2b] The Etiquette of reciting the Holy Quran

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The Imam (a.s.) said,” It is better if you do one complete recitation of the Quran in one month. Quran should be recited with tarteel or slowly with proper pronunciation and punctuation. The reading should be such that the words are comprehensible tothe reciter and the listener. Whenever there is mention of theHeaven in the Quran, the reciter should seek Allah’s help for his deliverence. Similarly when the Hell is mentioned, he should seek deliverence..One should recite theQuran more during the Holy month of Ramadan.”.
Ali bin Mugheera asked Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.), “ My father asked your ancestor, the Prophet of Islam (a.s.) about completing a recitation of the Quran in one night.. The Prophet said (a.s.), ‘ Yes! It can be done!’ “ Then Ibne Mugheera said,” My father used to complete forty recitations of the Quran or even more during the month of Ramandan.. I followthe same practice and on Idd al Fitr I complete one recitation to felcitate Holy Prophet (a.s.), one for Hazrat Ali (a.s.), one for Hazrat fatima Zehra (a.s.) and one each as tribute to each of the Holy Imams (a.s). This is my practice from the beginning and what Reward I could get for this? Will itbe entered in the account of my deeds?”
The Imam (a.s.) said, “ Because ofthis practice Allah will treat you with these Infallible persons on the Day of Judgement” Ibne Jaseem was astonished and said, “ Is there so much reward for an insignificant person like me?”
The Imam (a.s.) said thrice, “ Balay, balay, balay ( Yes, yes, yes)!”
THE REWARD FOR LEARNING, TEACHING & MEMORISING THE QURAN
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) has said one whose memory is weak should learn the Quran with more practice. Allah will give him more reward. The Quran should be recited in a good tone but not with rhythm.
It is not good for a person to memorise the Quran and forget it. The verses that he had memorized, and forgotten, will salute the reciter in the Heaven from an elevated place by saying,’Salam alaik’. The person would respond to the greeting and ask who they were and why they were greeting him from that distanceThey will reply that they were the verses of the Quran thathe had memorised and didn’t care to retain in his memory. If hehad tyaken care to retain the memory, he would have been in the higher echelons of the Heaven with them!
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The Prophet of Allah (a.s.) said, “ A person who memorises the Quran and purposely forgets it will be raised on the Day of Judgement in a manner that hishands will be tied to his neck. For every verse that he had forgotte Allah would impose a snake on his body and he will be consigned to the Hell.
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Hazrat Ali (a.s.) said that when Allah wants to send his curse and retribution to a people who have been sinning very much and finds that amongst the evil persons there are somepeople who offer prayers and some children are reciting the Quran, he puts away the Retribution.
THE BENEFITS OF RECITING THE QURAN
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Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) has said that Quran is a Commandment of Allah for His creatures. Therefore it is the bounden duty of every Muslim to study the Quran with deep thought.
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Hazrat Ali (a.s.) has said that a house where the Quran is recited the angels would descend there and the Satan flees away from the precincts. The house where the Quran is recited appears like a star to the people of the Firmament.
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Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s.) said, “ A person who recites the Quran while standing will get reward equal to fifty good deeds. If a person seeks succoragainst his enemies from the Quran with true spirit, he will be safe from the adversaries. However strong the enemy might be!
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It is narrated by Bashir bin Ghalib that Imam Hussain (a.s.) said,” When a person recites the verses of the Quran while standing, Allah will reward equivalent of ten good deeds for every word recited. If someone listens to the recitation with intent, he will get one good deed recorded inhis account for every word thathe listens to. If a person completes the recitation over-night in one sitting, in the morning the angels say his praises. If a person completes the recitation during a day, the angels praise him and one of his wishes that he makes after completing the recitation would be fulfilled. The Reward for completing the recitation ofthe Quran is better than the reward for any other good deeds.” The narrator asked the Imam (a.s.), “ Ya Hazrat! If a person has not learned to read the Quran, what should he do?” The Imam (a.s.) replied, “ Allah is Kind and Munificent! He should recite as much as he knows! He will certainly get the Reward!”
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Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s.) says,” When a person completes the recitation of the Quran in Mecca from one Fridayto the other, or a similar periodof time, he will be Rewarded amply by Allah.”
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