Thus, the Holy Qur’an precedes the weighty word.

Thus, the Holy Qur’an precedes the weighty word." [^4] Some traditions have been narrated from the Infallible Imams (as) concerning of the word tartil, each of which addresses one of the aspects of the question. It is narrated from the Commander of the Faithful, Imam ‘Ali (as) that tartil herein reflects articulate recitation, unlike the hasty recitation of poetry and scattering the same like sand.

One is supposed to recites the Verses in a manner that he may strike the hardened hearts and awaken them, without necessarily aiming at reaching the end of the Chapter [namely, it is…