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==Was Muhammad really illiterate?== | ==Was Muhammad really illiterate?== | ||
===The word ''ummiy'' in the Quran=== | ===The word ''ummiy'' in the Quran=== | ||
The word ''ummiy'' (أمي) appears 6 times in the Quran. Two times in the singular (verses 7:157-158) and four times in the plural form (verses 2:78, 3:20, 3:75 and 62:2). <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Amm</ref> | The word ''ummiy'' (أمي) appears 6 times in the Quran. Two times in the singular (verses 7:157-158) and four times in the plural form (verses 2:78, 3:20, 3:75 and 62:2). <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Amm</ref> From the verses we will see that the word doesn't have to necessarily mean "illiterate", but can also mean "ignorant" or "pagan" or "gentile". | ||
====Verses 7:157-158==== | ====Verses 7:157-158==== | ||
The two singular forms are in the verses 7:157 and 7:158 in the context of talking about Moses: | The two singular forms are in the verses 7:157 and 7:158 in the context of talking about Moses: | ||