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:

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

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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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Sunday, May 18, 2008

ID#: IWAPoetry4Youth200

Imani

Iman is my faith,
No doubt about it!
Yes, my faith;
My ticket to Jennah.

It keeps me from zig zagging down that road,
That bumpy zig zaggy road.

Iman is more important than life;
for it guides me like a cane guides the blind.
It keeps me pure and clean,
for have you not heared that cleanliness is half
of faith?

It tells me what is right and what is wrong,
What I should follow and what I shouldn't,
What I am allowed to cast my eyes on,
And what I should hear.

Allah didn't just give me a body, he gave me Iman,
So what is so hard,
That people don't understand?

Iman is my faith,
No doubt about that!
Yes, my faith;
My ticket to Jennah.

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