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Core Polemics · Lesson 7 · 14 min

The illiterate prophet argument

Test the *ummī* premise and the inference from 'illiterate' to 'therefore divine.'

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    Was Muhammad illiterate, and why does it matter?

    The classical Muslim debate over *ummī*, Q 3:20, the muʿallaqāt.

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The illiterate-prophet argument

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