Many people claim that Prophet Muhammad was an illiterate back when he was a merchant. How cultured was the average Meccan merchant from a rich and influential tribe like the Quraysh? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Many people claim that Prophet Muhammad was an illiterate back when he was a merchant. How cultured was the average Meccan merchant from a rich and influential tribe like the Quraysh?

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Follow up question if he could not read how did he transcribe the Koran?