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The Literate Prophet – Mohammed | Hubeali Skip to content Hubeali Menu Topics Quran Tafseer Books Urdu Books English Books Sermons School of Wilayat Search for: Search Button Home Latest Update The Literate Prophet – Mohammed The Literate Prophet – Mohammed Download PDF Summary: It is alleged, by a minority of Muslims, that the last Prophet, Mohammed -saww could neither write nor read.

However, this is not said about the previous Prophets -as , e.g., about Prophet Musa -as , Allah -azwj Says: And We wrote (down) about everything for him on the Tablets (of the Torah) as an admonition and making all things clear. ‘Hold to them strongly, and command your people to adopt the best in it, I will show you the home of the deviators!

(7:145) Similarly, Prophet Isa -as could read, as Allah -azwj Narrates what he -as uttered as a baby in the lap of his mother (in the defence of adversaries who were attacking the honour of his mother): He said, ‘I am indeed a servant of Allah. He has given me the Book and made me a Prophet (19:30).’ So, what is the point in giving someone a book who cannot read it?

Hence, all Prophets -as were taught by Allah -azwj , and not by the people, and so how could it be that the chief of the Prophets (Mohammed -saww ) could not read or write?

Allah -azwj Defends His -azwj last Prophet -saww in this regard, by citing in the Holy Quran (87:6): سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنْسَىٰ {6} We will Make you (O Prophet) read, so you will not forget [87:6] The historical evidence of the writing of the Prophet Mohammed -saww is narrated by many histories during the Treaty of Hudaybiyya, when Suheyl Bin Amro refused to accept the statement: ‘This is the treaty formed by Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah.’ Suhayl told him -saww to remove it.

He said that if he accepted him as Messenger, there would be no need for the treaty in the first place. Imam Ali -asws refused to remove the name of the Prophet -saww out of respect. So, the Prophet -saww himself took the pen and removed it himself -saww and in its place wrote ‘Muhammad, son of Abdullah.’ [1] Introduction: Some Muslims allege that -saww could neither write nor read (Nauzobillah)! In the first revealed Holy Verse, however, Allah -azwj Commands -saww to read!

Allah -azwj Knew very well that His Prophet -saww could read. اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ {1} Read in the Name of your Lord Who Created!

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