Why Read Quran! When We Cant Understand A Word In Arabic?

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 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.’

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The Muslim’s 24 Rules For Life

1. Start off each day with ‘adhkaar al-istiyqaadh’ (waking up Supplications) , thanking Allah for waking up in good shape.
2. Put Allah first in your life.
3. Broaden your horizons - learn 5 new verses from the Quran every day, travel to pray far in the mosque to brighten your day,take up a booklet having supplications and read them.
4. Pray Salaat Al-dhuhaa (after sunrise).
5. If someone says something mean to you, just shrug it off and dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall forgive them.
6. When you get angry, remember Allah, and how short and worthless life is to waste in being Angry.
7. Remember that you can never have too many friends, but you can have few quality friends that help you fulfill the purpose of your creation (i.e. live for Allah).
8. When you’re happy, try to share your happiness with others. Thank Allah for that, and pray its continuation.
9. When something ba d or embarrassing happens to you, just think that it could always be worse, remember the reward of patience,and thank Allah that it’s not worse than it is.
10. Do something extra of goodness once in a while, like feeding a poor person, or caressing an orphan’s head.
11. Never stop believing that you can win Allah’s love and thus work For it. Then you can win the love of Allah’s slaves.
12. Spend some time thinking of Allah’s amazing creation.
13. Always love those who love Allah unconditionally. This way you will ensure that you live for Him, love for Him, and hate for Him(those who are enemies of Him).
14. Find the righteous ways to express yourself, and if you think that what you are about to say shall cause no benefit, maintain silence (this is tough!!).
15. Every now and then, give yourself a break. Play sports, give time to your family, friends, but always remember Allah and watch that He is watching you.
16. Pray for blessing to come to those being lost, and pray to Allah to guide them to the right path.
17. Hug your parents, kiss their hands and heads and always obey but stop at Allah’s orders.
18. Smile to everyone, for your smile makes a big difference to him or her and you are rewarded.
19. Forgive, forget and smile.
20. Tears are not for women only… tears are for all human beings with feelings remaining in them. Don’t restrain your tears when remembering Allah.
21. When people criticize your actions and effort, revise your actions and see if they please Allah or no. If they do; then ignore and remember how the Prophet (SAAW) and the Sahaba were criticized, made fun of and even physically harmed, so have patience.
22. Read the Quran daily and try to have a schedule for completing it as much as you could. As you open the Quran daily, read with observing not just passing your eyes through the words.
23. Don’t let popularity go to your head, for it never lasts and you may lose from it more than gain.
24. Never look down on anybody, for, to Allah, they may be better than you.

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Healing Power In Word “Allah”

Vander Hoven, a psychologist from Netherlands, announced his new discovery about the effect of reading the Quran and repeating the word ALLAH both on patients and on normal persons. The Dutch professorconfirms his discovery with studies and research applied on many patients over a period of three years. Some of his patients were non-Muslims, others do not speak Arabic and were trained to pronounce the word “ALLAH” clearly; the result was great, particularly on those who suffer from dejection and tension. Al Watan, a Saudi daily reported that the psychologist was quoted to say that Muslims who can read Arabic and who read the Quran regularly could protect themselves from psychological diseases.

The psychologist explained how each letter in the word “ALLAH” affects healing of psychological diseases. He pointed out in his research that pronouncing the first letter in the word “ALLAH” which is the letter(A), released from the respiratory system, controls breathing. He added that pronouncing the velar consonant (L) in the Arabic way, with the tongue touching slightly the upper part of the jaw producing a short pause and then repeating the same pause
constantly, relaxes the aspiration.

Also, pronouncing the last letter which is the letter (H) makes a contact between the lungs and the heart and in turn this contact controls the heartbeat.

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Holy Quran Information

Underneath the useful and the valuable collection about the Holy Quran is given in form of questions and answers . The aim is to know more about the Holy Book of God with a one glance.

