Asalamualiukum warhmatullahi Wabarakathhu,
This is truly a very nice story. I received it as an email. I believe it contains a beautiful message to all of us. Even I have felt the same thing the little boy felt at some point in my life. It’s only now that I realize the impact & the profound affect that the holy Quran can have on our lives. It truly imparts peace on your soul, although I’m not the best of reciters, in fact very poor, even I feel the soothing affect when I’m totally focused in reading it. Although I read some surahs regularly I couldn’t get myself to read the Quran daily part by part, so I made a promise to Allah Subhantalah that I will try my best to do so. Even when I feel very tired I at least read one ayat before I go to bed, I believe this is a small way in which you can start cultivating the habit of reading the Quran daily.
May Allah Subhantala grant all of us the strength to read & understand the holy Quran. Ameen !!
Waliukumsalam Warahmatullahi Wabrakathu.
Why do we read Quran, even if we can't understand Arabic?
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 Qur'an.
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 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." The best way to learn is to share what you have learned and practice it in your life
Salam
This is truly a very nice story. I received it as an email. I believe it contains a beautiful message to all of us. Even I have felt the same thing the little boy felt at some point in my life. It’s only now that I realize the impact & the profound affect that the holy Quran can have on our lives. It truly imparts peace on your soul, although I’m not the best of reciters, in fact very poor, even I feel the soothing affect when I’m totally focused in reading it. Although I read some surahs regularly I couldn’t get myself to read the Quran daily part by part, so I made a promise to Allah Subhantalah that I will try my best to do so. Even when I feel very tired I at least read one ayat before I go to bed, I believe this is a small way in which you can start cultivating the habit of reading the Quran daily.
May Allah Subhantala grant all of us the strength to read & understand the holy Quran. Ameen !!
Waliukumsalam Warahmatullahi Wabrakathu.
Why do we read Quran, even if we can't understand Arabic?
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 Qur'an.
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 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." The best way to learn is to share what you have learned and practice it in your life
Salam
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