An old Man
lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson.
Each morning
Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his quran. 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 Quran 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 quran 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 Quran. 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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