Did Prophet Muhammad (SWS) Not Know How To Read And Write?
Contemporaries of Prophet testified that he was a literate person who could read and write: 25:5 They said, “Mythologies of the ancient people; he wrote them down while they were being dictated to him morning and evening.” They knew that Prophet was writing a book, otherwise they wouldn’t have made this claim. Verse 29:48 clearly says that Prophet did not recite or write any book before Quran (implying that he indeed was reciting as well as writing Quran then, with his own hand). Claiming that Prophet Muhammad A.S. was illiterate is just another myth of sectarian Muslims, who just blindly follow whatever jibberish is taught by the tradition. Misinterpreting verse 29:48 to claim that Prophet was illiterate is a typical example of superimposing tradition over interpretation of Quran, by hook or by crook. Also see 96:4-5