commended in the Holy Quran. (Part 1, Al-Baqarah, verse 121)

*   Loving the Holy Quran [reciting and acting upon it] is a means of loving Allah Almighty and His final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. (Mu’jam Kabeer, vol. 9, p. 132, Hadith 8657)

*   Upon reading a single letter of the Holy Quran, a person receives ten good deeds.

*   The home in which the Quran is recited becomes blessed for those who live within it. 

*   Goodness increases in a household.

*   Angels visit a home in which the Quran is recited, and devils leave it. (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 1, p. 826)

*   On the Day of Judgement, the Quran will come to intercede for those who recited it.  (Muslim, p. 403, Hadith 804)

*   Those who recited the Quran will receive greater reward from Allah than those who were thankful. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 1, p. 273, Hadith 2437)

*   Those of the Quran (meaning, those who recited the Quran and acted upon the commands within it) are the people of Allah, and His special bondsmen. (Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 1, p. 140, Hadith 215)

*   Recitation of the Holy Quran is the most excellent act of worship for this ummah. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 2, p. 354, Hadith 2022)

*   For the one who recites the Holy Quran standing in Salah, there are 100 good deeds in exchange for every letter.

*   For the one who recites the Holy Quran in the sitting position, there are 50 good deeds in exchange for every letter.