Reading our Holy Quran v/s Chanting it; Is Islamic Shari'ah frozen in the Seventh/eight Century CE?

Reading our Holy Quran v/s Just Chanting it

Is Islamic Shari'ah frozen since the Seventh/eight Century CE?

Pearls of Haqq has tweeted a method to "easily complete a recital of the Qur'ān this Ramadān". Why this insistence on a “complete recital” of our Holy Text. Is it a book of poetry or an album of songs? Through HIS sacred Text, Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo is addressing us, teaching us, pleading to us, warning us, guiding us and blessing us with good news in the Hereafter. It therefore becomes our solemn duty to read it very carefully, try and get the message HE is conveying to us and endeavour our best to act on it. I have never been able to understand this rush to chant through our Holy Text as a mantra, frequently and usually even without understanding the obvious meaning of the words being chanted. Apart from this practice being mindless and useless, it amounts to being disrespectful to your Creator: HE is addressing us; instead of paying attention to it we are just rushing by, ignoring HIS words and HIS message. It is totally understandable with the unfortunate among us who are illiterate and intellectually blank. Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo will hopefully bless them handsomely for chanting the text of the Quran without any clue to what is being said. But what about the educated class discussing on Twitter and Facebook? They fully and cleverly use their God given qualities of intelligence and critical thinking in mundane matters to achieve a high standard of living for themselves and their children. When it comes to matters religious, they have a hidebound approach dating back to the eight century CE of uncritical conformity to hadith literature despite the fact that the Holy Quran commands us persistently to think and ponder to understand our Deen. 

Yes there is lot of blessing in reading the words of Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo but what is “reading" in English, “tilawat” in Arabic and “parhnaa” in Urdu? Let me quote the dictionary: 1. To examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences).

2. To have the ability to examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed material in a given language or notation):reads Chinese; reads music.

3.

a. To examine and grasp the meaning of (language in a form other than written or printed characters, words, or sentences): reading Braille; reading sign language.

b. To examine and grasp the meaning of (a graphic representation): reading a map

Please note that “to grasp the meaning” is central to the act of reading; same is true for “tilawat” and “parhna”.  If one cannot grasp the meaning then this act CANNOT be called as reading. It is  just incantation, chanting of a mantra or parroting a text. 

Our Lord Creator declares in HIS Book in Surah 102/8:

ثُمَّ لَتُسأَلُنَّ يَومَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعيمِ

Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons (timely blessings, Godsend, gift).  Shakir

There cannot be a greater gift or blessing from God Almighty than wisdom and intellect. Under this ayah we will most certainly be questioned about this talent and capability on the Day of Judgement as to how and to what degree we used it to understand, interpret and practice our Deen. If I have used it fully to build a strong career for me and my family but have refused to employ it to comprehend the Message of Islam conveyed to me by HIS beloved Messenger I better fall into sijdaa right away and cry for HIS forgiveness before it is too late.