How did Imam 'Ali recite the Qur'an before its revelation?
[al-Amali al-Tusi, volume 1 page 706] Narrated Imam al-Sadiq: "al-'Abbas ibn 'Abdul Muttalib and Yazeed Bin Qa’nab were both seated in what is between a group of the Clan of Hashim to a group of Abdul 'Uzza facing the Sacred House of Allah (Ka'bah), when Fatima Bint Asad Bin Hashim, mother of the Commander of the Faithful, came, and she was expecting the Commander of the Faithful, in the ninth month, and it was the day of completion. He said, ‘I paused in front of the Sacred House (Kabah), and it was difficult upon heras, so she shot a glance towards the sky and said, ‘Yes Lord! I am a believer in You and in whatever has come from You with the Messengers and every Prophet from Your Prophets, and in every Book You have Revealed, and I am a ratifier with the speech of my grandfather 'Ibrahim the friend (of the Beneficent), and he built Your Ancient House (Kabah). I ask You by the right of this House and the one who built it, and by this new-born who is in my lap,