Once upon a night in an usrah, a Naqib said "Oneself should not make wild interpretations when reading the tafseer al Quran. The fundamental of its translation should be based on asbabun nuzul".
That statement has created a confusion to one of the members in the usrah. She said, "That's nonsense. It sounds like forbid thinking while reading. Reading Quran without its tafseer, Sis it sounds like a punishment to me! I don't understand Arabic. There's no point reading if you don't understand a word," whispered a sahabiah. "Shhh.. try not to be exaggerated. You miss the 'wild' part, " her sahabiah whispered back.
Why do we read Quran, 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 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.”
InsyaAllah, Allah looks upon your every single step, efforts that come with sincerity. The sin that made you sad and repentant is more liked by Allah than the good deeds, which turn you arrogant. Meaning, even if you understand Arabic and and read Al Quran not merely because of Allah, it is pointless.
ref: http://suluhhati.blogspot.com/
That statement has created a confusion to one of the members in the usrah. She said, "That's nonsense. It sounds like forbid thinking while reading. Reading Quran without its tafseer, Sis it sounds like a punishment to me! I don't understand Arabic. There's no point reading if you don't understand a word," whispered a sahabiah. "Shhh.. try not to be exaggerated. You miss the 'wild' part, " her sahabiah whispered back.
Why do we read Quran, 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 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.”
InsyaAllah, Allah looks upon your every single step, efforts that come with sincerity. The sin that made you sad and repentant is more liked by Allah than the good deeds, which turn you arrogant. Meaning, even if you understand Arabic and and read Al Quran not merely because of Allah, it is pointless.
ref: http://suluhhati.blogspot.com/
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