THE WORK OF ALLAH IN OUR LIVES ( nice story )

THE WORK OF ALLAH IN OUR LIVES

An old man lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa wakes up early and sitting at the kitchen table he reads his Quran.

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 the river and ran hard, but

when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty.

Out of breathe, 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