From: Zuraini Ibrahim
Subject: Be a basket case
Assalamualaikum wbt,
Something to share..
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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 Quraan .
His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried
to imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the Quraan 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 Quraan 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 Papa, 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 to a clean one, inside and out.
"Son, that's what happens when you read the
Quraan. 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."
~ Jazakallahukhairankathira ~
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