Even the neighbours felt pity!

Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had recited the whole Quran seven thousand times at the place where he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه passed away.

Sayyiduna Zaai`dah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: I offered Salat-ul-‘Isha with Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. After Salah, people left but I remained in the Masjid. I intended to ask about a ruling from him, but he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was unaware of my presence in the Masjid, and he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه started reciting the Holy Quran. When he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه reached the blessed verse:

فَمَنَّ   اللّٰہُ   عَلَیۡنَا   وَ   وَ قٰىنَا  عَذَ ابَ  ا لسَّمُوۡ مِ    ﴿۲۷﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Therefore, Allah favoured us and saved us from the torment of scorching hot wind. (Part 27, Surah At-Toor, verse 27)

then he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه continued to repeat it until sunrise.

(Tareekh Baghdad, vol. 13, pp. 352, 353)

Likewise, one night he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه heard a Qaari of the Glorious Quran reciting this blessed verse:

اِذَا  زُلۡزِلَتِ  الۡاَرۡضُ   زِلۡزَ ا لَہَا   ۙ﴿۱﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: When the earth is shaken as, its shaking is appointed. (Part 30, Surah Az-Zilzaal, verse 1)

then due to the intensity of the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه held his blessed beard and kept uttering ‘we will be punished even for a very small sin,’ until Fajr.’ (Hikayatayn aur Naseehatayn, pp. 335)