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 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 Quran 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 Quran 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 Quran. 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.
tapikan...tapikan.... Rasulullah pernah berpesan supaya jangan buat keje yang sia-sia.... kalau baca Al-Quran tak tahu maksud bukan sia-sia ker?? so, kalo taknak jadikan ia sia-sia, kene la kasik paham maksud dalam Al-Quran tu... dan kalo nak paham, kene la gi blaja....
Entah lah.... tu pada pandangan aku la.... Percaya kepada Al-Quran dan Hadith kan salah satu rukun Iman.... Dan pabila dialam kubur nanti, Mungkar Nangkir akan bertanya, Siapakah sahabat kamu?? So, wajib kite membaca Al-Quran.... Tapi, kalo tak paham, kan sia-sia.... So maknyenye, wajib la blaja sampai paham........
Tuan Matematik cube nengok balik metafora cete ni.....
An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky With his young grandson....kalu di fahamkan....keluarga ni jauh dari peradaban / komuniti Islam
Mengikut kitab At-Tilan Minal Khaus karangan Syeikh Hassan Al Basri dan di ambil dari kisah sahabat Rasullulah yg x penah jumpa Rasulullah namun mendapat janji syurga dari Rasulullah....beliau x terkenal di dunia namun namanya masyhur di langit....ini sahabat Rasulullah yg di panggil Uwais Sarkani r.a. (berasal dari Yaman)
Dia mengamalkan Islam gan hanya mendengar2 dari kabilah2 yg pulang dari Madinah (x secara terus)...beliau beriman gan ajaran Tauhid ini dan Istiqamah membaca Al_Quran (hasil tulisan sendiri) apabila menyorok2 mendengar Al-Quran di baca dari kabilah2 yg pulang dari Madinah...membaca x memahami tuntutannya ataupun maksudnya....namun begitu (Ya Rabii nangis aku...)...Allah mengkehendaki beliau sbg penghuni syurga nya...lalu di wahyukan ke Rasullullah....Nabi Muhamad (s.a.w) juga pernah bersabda....sebaik2 pemuda adalah mereka yg menjaga kedua IbuBapa mereka sepertimana mereka menjaga nyawa mereka...maka hendaklah kamu meniru Uwais Sarkani...pelajari lah bgmana beliau menjaga Ibu nya yg dah tua dan juga bukan sorang Muslimin......."
sori x leh smbg....sedih sgt bila aku mengingati....sorang sahabat Rasullulah ni....kena cari tempo utk smbg
