really beatiful story

Why do we read Quraan, even if we can't understand a

single Arabic word?!

This is beautiful story of an old American Muslim who

lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with

his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa wakes up early and

sits 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, "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'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 breathe, hesaid, "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 notunderstand or remember everything,

but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out.

That is the work of Allah in our lives.

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Prophet Muhammad ( p.b.u.h) says:

"The one who guides to good will be rewarded

equally"