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Monday, March 9, 2009

Qur'an

Why do we read Qur'an... even if we can't understand a single Arabic word?

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 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...'

If you feel this email is worth reading... please forward to your contacts or friends... Prophet Muhammad (saw) says: 'The one who guides to good will be rewarded equally'

Wallahualam...

29 comments:

hysman said...

salam bro..
hmmm...
bijak sungguh atuknya menyelesaiakn segala persoalan yg bermain diminda cucunya..itu memang terang2 dan mudah utk kita paham..

tapi la ni org letak alquran atas gobok depan umah sampai bersawang utk ape?utk elakkan makhluk halus masuk umah..bukan utk dibaca..
hmm...

amirul said...

Walaikumsalam Man,
Ngko pun dah jadi se spesis ngan aku ke? Jadi burung hantu? Atau terkenang2 sidia? kui3x....

Kekadang nak mendidik... tak boleh direct terus... kene bagi sedikit contoh seperti kisah tersebut... supaya org yg nak tahu tu lebih memahami...

kekadang ada yg framekan Al-Quran...takut kene habuk atau sawang... adoiyai...

Naz said...

Assalamualaikum...
Aku ingatkan nak tido td, tp tengok ada n3 terbaru kat sini. So, aku pun melepakkan diri barang seminit dua untuk baca. Baguih dan smart orang tua dlm criter ni. :)

amirul said...

Walaikumsalam warahmatullah Naz,
Ngko pun tumpang sekaki jadi burung hantu...kihkihkih... mari2 reramaikan komuniti burung hantu...hahaha...

Mungkin itu cara yg terbaik utk mendidik bebudak... supaya lebih memahami... :)

CAHAYA said...

Nice! I'm inspired by your story. Thanks for sharing.

**Education is a unique system. Learning too. And I guess we have to discover every possible ways to make both of this systems work. :)

MariaFaizal said...

Perfect analogies used in the grandpapa's story. Brilliantly put!

My father has told me a long time ago (when he first discovered Tariqat/Tasawuf),read Al-Furqan as if you understand the content,read it & keep reading it.Almighty Allah will open your heart during the process.

This post reminds me of kinder side of my folks :)

Dj Epoi said...

Salam MauliduRasul
Wahai sahabat intan payung!!!Burung Hantu!!!

amirul said...

Salam Cahaya,
U're welcome...InsyaAllah...There are more snippets to share in future...

Thanks for visits and drop kind comments here... Salam Maulidur Rasul to U... Happy Holiday...:)

Salam Sis,
Kadangkala... kita perlu mengimbas kembali zaman silam utk mempertingkatan diri... InsyaAllah dgn cara sebegini sedikit sebanyak akan membantu... Happy Holiday...

Salam Bro,
Salam Maulidur Rasul buat sekeluarga Lu... Selamat beristirehat... cukup ke 2 hari cuti? Manfaatkan sebaik mungkin sahabat...

Idalara said...

Sesungguhnya Ayat2 Al Quran mampu menenangkan jiwa2 yang gundah gulana..
pengajaran yang sgt berkesan...mudah2an Alquran bukan untuk disimpan dan dipamir tapi dibaca dan dihayati..

* Terima kasih Amirul akak tahu kamu mng seorg pendengar dan pemberi pndgan yg baik....mudah2an Amirul dan Isteri bahagia dalam keberkatan..kekal di dunia jua di akhirat.*

Naz said...

boleh buat 'The Owl Clubs'. Hang jadi pengerusi... ;p

Dj Epoi said...

Takk Cukup Ahhhhhhhh...

Hari ini satu har Gua bantai tidow!!! hehehehehhhehe

Bangun makan ....check blog..pubblish comment..pastuh sambung tidow balik heheheh

Alangkah indahnya kalau seminggu!!!

amirul said...

Salam kak Ida,
Yep! Setuju sangat... Qur'an itu penawar bg mereka yg mengamalkannya... Sayang kebanyakan mereka lebih suka menyimpan@mempamerkan sebagai peralatan hisasan... Nauzubillah...

Sama2 Kak... InsyaAllah saya akan memberi kata2 semangat@pandangan yg berguna buat Akak... Terima kasih mendoakan kebahagian kami... Semoga Akak tabah mengharungi Hidup ini yg penuh dugaan...

Salam Naz,
Hahaha... Jom kita tubuhkan sekarang juga...

Salam Bro,
Tamak toi arr hang nih... hahaha... ok arr tuh drpd takde cuti langsung...toi tak? Anyway... SELAMAT KEMBALI BERTUGAS esok sahabat...

Naz said...

set.. tp aku jadi ahli sesekali pasal aku kdng2 jer jd burung hantu...

amirul said...

Salam Naz,
Baik2... Aku tengah kira2kan ahli... bape nak kenakan yuran? hahaha...

Naz said...

Salam kembali...
Wow... minded business...

amirul said...

Naz, Skang nih sume nak duit... no money no talk...hahaha...

Naz said...

Tu la pasalnya. Kalo ko nak duit banyak, bole pergi negara Zimbabwe. Sana kalo jual sepeket kacang putih, boleh dpt selonggok duit depa. Kalo time gaji, duit main timbang2 kilo jer.
"1 US Dollar = 37,456,777 Zimbabwe Dollar "
Try ko search kat Google... ;p

amirul said...

Naz, Bior botul? Tapi kalu 1 Zimbabwe Dollar tukar ke 1 RM baper gaknye ye? Kalu tak berbaloi... lupokan je le...

Nanti aku try search kat google... :)

Naz said...

kalo convert rm dpt berjuta juger. Nak jadi jutawan segera bawak la dlm seploh hinggit kat sana. compom jutawan. negara zimbabwe adalah negara yg kadar insflasi paling teruk kat dunia.

amirul said...

InsyaAllah Naz, satu hari nanti aku kesana... hehehe... aku nak jadi kaya dgn cara aku sendiri...huhu...

Naz said...

woo.. nampaknya ko mcm dah dpt idea best! aku nak join skali...

amirul said...

InsyaAllah naz, No problema... masalahnya idea still berlegar di kotak fikiran... kena diterjemahkan kepada tindakan... hehe...

Naz said...

biarkan idea tu berlegar2 dulu dlm otak, time nak stat khabaq mai clue sikit2..

amirul said...

InsyaAllah SAHABAT... harussssssss... Tungguuuuuuuuuu...

Naz said...

wokkeyh... sahabat. akan ku tunggu !

amirul said...

Naz, Ko tungguuuuuuuu k? Aku nak tido nih... sakit gigi merangkap selesema... tetiba mai dua2 sekali... adoiyai... Ko layan Bro Dj Epoi... dia tgh on9 tuh... korang jadi Pengerusi dan Tim. Pengerusi BH ( burung hantu ) hari ni k? Aku nak MC... hahaha...

Naz said...

Aku baru nak baik batuk. Ko plak kena 2 in 1. fuhh... mungkinkah faktor cuaca yg x menentu? agaknyer kot?

Ok, bro slamat ber'mc'...

amirul said...

Kemungkinan beso... ok... aku chow dulu... Jaga elok2 pertubuhan BH tuh... Selamat Malam Sahabat...

Naz said...

ok... Akan ku jaga pertubuhan BH kita baek2. Makan ubat sampai sehat. Roger n out...

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