[patriciaruth]

Is it true that Mohammed was illiterate and dictated the Quran?

[glf]

Mohmmed was and is a pole smoking queer !! Any Arab asshole that finds that offensive can come and meet my M-14. There are 260 million Americans and 100 milion are armed to the hilt. Bring it on Mongoloids !!

[CaptainK]

It has been part of Islamic tradition to say he was illiterate, and sections of the Korean were pointed to which backed up this claim. Why would they want to think he was illiterate? Because that would heighten the miracle of his revelations. But you now find many Islamic revisionists who claim that such a work of brilliance could not have been the product of an uneducated man. They point to Muhammad's success as a trader, deducing that he must of had a background in mathematics in order to sustain his business, and in turn attach the ability to do math with the ability to read. I'm sure this desire to enhance the intelligence of Muhammad has to do with the fact that illiteracy was common in the time of Muhammed and not the shameful attribute that it is deemed today. They want to spruce up the Muhammad image for the modern audience. You can look at this argument alongside other unanswered questions: Did Homer really exist or were the Iliad and the Odyssey the works of several authors? Who was the real William Shakespeare? Who were the true authors of the Bible? Is there any way to answer any of these questions beyond a shadow of a doubt? Probably not, but it keeps college professors employed.