Tun daga farkon matakin ƙarshe na annabci, an ba da muhimmanci sosai ga karatun Alƙur'ani. Sunan "Alƙur'ani" da kansa yana nufin "karatu" ko "tilawa," kuma ayar farko ta Alƙur'ani da aka saukar ita ce,

From the beginning of the final phase of prophethood, great stress was placed on the recitation of the Qur’aan. The very name “Qur’aan” means a “reading” or “recitation,” and the first verse of the Qur’aan to be revealed was,

Annabi (ﷺ) da kansa ya yi kira ga sahabbansa da su karanta Alƙur'ani gwargwadon iyawarsu. Ibn Mas'ud ya ruwaito cewa Annabi (ﷺ) ya taɓa cewa,

The Prophet (ﷺ) himself urged his companions to recite as much of the Qur’aan as they could. Ibn Mas‘ood reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) once said,