What is the proper way to beautify the voice during Quran recitation?

Chapter on the Description of Prayer

Al-Mughni

Book of Prayer

Book 3 · Issue 3 · Bab 5

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Beautifying the Quran with one's voice means making it sound good without affectation or forced effort. It is reported that the best reciters are those whose recitation evokes a sense of awe and fear of Allah (khashyah) in the listener. Furthermore, it is narrated that the Quran was revealed with sadness, and thus it should be recited with a demeanor reflecting sorrow or solemnity.