The first revelation was “Read,” and included the statement “God teaches by means of the pen” (96:1-4), and the second revelation was “The Pen” (68:1). The only function of the pen is to write. 96:1 Read in the name of your Lord who has created. 96:2 He created man from an embryo. 96:3 Read, …
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Background: Some think that a man named Muhammad from Arabia was the first to introduce Islam or it came into existence with him and The Quran The word “islam” can be translated as “surrender/submission” (to God). A “muslim” can be translated as “one who surrenders/submits” (to God). According to The Quran, everything in …
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Background: Some think, including many Muslims, that the prophet Muhammad (the messenger for The Quran) was engaged to a girl by the name of Aisha (sometimes spelt: Ayesha) when she was 6, and married her when she was 9 years old and he was about 50. The marriage story in question is based on the reports …
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The word ‘ummy’ has been used in the Quran in a number of verses. The following verse is one example: “Those who follow the messenger, the prophet who is ‘ummy’ …..” 7:157 Many translations of the Quran have wrongly translated the word ‘ummy’ to mean illiterate. With a quick analysis of various Quranic verses that use …
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For centuries Muslim scholars have proclaimed Muhammad an illiterate man! The word they relied on to bestow illiteracy upon the Prophet was “UMMY.” Unfortunately for those “scholars,” this word clearly means “Gentile,” [see 2:78, 3:20 & 75, 62:2]; it does NOT mean “illiterate.” The Prophet was a successful merchant. The “Muslim scholars” who fabricated the illiteracy lie forgot …
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