Why do we read Quran, even if we can't
understand a single Arabic word?
This is a beautiful story of 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."
understand a single Arabic word?
This is a beautiful story of 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."
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