Hazrat Abu Raja says that I asked Imam Muhammad about placing dots in the Qur'an? So he replied: I fear that you people will make additions or omissions in the letters. And I asked Hasan? So he replied: Has the statement of Hazrat Umar not reached you, which he wrote in a letter: That you should learn Arabic. And learn to worship in a good manner. And develop understanding in religion.

31914 - And I asked Al-Hasan, and he said: "Has it not reached you what Umar wrote: 'Learn Arabic and the eloquence of expression, and understanding in the religion.'"

Hazrat Yunus bin Maisarah al-Jabalani narrates that Hazrat Umm al-Darda said: I prefer to recite the Qur'an as it was revealed. That is: recite the Qur'an by clearly pronouncing its diacritical marks.

Hazrat Sulayman bin Yasar narrates that Hazrat Umar went to some people among whom some were teaching the Qur'an to others. When those people saw Hazrat Umar, they became silent. So Hazrat Umar said: What were you discussing? We replied: Some of us were teaching the Qur'an to others. He said: Recite, and do not make mistakes.

Hazrat Tha'laba narrates that Hazrat Muqatil bin Hayyan said: The language of the inhabitants of the heavens is Arabic. Then he recited this verse: Ha Meem. By the Book that makes things clear, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an so that you may understand. And this Qur'an is, with Us, in the Preserved Tablet, highly exalted and full of wisdom.

Hazrat Murriq narrates that Hazrat Umar said: Learn the correct pronunciation of the Qur'an and the obligatory duties. For this too is part of your religion.

Hazrat Suwadah bin Al-Ja’d narrates that Hazrat Abu Ja’far said: Recognizing one’s mistake is a sign of a person being a jurist (faqih).

Hazrat Khalid al-Asri narrates that when Hazrat Salman came to us, we presented ourselves before him so that he might teach us the Qur'an. So he said: The Qur'an is in the Arabic language. Therefore, learn it from an Arab man. So we learned from Hazrat Zayd bin Suhan. Whenever he recited incorrectly, Hazrat Salman would correct him. And when he recited correctly, he would say: By Allah, it is exactly like this.

Hazrat Abu Abdur Rahman says that it was narrated to us by the person who was among the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and used to teach us the Qur'an. He said: Indeed, the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to learn ten verses from the Prophet; and they would not learn the next ten verses until they were certain that what they had learned was also in practice and knowledge. He said: We learned both knowledge and action.

Hazrat Khalid bin Dinar narrates that Hazrat Abu Aliah said: Learn the Qur'an in sets of five verses, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to learn five verses at a time.