Basket Of Water

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بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

I came accross this beautiful story and it just really clearly outlined how powerful the Qur'an is. For those that do not understand arabic we may ask ourselves at times, why do we read the Qur'an if we do not understand it? The answer is presented in this short story. Although we should aim to try and read the Qur'an's translation so that it's message is clearer to us I am sure that regardless of this, reading the Qur'an would still be of great benefit inshaAllah. Enjoy this amazing read, it will explain to you the importance of reading the Holy Qur'an :D xoxo

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 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 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.”

So you see dear friends, nothing goes waste when done for the sake of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala). Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) is at work all the time in our lives, we just have to trust Him! He is watching our every move and hearing us all the time! So be patient and remember Him always.

This is the Holy month of Ramadan. Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) bestowed His mercy in this month. It is this month in which the Holy Qur’an was revealed. In this month, the devils are chained. So let us perfect our Ibaadah and spend more time reading Qur’an and doing Zikr and Dua’s inshaAllah.