Requirements of Distinguished Recitation of the Holy Qur’an in the Thought of Imam Khamenei

Document Type : Research Article

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Assistant Professor in Quranic and Hadith Sciences Department at Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/dqm.2025.22171.1187

Abstract

Beautiful and purposeful recitation of the Holy Qur’an is one of the subjects repeatedly emphasized by His Eminence Imam Khamenei (may his lofty shadow endure). It can be said that this attention is partly due to the fact that it is one of the most important ways of building intimacy with the Holy Qur’an in society and has significant effects on audiences and listeners. This article, prepared using library sources and online sources in a descriptive–analytical manner, seeks to review the status of recitation in the early Islamic era and in the conduct of the Infallibles (peace be upon them), and then examines His Eminence’s view regarding the necessities of distinguished Qur’anic recitation with respect to three topics: the reciters and those involved in recitation, the act of Qur’an reading itself, and the listeners. It also addresses subjects such as his view on differences of readings, beautiful melody, conveying meanings to listeners, reflective recitation, and other related issues.

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Contemporary Quranic Studies
Volume 4, Issue 12
September 2025
Pages 91-122

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