but the quran
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
insya'allah you will love reciting it