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In the Qur’an, Muhammad is depicted as being illiterate, as a pure messenger of the divine word revealed by the angel Gabriel. How then did the text take form?
How was it transmitted orally, then fixed in writing? How can Muhammad be considered the author of the Qur’an, this first monumental work of Arab literature?
How was it transmitted orally, then fixed in writing? How can Muhammad be considered the author of the Qur’an, this first monumental work of Arab literature?
