::The Magic of Qurán::
An
old man lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the
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\nHis grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he \ncould. One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the Quraan just like you \nbut I don\'t understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close \nthe book. What good does reading the Quraan do?"
The \nGrandfather quietly turned
from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take \nthis coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water." The boy \ndid as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the \nhouse. The grandfather laughed and said, "You\'ll have to move a little \nfaster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try \nagain. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before \nhe returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible \nto carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket \ninstead.
The old man said, "I don\'t want a bucket \nof water; I want a basket of water. You\'re just not trying hard enough," and he \nwent out the door to watch the boy try \nagain.
At this point, the boy knew it was \nimpossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as \nhe could, the water would leak out before he got back to the \nhouse.
The boy again dipped the \nbasket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket \nwas again empty.
Out of breath, he said, \n"See Papa, it\'s useless!""So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look \nat the basket. "The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized \nthat the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal \nbasket and was now clean, inside and \nout.
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His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he
could. One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the Quraan 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 Quraan do?"
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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 Papa, 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.
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Quraan. You might not understand \nor remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside \nand out. That is the work of Allah in our \nlives."
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that’s what happens when you read the
Quraan. 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."
