In light of recent conscious acts of denigration and subsequent reactions we, at IslamicPoetry.org, would like to invite Muslims and non-Muslims of all ages to take part in a contest of English poetry in praise of the most praiseworthy creation, the beloved of God Almighty, His messenger and prophet, Muhammad, Allah bless him and given him peace.

the staunchest stones melt into the sea
like whispers that make faith weak

i flee to My Lord in prayer & i weep

when i was born my Eyes were closed
& i was told what i would see.
when i got older my Eyes opened;
i didn’t look i just believed.
then i started to See & Look,
Think, Read & Remember-
Words made things complicated;
the Truth i saw was more Simple.
so i went to the teachers who taught
& said “i don’t See what you Teach.”
they said “that’s OK, son: neither do we.
Forget what you See & Believe.”
i said “if i close my Eyes again
& Ignore the Truth for your sayings,
then i would surely be lost.
i’m going to find the Right Way.”

You look at me and call me oppressed,
Simply because of the way I'm dressed,

You know me not for what is inside,
You judge the clothing I wear with pride,

My body is not for your eyes to hold,
You must speak to my mind, not my feminine mould,

anyone can say what's wrong
but few really know what's right
it's easier to say no
than commit your whole life
& there's a hypocrite born every minute
commentators need to stop hatin
& be their own critics

The roads to peace are paths of war,
The gentle dove will leave her scar.

they got hypotheses, theories, even philosophies
We got ‘Ilm & Yaqeen; now what they got on these?
p.s. ‘Ilm means knowledge, Yaqeen is certainty
they base their thinking on theft, random cosmic mistakes & even chimpanzees
they’re arrogant; We got pride
politics: a device devised specifically to hide lies
what can bureaucracy add to Al-Jama’a?
Mashura circle is open; they hide in rooms & plot
& then they LET you vote, before you choose a road
they make sure it goes down the path they wanna go
they got your mind in a maze:
you slave away for a pie in the sky you haven’t gazed for days

Definition: kafir

Those who reject
the conclusions of evidence
with no proof behind their objections
and are themselves thus rejected

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Raheem

When I look @ you
I know what you wanna do
TV’s filled your eyes
with fake dreams, until surprise:
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
I been down the road you wanna go
it goes nowhere if you only know
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
You wanna be a man
but you’ll feel more & more like you can’t
‘cuz you’re not ready
Brother you’re not ready
You’ve been fooled;
you think that you’ll be thrilled
but you’ll feel a void that you can’t fill
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
I used to be someone you wanna be
I was someone that you wanna meet

In The Name Of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful

Each night & every nap I dream
I can’t remember what happened I don’t know what they mean
Maybe Shaytaan is playin with me
Are these visions of events my eyes will soon see?
What’s gonna happen to me?
I aint afraid, I’ll give my life
but I wanna die in peace