The respected Persian Islamic scholar, al-Ghazali (1058-1111, born and
died in Iran), wrote a prominent book series called the Revival of
Religious Sciences (Ihya'a 'ulum al-din). In the book, al-Ghazali
integrates the principles of Sufi into the Islamic teachings and
Shari'a. In one of this series' books, he talks about the etiquette for
reading the Quran. Here's an extra brief point summary based on the book(provided by Sunni Path)
:
- One should understand the magnificent nature of the Qur'an. This is a
divine gift from Allah, and a tremendous favor. One should bring to
mind the favor of Allah and be thankful.
- Magnification of
the Speaker. Bring to mind the magnification of the One who is
addressing us. The reciter will then remain conscious of the fact that
this Book is the speech of Allah. So when one recites, it is not like
reading any book, rather the very speech of Allah. Allah is speaking to
the reciter through his recitation.
