Abdullah bin Muhammad bin 'Aqil عبد الله بن محمد بن عقيل بن أبي طالب · Chapters on Recitation

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) met Jibra'il and said: 'O Jibra'il! I have been sent to an illiterate nation among whom are the elderly woman, the old man, the boy and the girl, and the man who cannot read a book at all.' He said: 'O Muhammad! Indeed the Qur'an was revealed in seven modes.'"