Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I have been informed that Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "If I knew that there was a person who was closer than me to the last presentation of the Qur'an (i.e., who had learned the recitation of the Qur'an from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم according to the last time it was recited), and if camels could take me to him, I would certainly go to him. Or I would make every possible effort to reach him."