Why we must read Al-Quran?

Why do we read Quran, even if we can't understand a single Arabic word? This is beautiful story, please read till end and forward to all you knows...

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,
"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,"

He 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,"

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 outside. That is the work of Allah in our lives."

Moral of the story : Read Al-Quran frequently as it will purify our heart. When we have pure heart, it is easy to do righteous and leave jahiliyah and badness in ourselves.

Ten Things We Waste

Ten things we waste :-

1. Our Knowledge: Wasted by not taking action with it.

2. Our Actions: Wasted by committing them without sincerity.

3. Our Wealth: Wasted by using on things that will not bring us ajr (reward from Allah). We waste our money, our status, our authority, on things which have no benefit in this life or in akhirah (hereafter).

4. Our Hearts: Wasted because they are empty from the love of Allah, and the feeling of longing to go to Him, and a feeling of peace and contentment. In it's place, our hearts are filled with something or someone else.

5. Our Bodies: Wasted because we don't use them in ibadah (worship) and service of Allah.

6. Our Love: Our emotional love is misdirected, not towards Allah, but towards something/someone else.

7. Our Time: Wasted, not used properly, to compensate for that which has passed, by doing what is righteous to make up for past deeds.

8. Our Intellect: Wasted on things that are not beneficial, that are detrimental to society and the individual, not in contemplation or reflection.

9. Our Service: Wasted in service of someone who will not bring us closer to Allah, or benefit in dunyaa(this world).

10. Our Dhikr (Remembrence of Allah): Wasted, because it does not effect us or our hearts.

salam..
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MUHASABAH CINTA
~Edcoustic~

Wahai pemilik nyawaku
Betapa lemah diriku ini
Berat ujian dari Mu
Kupasrahkan semua pada Mu

Tuhan baru ku sadar

Indah nikmat sehat itu

Tak pandai aku bersyukur

Kini ku harapkan cinta Mu

Kata kata cinta terucap indah

Mengalir berzikir di kidung do’a ku

Sakit yang ku rasa biar

Jadi penawar dosaku

Butir butir cinta air mataku

Terlihat semua yang Kau beri untukku

Ampuni khilaf dan salah selama ini

Ya Ilahi Muhasabat cintaku

Tuhan kuatkan aku

Lindungiku dari putus asa

Jika ku harus mati

Pertemukan aku dengan Mu

Kehausan Ibn Abbas Terhadap Ilmu Pengetahuan

Abdullah ibn Abbas telah menceritakan bahawa beliau dan seorang sahabat daripada kaum Ansar berbual mengenai pencarian ilmu selepas kewafatan baginda SAW daripada pengikutnya yang masih hidup, namun sahabat tersebut memberikan jawapan yang kurang memberansangkan:

“ Aku masih belum merasa hampa. Aku memulai pertanyaanku mengenai ilmu pengetahuan. Aku telah menghampiri setiap orang yang kusangka telah mendengar sesuatu daripada Rasulullah SAW. Akhirnya aku berjaya memperolehi sebilangan besar kutipanku mengenai hukum-hakam daripada orang-orang Ansar. Sekiranya aku dapati salah seorang daripada para sahabat itu sedang tidur tatkala aku menziarahi mereka, aku hamparkan kain serbanku di pintu-pintu pagar rumah mereka ; duduk sambil menunggu mereka. Kadang-kadang aku dapati muka dan badanku diliputi debu-debu. Akan tetapi aku masih juga mahu menunggu sehingga mereka bangun dan berazam untuk menemui mereka.


Sebilangan daripada mereka mengatakan:

“Abdullah, kamu merupakan sepupu Rasulullah SAW. Sepatutnya kamu berhak memanggil kami ke tempatmu, tetapi mengapakah engkau bersusah payah mendapatkan kami di sini?”

“Akulah yang sepatutnya menghampiri kalian semua ; kerana aku adalah seorang pelajar dan kamu semua adalah guru-guruku.”

“Sejak bilakah kamu telah menunggu kami?” soal mereka kepadaku.

Aku memberitahu bahawa aku menunggu mereka dalam jangka masa yang agak lama juga.

Mereka berkata kepadaku, “Sungguh kasihan! Sedangkan kamu boleh mengejutkan kami dari tidur.”

“Tidaklah aku suka menggangu kamu demi kepentingan diriku sendiri.”

Kemudian aku meneruskan pengajianku lagi sehingga tiba suatu masa di mana orang berduyun-duyun datang menemuiku untuk belajar daripadaku. Teman-temanku mulai menyedari pada ketika itu seraya berkata : “Sesungguhnya budak ini benar-benar membuktikan bahawa dirinya lebih pintar berbanding kita.”

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Inilah keazaman yang dipamerkan oleh Abdullah bin Abbas sehingga menyebabkan dirinya dijolok dengan gelaran ‘Khibrul Ummat’ (Orang yang terpelajar dalam kalangan umat Islam) dan Bahrul Ulum (Lautan Ilmu) pada zaman beliau. Beliau menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya di Taif.