Say, "O people, I am God's messenger to you all. The One who has the sovereignty of heavens and earth, there is no god but He; He gives life and causes death." So acknowledge God and His gentile prophet, who acknowledges God and His words; and follow him that you may be guided.
Translation endnotes
[7:158] By distorting the meaning of ummi, clerics turned Muhammed into an illiterate person. For the meaning of ummi, see 3:20 and 2:78. For a detailed discussion of this verse, see the Sample Comparisons section in the Introduction.