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Here is a beautiful story.

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 Quraan. 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."

If you feel this email is worth reading, please forward to your
contacts/friends. Prophet Muhammad ( p.b.u.h) says: "The one who guides
to good will be rewarded equally"