and it is Sunnah to recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه’ at the start of a Surah, otherwise it is mustaḥabb.^[1]

*     Reciting the Holy Quran by looking at it is preferable to reciting it by heart.^[2]

*     It is stated in a hadith that two thousand virtues will be recorded in the account of the person who recited the Holy Quran by looking at it, and the one who recited it from memory without looking at will have one thousand virtues recorded in his account.^[3]

*      It is mustaḥabb to cry when reciting the Holy Quran.^[4]

*      When the Holy Quran is recited aloud, it is farḍ upon all attendees to listen to it provided they have congregated for the purpose of listening to it. Otherwise, it is sufficient if one of them listens, while others carry on with their own activities.^[5]

*     It is haram for everybody in a gathering to recite aloud. If a group of people recite, the ruling for them is to recite quietly.^[6]

*      One should not try to complete the recitation of the Holy Quran in less than three days, instead try to complete it in at least three, seven or forty days so that the meanings and contexts of the recited verses can be understood properly.^[7]

*      One should recite the Holy Quran slowly and calmly, and properly by following the phonetics of the Arabic language.^[8]