Why do we read Quran, even if we can't understand a Single Arabic word???
This is beautiful story which explains the reason...
An old man 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 Qur'an. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to immitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked :
"Grandpa I try to read the Qur'an 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 will 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 is 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 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 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 clear, 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 change, inside and out. That is work of Allah in our lives.~
This is beautiful story which explains the reason...
An old man 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 Qur'an. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to immitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked :
"Grandpa I try to read the Qur'an 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 will 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 is 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 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 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 clear, 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 change, inside and out. That is work of Allah in our lives.~
