When was the first time the current manuscript of the Quran printed?
In 1925 (1344 A.H.) in Cairo, Egypt and it is based on the reading of Hafs as reported by Asim. What to observe regarding reading the Quran? • One should have a personal copy of the Quran, kept in a clean place. • Read the Quran regularly, daily if possible at a given time, alone or with others. • Concentrate, reflect and understand as you seek Allah’s guidance by reading. • Begin with “A’oozu bil lahee minas shytaneer rageem” ( I seek Allah’s refuge from Satan), ‘Bismilla hir rahmanir rahim’ (In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate). • Be ritually clean (have Wudu). • Read with a good voice and pronounce its words correctly. • Memorize as much as you can. • Apply it in your daily life and encourage others to read and apply it in their daily lives. • Say when you finish “Saddaqa Allahoo al Azeem” (Allah the All-Mighty told the Truth). • Pause, when you hear Azan (call for prayer) and when somebody says “As-Saiamu-Alaikum”. What is Sajda-al-Tilawa? Sajda-al-Tilaw
