An old Muslim lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning
Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Noble
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 Noble Qur'an
just like you but I don't understand it, and what Ido understand I
forget assoon as I close the book. What good does reading the Noble
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 andsaid, "You'll have to
movea 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
waterin a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.
The Grandfather said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket
of water. You're just not trying hard enough," andhe 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 evenif he ran as fast as he could, the water
would leak out before he got back to the house.
The boy again dipped thebasket 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 Grandfather 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 Noble Qur'an. You might
not understand or remember everything, but when you read the Noble
Qur'an, you will bechanged, inside and out. That is the work of Allah
(SWT) in our lives."
The best way to learn is to share what you have learned and practice
it in your life
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