Why do we read Quran, even if we can't
understand a single Arabic word...
This is a beautiful story.An
old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains
of eastern
Kentucky with his young grandson.Each morning Grandpa
was up
early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran.
His
grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to
imitate him in
every way he could. One day the grandson asked,
'Grandpa! I try
to read the Quran just like you but I don't understand
it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I
close the book. What good does reading the Qur'an do?'
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in
the stove and replied, Take this coal basket down to
the river and bring me back a basket of water.'
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked
out before he got back to the house. The grandfather
laughed and said, 'You'll have to move a little faster
next time,' and sent him back to the river with the
basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but
again the basket was empty before he returned home.
Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was
impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to
get a bucket instead. The old man said, 'I don't want
a bucket of water; I want a basket of water.You're
just not trying hard enough,' and he went out the door
to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy
knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his
grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could,
the water would leak out before he got back to the
house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and
ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the
basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, 'See
Grandpa, it's useless!' 'So you think it is useless?'
The old man said, 'Look at the basket.'
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time
realized that the basket was different. It had been
transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now
clean, inside and out.'Son, that's what happens when
you read the Qur'an. You might not understand or
remember everything, but when you read it, you will be
changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in
our lives.'
If you feel this email is worth reading, please
forward to your contacts/friends. Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh & his family) says: "The one who guides to good
will be rewarded equally"
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