Runa216 said:
No, you made claims but failed to back it up, which I took to mean you were getting your 'proof' from heresay. Nowhere in any of your posts do I recall seeing a link to proof. I didn't see any citations, no references, and nothing to back up your claim. I can claim my IQ is 224, and SAY that I have all the proof in the world, but that doesn't mean a thing if I don't provide documentation to support that fact. (Note: I do not have an IQ of 224, if I did I'd have much better things to do than argue a moot point on a forum). |
http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/muhammad.html
i guess this is a decent source. The part where it says "On this first appearance, Gabriel (as) said to Muhammad: "Iqraa," meaning Read or Recite. Muhammad replied, "I cannot read," as he had not received any formal education and did not know how to read or write."
My history textbook also touched on the matter but I no longer possess since I graduated the class last year.