07-13-2006, 01:40 AM
Bismillah:
Quote:Are those the original texts written by the hand of Mohammed?
Please note that Muhammad pbuh was not able even to write his own name, it is a historical fact that Muhammad pbuh was <b>illiterate</b>, but the Qur’an was authenticated and written under his personal supervision. For example:
Whenever the Prophet received a revelation, he would first memorize it himself and later declare the revelation and instruct his Companions who would also memorize it. The Prophet would immediately ask the scribes to write down the revelation he had received, and he would reconfirm and recheck it himself. Prophet Muhammad pbuh could not read and write. Therefore, after receiving each revelation, he would repeat it to his Companions. They would write down the revelation, and he would recheck by asking them to read what they had written. If there was any mistake, the Prophet would immediately point it out and have it corrected and rechecked. Similarly he would even recheck and authenticate the portions of the Qur’an memorized by the Companions. In this way, the complete Qur’an was written down under the personal supervision of the prophet (pbuh).
Salam
Wael.