All books, including the most exciting novels and stories, will bore people if read over and over. This is not true for the Qur’an. Those who recite or listen to the Qur’an are never bored. For example, Muslims who perform the five daily prayers repeat Surah Al Fatiha forty times a day, but they are never bored. On the contrary, they find spiritual tranquility and peace.
If one recites the Qur’an according to the rules of Arabic recitation and pronunciation, they will have more reward, gain more tranquility and more joy. Because the rules of tajwid like mad, izhar, ikhfa, idgam, gunna and the stop signs are spiritual notes that ensure the correct recitation and constitute the natural rhythm and rhyme of the Qur’an.
If one diligently recites the Qur’an according to its spiritual notes in its natural rhyme, those who listen to them also attain spiritual joy and peace and the angels of compassion visit them.
One should recite the Qur’an accurately and correctly in order to attain the full benefit from it. One should also recite it in its original letters. The letters of the Qur’an do not have exact counterparts in other alphabets. So those who recite the Qur’an through phonetic transcription can make some errors.
The Qur’an, the last divine book, should be continuously recited and memorized to prevent it from being changed and so that it does not lose its authenticity, unlike the books that preceded it.
While before the Qur’an only the prophets memorized the divine texts, thousands of Companions memorized the Qur’an. After the Companions, the complete memorization of the Qur’an has continued until now. The world has always had tens of thousands of people who had memorized the Qur’an.
Today, Muslims who have not memorized the entire Qur’an know at least Surah Al Fatiha, and some short verses. They recite these verses both when praying and at other times and teach them to their children.
Our beloved Prophet said, “The best of you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it to others.” He also said, “One who recites one letter out of the Qur’an is rewarded ten times.” Basmala (Bismillahirrahmanirrahim) has 19 letters. Thus if one recites the basmala once, they receive 190 rewards. One, who recites the basmala ten times gets 1,900 rewards.