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Fatwa #171718 April 2001Pakistan

What is the ruling on reading quran if one does not know how to read quran? Does it count to read it in English? Is the reward the same as reading it in English?

Answer

To learn to recite the Quraan in the Arabic language is compulsory and more rewarding.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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