Reading of religious texts

thumb|300px|right|Live recitation of Yusuf (surah)|Surah Yusuf, verses 1-22, in Hafs an Asim at a mosque in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The Hafs an Asim qira'a is the most used reading in the world. In Islam, ' (pl. '; , 'recitations' / 'readings') refers to the ways or fashions that the Quran, the holy book of Islam, is recited. More technically, the term designates the different linguistic, lexical, phonetic, morphological and syntactical forms permitted with reciting the Quran.

thumb|upright=1.35|Gerald Ford and [[Jimmy Carter stand behind lecterns during a debate prior to the 1976 United States presidential election.]] A lectern is a standing reading desk with a slanted top, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud, as in a scripture reading, lecture, or sermon. A lectern is usually attached to a stand or affixed to some other form of support. To facilitate eye contact and improve posture when facing an audience, lecterns may have adjustable height and slant. People reading from a lectern, called lectors, generally do so while standing.

traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's word

reading of the Book of Genesis by Apollo 8 crewmembers

Jewish religious tradition that involves the public reading of a set of passages from a Torah scroll

thumb|A typical Nitnem "Gutka", or Sikh Prayer book, extremely common in many Sikh households|209x209px

thumb|right|200px|A Scripture lesson being read in a service of Nine Lessons and Carols.