Was The Prophet Illiterate?

Was The Prophet Illiterate?

Salam and Peace!

-----"And you (O Messenger) did not read of any book ""before it (Min Qablihi)"", nor did you write it with your right hand, for then might those have doubted, who follow falsehood." (29:48)

The meaning is so clear---"you could not read or write ""Min Qablihi"---means "you could not read or write before this (Quran)"
But what after this (Quran)?----Now you can read and write.

Consider the words "Min Qablihi".---If the Prophet was illiterate before and after, it would have been "you don't know how to read or write".---And in that case the words "Min Qablihi" would have been useless.
But it says"you could not read or write "before this" ("Min Qablihi").

You never ate burger before this time "Min Qablihi"-----means you never ate before this time,---but now you are eating a burger.
And if you have never eaten, and still you don't eat,-----then the sentence would have been,---"you have never eaten a burger."

-----"And they (rejectors) say: “Legends of the ancient people, which he (the Messenger) has written down, so they are dictated to him morning and evening.”   (25:5)

Why did they say this?---Because they knew that the Prophet knows how to write. If he didn't know, the rejectors would never have said---"which he (the Messenger) has written down"

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Can you just imagine,-----a Messenger receiving Allah's Revelations, conveying and explaining it to people,-----
-----yet he was unable to read a single word of The Revelation that he himself received,-----
-----and then he died without knowing, recognizing and reading even a single word of The Revelation.

His Sahaba could read when they saw the words of Allah in The Exalted Quran,-----yet, the Messenger, never knew the words of The Message he received.
It means when he saw the word, "Allah" in Al-Quran, he never knew, this word is "Allah" written there.
When he would see the Surah Al-Fatiha, he never knew what is this written, although he was the recipient of Al-Quran himself!!!

Can you imagine this???!!!
Can you imagine this???!!!

But,-----how can you imagine this???

How pity!---Take Allah's Refuge!

But, indeed, how shameful for the people of the last Ummah, who call their Prophet illiterate!!!

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So, sad!-----The Ummah (Salafis, Sunnis) today say that the Prophet was illiterate.

Allah Commanded the Prophet:

---"Read" in the name of your Lord who has created." (96:1)

According to Sunnis, the Prophet himself did not obey Allah's Commandment, and did not learn to "Read". (Naoozo Billah!)

---"The One who taught by the pen." (96:4)

According to Sunnis, the Prophet did not obey Allah's Commandment, and never picked up a pen to learn how to write. (Naoozo Billah!)

How shameful!-----How shameful!

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So what is the meaning of the word "Ummi"?

"Ummi" means "one who is unlettered",-----and also-----the Ahlul Kitab would call the Arabs Ummi because the Arabs did not have any Divine Book with them before the last Prophet.

Also......The meaning of the word "Ummi" is "One from the town "Ummul Qara", i.e. "Makkah".

Corrupt Clergies of The Last Ummah

Corrupt Clergies of The Last Ummah

Salam and Peace!

People often ask, “Institutions are more important or persons are more important?”
Then they answer, “Institutions are more important, and we should always struggle to make them stronger.”
But, according to my understanding of Al-Quran,—-persons are more important than the institutions, because it is the persons who establish and run the institutions. If persons are dishonest and liars, then institutions only become a source of fulfilling their vested interests.
Allah, in His Exalted Quran, never commands us to strengthen the institutions, rather He commands us to fear Allah, and reform and purify ourselves and become good to others.

—–“Allah loves those who purify themselves.” (9:108)

So, a God-fearing person, who purifies himself, and as a reward of it, Allah loves him,—–is the best person to run an institution and serve the people. Such a person could be a ruler or an officer.
But we should remember, in Islam, the rulers and officers, are nothing but servants of the common people.
And people, who are served, has all the right to take them to accountability.
What comes out finally, is that the rulers and officers are nothing but servants, organizers or care-takers of the community.

On the other hand the momineen (people) of the community who are served, are commnaded to stand with the (God-fearing) care-takers, and extend their full cooperations to their servants.

—–“O you who believe, fear Allah, and be with those who are true.” (9:119)

Indeed, these true people could be the servants, friends and other people of the community.
And when it comes to the rulers (servants of the community), then this act of cooperation with those true rulers is so important that it is not only an act of standing by them, but it is also a matter of obedience.

 —–“O you who believe, obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those who are in authority (Oolil Umr that is true care-takers of the community) among you. Then if you have a dispute concerning any matter (people are allowed to dispute with the Oolil Umr, if they go against Allah’s Commandments), refer it to Allah and the messenger if you are (in truth) believers in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more commendable in the end.” (4:59)

There is no concept of an “established institution” of religious scholars, sheikhs and imams in Al-Quran.
Only in one Verse (9:122), people of “yatafaqqahu fid Deen” are ordered to warn the people.
Yes, warn the people, and not to become teachers and teach them Al-Quran.
Because the same people who will be warned, are commanded to read, contemplate and follow Al-Quran themselves.

At another place in Al-Quran, it is adviced to go to people of Knowledge and ask them.
But again, those who are advised to go to people of Knowkedge and ask, are commanded to read, contemplate and follow Al-Quran for themselves,—–because when they would go to people of Knowledge, how would they would they confirm whatever they are told is from Al-Quran, until they themselves read and attain The Knowledge.

And indeed, such a person who reads Al-Quran and know its Message, would barely need to go to any scholar, only when he is confused at some place.
So, as such, people of the ummah, are not fully handed over to the clergies/Imams, because there is no institution of “Ulama” in Al-Quran.
And see, what these big Imams and religious scholars (Ulama Karam) have done to this ummah. These corrupt and criminal Ulama Karam, Sheikhs and big Imama follow different schools of thoughts and have divided the ummah into haram and mushrik sects.
This is only and exactly, what the Ulama Karam, big Sheikhs, and big-belly Imams have done to the ummah.—–They hide The Revealed Truth from people and stop them from Allah.

—–”Indeed, those who conceal what We have sent down of Clear Proofs and The Guidance, after what We had made it clear for the people in the Scripture. They are those cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse.” (2:159)

Who conceal The Clear Proofs (Al-Quran) from the ummah?
Common people—Or—the corrupt clergies???
Common people are also liars and criminals,—because they follow these corrupt lot of Clergies/Imams.

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After the Messenger, there is no leader in Deen. The Messenger was an Authorized leader.
Allah Himself is the Teacher, Guide and everything. If someone reads Al-Quran himself, without the help of the fabricated ahadith, tafseer and human teacher, only then he will come to know that Allah alone is The Teacher, Hadi, and everything.
Once these Clergies/Imams are taken as leaders or teachers, (even if they are on The Right Path, and as such they are not), shirk starts.

—–“They have taken their Clergies/Imams as their rubb besides Allah” (At-Tauba-31)