why do we read Quraan, even if we can't understand a single Arabic word????

[Periwinkle18]

why do we read Quraan, even if we can't understand a single Arabic word????
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 wakeup 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 toread 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 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."

[~ Sabr ~]

SubhaanAllaah sis. A very good example. jazaak Allaah Khayr

[Periwinkle18]

wa iyaaki :) glad u liked it

[Endymion]

The story was quick read and interesting but i always wonder why people just recite Quran and not try to understand the message?How can one be changed just by reading something which they don't understand.Apologize,but my personal opinion is every person should try to understand the message instead of just reading it out loud.

Sorry grand pa :hmm:

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[~ Sabr ~]

i always wonder why people just recite Quran and not try to understand the message?How can one be changed just by reading something which they don't understand.

^ That is why it is recommended to read the translation of the Qur'aan as you are reading the Qur'aan. I have a Qur'aan with Tafseer, and I always read the translation of the Qur'aan and the tafseer behind it after every verse, so I can understand what I am reading.

[Nobody_]

Source ^o)

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever reads a letter of the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that Alif-Laam-Meem is a letter, rather alif is a letter, laam is a letter and meem is a letter.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2910)

:)

[Endymion]

Subhanallah :) Thanks for letting me know about it sister :statisfie