In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful...

As-salamu Alaykum (peace be upon you), and welcome to this year's on-line poetry blog, where you can vote for the best poems in each category. In order for this contest to be fair, we ask that you adhere to the following guidelines:

1. Vote for one poem only in each category: Youth, Adult, and IWA Member (polls are to the left of this page)

2. Do not vote for the same poem multiple times.

3. Do not tell friends and family members which poem is yours so they can vote for your entry. Poems should be judged on their merits and adherence to the theme of IMAN.

Remember that Allah (SWT) is All-Seeing and All-Knowing.

Note: You don't have to be a member of the Islamic Writers Alliance to vote for your favorite poems. Voting is open to the general public.

Voting ends on June 30, 2008.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

ID#: IWAPoetry4Member100

Transparency

The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star.
The Holy Qur'an, XXIV: 35 (Pickthall trans.)

God is written in your heart
like a message in a bottle.
God lives within your soul
like the flame in a lamp.
What good is a lamp with a blackened chimney?
What good is a message
in a sealed bottle? Pull out the cork,
give that message some air!
Maybe it will burst into flame and you will become a Tiffany stained-glass lamp
Maybe it will grow into a bunch of roses and make you into a vase
Maybe it will turn into wind that blows across the mouth of your soul and makes you sing
praise God, praise God
I am an empty vessel, praise God.
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