Do not make my looking into its heedlessness and my recitation mere noise.

Do not make my looking into its heedlessness and my recitation mere noise. Indeed, you are the Clement, the Merciful” . [16] 8. Seeking Refuge (Istiadhah) and “Bismillah” before Recitation It is proper at the start of recitation, to seek refuge in God from Satan, as He says in verse 98 of Surah Al-Nahl: “So when you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the accursed” .

[17] In a tradition from Imam Sadiq (AS), when asked how to act upon this directive he replied: Utter “I seek refuge with the All-Hearing, All-Knowing from the accursed Satan” . This seeking refuge should not be limited to words alone; it must penetrate the depths of the soul so that when a person…