IQRA!

I want to share this with you all:

Why do we read Quraan, even if we can't understand
a single
> >Arabic word????
> > Here 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 Quraan. 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 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." If you feel this email is worth reading,
> >please forward to your contacts/friends. Prophet Muhammad ( p.b.u.h)
> >says: "The one who guides to good will be rewarded equally"
> >