Don’t you know that looking at the mus}-h}af is an act of worship?

Don’t you know that looking at the mus}-h}af is an act of worship?”102 It is narrated from Abu Dharr who narrated from the Prophet, who said, “Looking at Ali ibn Abi T{a>lib is an act of worship, looking at one’s parents affectionately and kindly is an act of worship, looking at the pages of the Qur’an is an act of worship, and looking at the Ka‘bah is an act of worship.”103 Imam S{a>diq, (A), quotes his father who said, “I admire that there be a mus}-h}af [copy of the holy Qur’an] in the house with which Allah repels the devils.”104 Imam S{a>diq, (A), said, “Three things complain to Allah, the Most Glorious: a derelict mosque where people of the mosque do not pray in, a scholar among the ignorant people, and mus}-h}af left on a shelf covered in dust that no one reads from.”105 Reciting the Qur’an Abdullah ibn Sulayma>n has said, “I asked Imam S{a>diq, (A), about the verse .recite the Qur’an distinctly.106 The Imam said Amir-ul- Mu’minin Imam Ali, (A) has said, “read it clearly, not in a rapid and hectic form like in reciting poetry, nor scatter it like grains of sand, but strike with it your hardened hearts, and your concern should not be [reaching] the end of the surah”.107 102 ibid, p204-205 103 ibid, p205 104 ibid, p206 105 ibid, p206 106 The Qur’an, (73):4 107 ibid, p207 Abu Bas}ir has narrated from Imam S{a>diq, (A), who said about the verse .recite the Qur’an distinctly., “It means that you should pause, [as and when punctuation rules require] and recite it in a nice voice.”108 Imam S{a>diq said, “Read the Qur’an with correct diacritics for it is Arabic, [and diacritics preserve its accuracy]”.109 Imam S{a>diq said, “It is discouraged to read the whole surah of ‘tawh}eed’ in one breath [without a pause between its verses]”.110 It is narrated from Omm Salamah who has said, “The Prophet, (S), used to read the Qur’an pausing between the verses.”111 Imam S{a>diq, (A), said, “The Qur’an is revealed in sorrow and it should be read in the same way.” Abdullah ibn Sinan has narrated from Imam S{a>diq, (A), who said, “Allah, the Most High, told Moses “Whenever you stand before Me, stand as a humble deprived person and when you read Torah let me hear it in a sorrowing voice.”112 It is narrated from H{afs} who said, “I never saw anyone more afraid (of Allah) about himself than Mossa> al-Ka>dim, (A), nor anyone more hopeful (for Allah’s mercy) than him.