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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Fast of the Month of Ramadhan: Philosophy and Ahkam Rewards of Reciting Chapters from the Holy Qur’an Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as), as we are told by Shaykh Taqi al-Deen Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Salih al-’Amili-al-Kaf’ami, has made the following statement with regard to the merits of reciting chapters and verses of the Holy Qur'an: One who recites ten verses in one night will never be written down among the indifferent.

One who recites fifty verses will be written down among those who remember Allah often (I.e., thakireen ). If he recites a hundred, he will be written down among those who constantly supplicate ( qaniteen ). If he recites three hundred, he will be written down among the winners ( faaizeen ). If he recites five hundred verses, he will be written down among those who reach the degree of ijtihad ( mujtahideen ).

And if one recites a thousand verses, he will be rewarded with one kantar which is five thousand mithqals : each mithqal is twenty-four karats the smallest of which [in as far as the weighing in the hereafter is concerned] is as big as the mountain of Uhud, and the largest extends from the earth to the sky.[^1] The Imam (as) has also said, as quoted in the same reference, "If one recites the Qur'an, Allah will let him enjoy his vision, and such recitation decreases the penalty of his parents even if they may be kafirs (apostates)." Imagine, dear reader, what it does to your parents who raised you as a Muslim...

The reader is requested to refer to what is indicated early in this book with reference to who Imam al-Sadiq (as) was, what his source of information was, and what relation he had had with the Messenger of Allah (S). We, however, would like to add one more statement made by this great Imam (as) that sheds light on his narration of hadith , since we all know that hadith is the second source of the Sunnah, the Holy Qur'an being the first.