Why do we read Qur'an?

>Why do we read Quran, even if we can't understand a single Arabic word
>??? This is beautiful story
>[Though we must all try our best to understand and follow the QURAN as
>much as possible and it is not difficult as we have many good tafseers
>around Alhamdulillah. Feel that many people embrace ISLAM after
knowing
>Quran with open-heart. Lets do so!] 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," 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."
>
>If you feel this email is worth reading, please forward to your
>contacts/friends.
>
>Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) says: "The one who guides to good will be
>rewarded equally"

Salam Peace

Jazakallahu khairan for the story,insha-Allah our fellow brothers & sisters,particularly ourselves encourage more to read and understand the Qur-an.Meron naman tayong mga translations of the Qur'an available like the "Interpretation of the Meaning of The Noble Qur.aan in the English Language by Dr. Muhammad Taqiuddeen al-Hilaalee, Ph.D. and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Published by DARUSSALAM ©, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

we do also have the preach translation of jumaa prayer at shesan mosque. translated by our own tausog ustadz.

i agree with you sulu warrior about that sory , let say i did read the 30 jud and naka tammat.people follow the five pilars of islam but sad to say some of them are weak and fragile as we said lidgal.reading quran is not enough but the true beauty is deep down your heart and soul how to accept people and pagkasi lasa ha pag kahi manusia.laong sin kamaasan in dunya ini hapitan to make bad and good pasal amo na in luto nato ha huli adlaw

Masha-Allah!