The right path...
Am old Muslim lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning he wakes up early and sits at the kitchen table and reads the Holy Qu'ran.
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 Qu'ran 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 Qu'ran 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 outside 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 the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was empty again. Out of breath again 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 he realised 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 Holy Qu'ran. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Almighty Allah on our lives."
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 Qu'ran 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 Qu'ran 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 outside 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 the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was empty again. Out of breath again 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 he realised 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 Holy Qu'ran. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Almighty Allah on our lives."
"The one who guides to good will be rewarded equally"
2 comments:
wow mashallah...i really liked that. really, brilliant.
yeah !
that was great ! Masha Allah !
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