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This 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 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, "Ta
ke 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."