Is A Person Who Listens To The Muqabalah On Tv, Radio, Or Via Another Device Deemed To Have Made A Khatm (i.e. Recited The Qur’an From Beginning To The End)?

Is a person who listens to the muqabalah on TV, radio, or via another device deemed to have made a khatm (i.e. recited the Qur’an from beginning to the end)?

Khatm means completing recitation of the Qur’an from its beginning to its end in Arabic language. Following or listening to a muqabalah (recitation of the whole Qur’an) broadcast via TV channels or played by means of CD is also accepted a spiritually rewarding deed. However, in this case, if the person is content with just listening to the muqabalah, s/he will receive the thawab of listening only. In order to make a khatm, the Qur’an must be recited in person.

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA