The Qur’an is the word of Allah. The superiority of the Qur’an over the words of His creation is like the superiority of Allah Himself over His creation. The movement of the tongue in reciting the Qur’an is the best action that the tongue may ever perform.
There are many virtues in teaching and reciting the Qur’an, some of which are the following :
- The reward of teaching : The Prophet said: “The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it” (al-Bukhari).
- The reward of reciting : The Prophet said: “Whoever reads one letter of the book of Allah will be rewarded for it with a good reward, and this good reward will be increased tenfold.”(at-Tirmidhi).
- The reward of learning the Qur’an, memorizing it and being skillful in its recitation : The Prophet said: “The one who reads the Qur’an while having previously memorized it is with the noble dutiful angels, and the one who recites the Qur'an while it is difficult for him will receive two rewards. ” (al-Bukhari and Muslim) He also said: “It will be said (in Paradise) to the recitor of the Qur’an who acted upon its teachings: read, ascend, and beautify as you did in your worldly life, for indeed your level is that equal to your last verse.” (at-Tirmidhi)