Anis Shorrosh says he saw a copy of a letter signed by Muhammad. Does this not prove that he could write?
A. If the letter is genuine it can only prove that the prophet could sign his own name. It does not prove that he could write a letter, much less a book. Notice that even Dr. Shorrosh does not claim that the prophet wrote the letteronly that he signed it. Q. The prophet lived among eloquent bedouins. Surely he picked up beautiful 7th century Arabic from them. A. Those people admitted that their beautiful 7th century Arabic was no match for the beauty and eloquence of the Quraan and the excellence of its teachings. They had to confess that the Quraan is no less than divine speech. Q. Dr. Shorrosh says that when Gabriel commanded Muhammad to read, this implies that he could also write. A. The logic in that statement is fuzzy. Just because a person can read is not proof enough that he can write. Many readers have never handled a pen. Q. Dr. Shorrosh (p. 53) says that the Quraan refers to Muhammad as “one who taught by the pen” in surah 96:1-5. A. On the contrary, the surah refers to Muham
