muslim scholars proclaimed Muhammad illiterate so that the Quran's literary excellence would seem truly miraculous, and this illiteracy claim is a fabricated lie.1, 2
The Arabic word Ummy means Gentile, one who does not follow any scripture, and it does not mean illiterate.1
The first revelation, Read, says God teaches by means of the pen, and the second revelation is The Pen, and the only function of a pen is to write.1
The Prophet was a successful merchant, and since letters of the alphabet served as numbers in his time, dealing with numbers daily required him to know the alphabet.1, 2
The Quran tells us that Muhammad wrote down the Quran, as his contemporaries said things were dictated to him, and one cannot dictate to an illiterate person.1, 2, 3
When the Prophet died, he left the complete Quran written in his own hand in chronological order, with divine instructions on where to place every verse in its final format.1, 2
Claiming that Muhammad was illiterate and unintelligent is an innovation.1
The story that every verse was collected with two witnesses except the last two verses of Sura 9 is nonsense; the Prophet wrote the Quran with his own hand and the committee needed no witnesses.1, 2, 3
The pure Quran never existed in the past; the Prophet wrote the Quran in his own hand in chronological order, with notes on where each piece goes.1, 2, 3
In truth the Quran was written by the Prophet himself and kept with his wife Hafsa, so no collecting or witnesses were needed; he cites their historical accounts only to use their own argument.1, 2, 3
Muhammad was a merchant who had to calculate, and since numbers in his time were the letters of the alphabet, he had to know how to read and write.1, 2, 3
The claim that Muhammad was illiterate is contradicted by the traditionalists' own story that he freed war captives who taught others to read and write, since he would have set the example.1, 2, 3
The word Ummi means gentile, people who did not receive the Torah or Gospel, not illiterate, and verse 3:75 proves Muhammad wrote the Quran with his own hand.1, 2, 3
Muhammad wrote the Quran with his own hand and was not illiterate; the claim of illiteracy is a lie invented to make a miracle.1, 2
Muhammad was not illiterate; he wrote the Quran with his own hand at the moment of revelation, and it has been divinely guarded since.1, 2, 3
Marwan ibn al-Hakam, the first ruler after the war, burned the Quran Muhammad wrote with his own hand, fearing the war would start again.1, 2, 3
The Prophet wrote all the suras with his own hand, with instructions as to where each one goes, and Sura 9 was the last sura revealed in Medina.1, 2, 3
As a successful merchant, Muhammad had to know numbers, and since alphabet letters served as numbers in his time, he had to know the whole alphabet and be literate.1, 2, 3
Muslim scholars, unaware of the Quran's mathematical composition, made up the story that Muhammad was illiterate to explain the Quran's miracle and its challenge to produce anything like it.1
The Arabic word ummy throughout the Quran means only a gentile, one who did not uphold the Torah or the Gospel, and scholars distorted it to mean illiterate.1
The first word revealed in the Quran was Read, the first revelation dealt with reading and writing, and the second revelation was titled The Pen.1
Verse 29:48 refers to the Prophet's inexperience with previous scriptures and has nothing to do with illiteracy.1
The claim that Muhammad was illiterate is contrived, since he wrote God's revelations with his own hand.1
God's words came out of Muhammad's mouth and were written down by his own hand.1
Under Khalifa Othman a committee of scribes copied the Quran from the original written by Muhammad's own hand.1
Gabriel then helped Muhammad release a few verses at a time from his soul to his memory, and the Prophet wrote down and memorized them.1
When Muhammad died he left the complete Quran written in his own hand in chronological order, with divine instructions on where to place every verse.1
Muhammad wrote down the Quran by himself, and God was his teacher.1, 2, 3
According to the Quran, Muhammad could read and write, and God dictated the whole Quran to him to write down before he died.1, 2, 3
Although ummy can mean illiterate in modern Arabic, the Quran defines it as gentile, and its plural is always used to contrast the people of the scripture with gentiles.1, 2, 3
God emphasizes the importance of literacy and commands both the Prophet and us to uphold it.1, 2, 3
In verse 62:2 ummiyyeena cannot mean illiterates, because Muhammad was sent to literate people in his community too, so he is a gentile prophet, not an illiterate one.1, 2
Muhammad's contemporaries knew he could write, since disbelievers claimed tales were dictated to him, and one cannot dictate to an illiterate person.1, 2, 3
Unaware of the Quran's mathematical system, Muslim scholars declared Muhammad illiterate to make the Quran's literary excellence seem miraculous, relying on the Arabic word ummy.1
As God's messenger, Muhammad would not have dared to disobey God's clear command to read and write.1
Because Muhammad was a merchant who counted, and numbers were then written with letters, he should also have known how to read and write a transaction.1
Muhammad wrote letters, including one to the false prophet Musaylima and others to kings, showing he understood the importance of written communication that God taught in the earliest revelation.1, 2
Quran 25:4 to 5, where opponents accuse Muhammad of writing down tales dictated to him, is clear Quranic evidence that he could read and write.1
The first revelation, Read, is a commandment to everyone, the prophet included, showing how much God values literacy, and the second revelation, The Pen, stresses written communication again.1, 2, 3
The traditional belief that Muhammad was illiterate comes from traditions, and the Quran contains many statements that show the opposite.1, 2
The word ummy in the Quran does not prove illiteracy, since it also means gentile, and the Quran always uses it to contrast the people of the scripture with the gentiles.1, 2
Muhammad was literate and wrote the Quran in his own handwriting, since as a successful merchant he had to know how to read and write.1, 2