He would recite the Qur’an with sorrow...

He would recite the Qur’an with sorrow, and when he recited it, it was as if he was addressing someone.”113 Reading the Qur’an silently or aloud Imam Baqir, (A), said, “One who recites the surah “al-Qadr” (#97) with a loud voice, he would be like one who has drawn his sword for Allah’s cause and one who reads it silently, he would be like 108 ibid, p207 109 ibid, p206 110 ibid, p207 111 ibid, p208 112 ibid, p208 113 ibid, p209 43 one who is killed in Allah’s cause, and one who reads it ten times has one thousand of his sins deleted.”114 Mo’a>wiyah ibn Ammar has said, “I told Imam S{a>diq, “one does not think that he has read anything from the Qur’an or the prayers unless he says them loudly.” The Imam, (A), said, “It does not matter.

Imam Zayn al-Abidin, (A), would recite the holy Qur’an in the most pleasant tune and he would read it loudly such that every one in the house would hear him. Imam Ba>qir, had the best reciting tune and he would recite the holy Qur’an loudly during the night and whoever would pass by would stop to listen to his recitation.”115 It is narrated from Abu Dharr who narrated from the Prophet, who said in his recommendations to him, “O Aba Dharr!