It is revealing to see how our pious ancestors understood the importance, the value of the Quran and its regular reading. It was quite normal and usual to read the Quran every month or every two months, some play after five or six days.These companions were seeking closeness to God because the Prophet ((
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Our pious predecessors (our Salafi) Ramadan
Some salaf (pious predecessors) recited the whole Qur'an every three days, others every seven days, others every ten days.
The salaf recited the Quran both during and outside the Ramadan prayers. Al-Aswad was finishing the Koran all two nights during the month of Ramadan;Ibrahim an-Nakhi was doing this precisely during the last 10 nights. Qatada was finishing the Koran every 7 days during the year, but in three days during the month of ramadan and during the last 10 days of the blessed month, he read it every night.
