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Myth: Muhammad wrote the Qur'an
In addressing this misconception, it
is interesting to not that no other religious scripture claims to the direct
word of Almighty in toto as clear and as often as the Holy Qur'an. As the
Qu'ran clearly says: "if had been written by man, you would have found many
discrepancies therein". At the time the Qur'an was revealed, the Arabs
recognized that the language of the Qur'an was unique and that it was distinctly
different from the language normally used by the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon
him. The Arabs of that time, by the way, were known for their beautiful poetry
and Muhammad was known to be an illiterate man! The Qur'an clearly says that
Muhammad was unable to read and write, so if this wasn't true, certainly his
contemporaries would have protested and rejected him. However, there are no
reports of this. Certainly there were people who rejected Muhammad's message,
just like other prophets were rejected, but none for this reason. On the
contrary, Muhammad, peace be upon him, had thousands of loyal followers and the
results of their efforts spread Islam from Spain to China in just over a
century! It is also interesting to note that even though the Qu'ran is not
poetry, the Arabs more or less gave up writing poetry after it was revealed. It
could be said that the Qur'an is the piece of Arabic literature par
execellance - and Muhammad's contemporaries realized that they couldn't out
do it. Additionally, it is easy to prove that Muhammad did not possess a great
deal of the knowledge which is expounded in the Qur'an: such as knowledge of
historical events, previous prophets and natural phenomenon. The Qur'an says in
several places that Muhammad and his people did not know these things - so,
again, if this wasn't true, certainly his contemporaries would have rejected his
claims. Suffice it to say that not only is the Qu'ran the most memorized and
well preserved scripture on earth, it is also unequaled in eloquence, spirtual
impact, clarity of message and the purity of its truth.
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