1.   “Recite the Qur’an, as it will come to intercede for its reciters on the Day of Judgement.”^[1]

2.   It is mentioned in a Hadith Qudsi that Allah Almighty has stated, “The one who is prevented from asking from Me due to being engaged in reciting the Qur’an, I will grant him a reward better than the reward of those who are thankful.”^[2]

3.   “On the Day of Judgement, three types of people will be on the mounds of kasturi (deer musk). They will not feel any kind of worry, nor will they be taken to account; until the accounting of people is complete. (One of them) is the person who recited the noble Qur’an for the pleasure of Allah and led the people in prayer in a state that they were happy with him.”^[3]

4.   “The People of the Qur’an (meaning, those who recite it and act upon its commandments)^[4] are the people of Allah Almighty and His special servants.”^[5]

Dear Islamic brothers, you heard of the blessings in reciting the noble Qur’an, such that Allah Almighty Himself praises such people. Moreover, many virtues have also been mentioned regarding them in the Hadith, such as the reciters of the Qur’an being declared as the special servants of Allah. A person who recites the Qur’an for the pleasure of Allah will neither feel any kind of anxiety, nor will he be taken to account on the Day of Judgement. Just ponder over how great a deprivation it is to not recite the Qur’an despite its many blessings!