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by the reader.
3) Each verse should be read duly. Our Prophet (saas)
always took refuge in Allah (swt) when he was reading the
verses that involved pangs of Hell and asked for His mercy
when he was reading verses that involved mercy.
4) The Qur’an should not be recited in a way that could be
interpreted as showing off or distract people while they are
praying. Our Prophet (saas) said that reciting the Qur’an qui-
etly is superior to reciting it aloud as a charity given secretly is
superior to the one that is given publicly. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
5) One should try to recite the Qur’an in a pleasant tone.
The Prophet (saas) said: “Beautify the Qur’an with your
(good) voices.” (Mishkat) The more pleasant the reciter’s
voice the more impression it creates in the listeners.
6) The reciter should feel in his heart the Qur’an’s greatness.
He should keep this in mind, keep his heart prepared for it and
not be heedless of its true meaning.

To Learn and Teach Knowledge (‘Ilm)
Prophet Muhammad (saas) said, “The ulama [people of
knowledge] are the heirs of the prophets.” It does not make
sense to say: “I am following the path of Allah’s Messenger
(saas)” while persisting in ignorance.
He also said, “Seek knowledge even [as far as] China” (at-
Tabarani), and “Seeking after knowledge is an ordinance
obligatory upon every Muslim – man and woman” (Ibn
Majah). Therefore every Muslim is obliged to expand his
knowledge; first of all, he must establish knowledge on the fun-
damental rules of Islam, to such an extent as to be able to rep-
resent the religion.

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