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In this study the Prophet Muhammad’s illiteracy was processed with a methodological point of view specific to historical studies and works on Basic Islamic Sciences were used as a reference source. In the study, it was emphasized that concept of illiteracy credited to the Messenger of Allah is used for affiliation to somewhere rather than illiteracy. In the Qur'an, the Messenger of Allah’s literacy is not mentioned, and it is also emphasized that he does not receive any education in religious matters in the 52nd verse of Surah Al-'Ankabut and 48th verse of and Surah Ash-Shuraa. For this reason, Prophet Muhammad’s illiteracy should be understood as his affiliation to the Arab society or Umm al-Qura. It has been concluded that he knew how to read and write because his family members and close friends also knew, he was at the center of commercial activities and what narrations told in the sources.
In this study the illiteracy of the Prophet Muhammad was processed with a methodological point of view specific to historical studies and works on Basic Islamic Sciences were used as a reference source. In the study, it was emphasized that the concept of illiteracy credited to the Messenger of Allah is used for affiliation to somewhere rather than illiteracy. In the Qur'an, the Messenger of Allah's literacy is not mentioned, and it is also emphasized that he does not receive any education in religious matters in the 52nd verse of Surah Al-'Ankabut and 48th verse of and Surah Ash-Shuraa. For this reason, the illiteracy of the Prophet Muhammad should be understood as his affiliation to the Arab society or Umm al-Qura. It has been concluded that he knew how to read and write because his family members and close friends also knew, he was at the center of commercial activities and what narrations told in the sources.
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