1. How many Sura are in Holy Quran ? 114
2. How many Verses are in Holy Quran ? 6666.
3. How many dots are in Holy Quran ? 1015030.
4. How many over bar (zaber) are in Holy Quran ? 93243
5. How many under bar ( Zaer ) are in Holy Quran ? 39586
6. How many Raque are in Holy Quran ? 1000.
7. How many stop ( Waqf ) are in Holy Quran ? 5098.
8. How many Thashdeed are in Holy Quran ? 19253.
9. How many letters are in Holy Quran ? 323671
10. How many pash are in Holy Quran ? 4808.
11. How many Madd are in Holy Quran ? 1771
12. How many words are in Holy Quran ? 77701.
13. How many parts of Holy Quran ? 30.
14. How many time Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem is repeated ? 114.
15. How many Sura start with Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem ? 113.
16. How many time the word ‘Quran’ is repeated in Holy Quran ? 70.
17. Which is the longest Sura of Holy Quran ? Al-Baqarah.
18. Which is the best drink mentioned in Holy Quran ? Milk.
19. The best eatable thing mentioned in Holy Quran is ? Honey.
20. Which is the shortest Sura of Holy Quran ? Qausar.
21. The longest verse of Holy Quran is in which Sura? Al-Baqarah No.282
22. The most disliked thing by the God though Halal is ? Divorce
23. Which letter is used for the most time in Holy Quran.? Alaph
24. Which letter is used for the lest time in Holy Quran ? Zaa.
25. Which is the best night mentioned in Holy Quran ? Night of Qadar.
26. Which is the best month mentioned in Holy Quran ? Ramzan.
27. Which is the biggest animal mentioned in Holy Quran ? Elephant.
28. Which is the smallest animal mentioned in Holy Quran ? Mosquito
29. How many words are in the longest Sura of Holy Quran ? 25500.
30. How many words are in the smallest Sura of Holy Quran ? 42
31. Which Sura of Holy Quran is called the mother of Quran ? Sura Hamd
32. How many Sura start with Al-Hamdullelah ? Five_ Hamd, Inaam, Kahf, Saba & Fatr.
33. Which Sura has the same number of verses as the number of Sura of Holy Quran ? Taqveer, 114 verses.
34. How many Sura’s name is only one letter ? Three, Qaf, Sad & Noon.
35. How many Sura start with word ” Inna ” ? Four sura - Fatha, Nuh,Qadr, Qausar.
36. Which Sura has the number of its verses equal to the number of Masumeen ? Saf, 14 verses.
37. Which sura are called Musabbahat ? Esra, Hadeed, Hsar, Juma, Taghabun & Aala.
38. How many sura are Makkahi and how many are Madni ? Macci 86, Madni 28.
39. Which sura is on the name of tribe of Holy Prophet ? Quresh
40. Which sura is called the heart of Holy Quran ? Yaseen.
41. In which sura the name of Allah is repeated five time ? Sura al-Haj.
42. Which sura are named Azaiam ? Sajdah, Fusselat, Najum & Alaq.
43. Which sura is on the name of one Holy war ? Sura Ahzaab.
44. Which sura is on the name of one metal ? Sura Hadeed
45. Which sura does not starts with Bismellah ? Sura Tauba.
46. Which sura is called ‘ Aroos-ul-Quran ? Sura Rehman.
47. Which sura is considered as 1/3 of holy Quran ? Sura tauheed.
48. The name of how many sura are with out dot ? Hamd, Raad, Toor, Room, Masad.
49. In which sura Besmillah came twice ? Sura Naml.
50. How many sura start with the Initials ( Mukette’at ) 29 Sura.
51. Which Sura was revealed twice ? Sura Hamd.
52. In which Sura the back biter are condemned ? Sura Humzah.
53. In which Sura the name of Allah is repeated in every verse ? Sura Mujadala.
54. In which Sura the letter ‘Fa’ did not come ? Hamd.
55. Which Sura are called Muzetain ? Falk & Nas.
56. Which are those Sura if their name are reversed remain the same ? Lael & Tabbat.
57. Which is that Sura if its first letter is remove becomes the name of one of the city of Saudi Arab? Sajdah
58. Which Sura start with word ‘ Tabara Kallazi’ ‘ Mulk & Furkan
59. Macci Sura were revealed in how many years ? 13 years
60. Madani Sura were revealed in how many years ? 10 years.
61. Which sura start with word Kad ? Mujadala & Momenoon.
62. Which Sura is related to Hazrat Ali ? Sura Adiat.
63. How many Sura are in 30th. Chapter ? 37.
64. Which sura every verse ends with letter ‘Dal ‘ ? Tauheed.
65. Which Sura is revealed in respect of Ahllelbayet ? Sura Dahr.
66. Which sura every verse ends with letter ‘ Ra ‘ Qauser.
67. In which sura the creation of human being is mentioned ? Sura Hijr V-26.
68. In which sura the regulations for prisoner of war is mentioned ? Sura Nesa
69. Which sura is having the laws about marriage ? Sura Nesa.
70. Which sura if its name is reversed becomes the name of one bird ? Sura Room.
71. In which sura the story of the worship of cow of Bani Esra’iel is mentioned ? Sura Taha.
72. In which sura the law of inheritance is mentioned? Sura Nesa.
73. In which sura the Hegira of Holy Prophet is mentioned ? Sura Infall.
74. In which Sura the 27 Attributes of God are mentioned ? Sura Hadeed.

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