Ritual Quranic recitation is a mode of reading that is not about extracting meaning.

Evidence

The emphasis on performance, technique, and ritual here is not simply about liturgical consolation or the concentration required to master Quranic Arabic. Rather, it draws our attention to a way of engaging with textual material quite different from protocols of reading that are normally hermeneutic and concerned with extracting meaning. — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 490

Categorization

• XREF: Links to the reading of Najwa in Minaret vs. the contestation/reinforcement axis the reader is building for Hamid and Naqvi; also connects to the soundscape/attention work on non-hermeneutic engagement.