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2006 Poetry Contest

Winner, Youth Category

Beginning to End
By Mohamed Ali

(Part 1)

                            At the beginning I worshiped sticks and stones,
                                                 some goat’s bones,
                                           I ate my gods when I was hungry
                                 I would ask how can this be holy if I eat it ?
                                           so i became atheist  

(Part 2)

                                        when you came with
                                       the message  I came
                                  to ask you if God would accept me
                            i was accepted by my Lord
                                                      Allah
                                   He is not seen or heard, eaten or burned
                                                      no! 
(Part 3)


                                        your gods came after you
                                       you made them with
                                          sticks and  glue
                            but mashaAllah look at you
                                clay wih blood sharp with mud
                                   sons and daughters of Adam and Hawah
                                your favorite brother
                        Prophet Muhammad is what we call him 
 
(Part 4)

                           He  did not need the light
                           because that was what he was
                          He did not take revenge or want to
                         disrupt or destroy
                         for you this is O my Prophet Muhammad (saw)
                      if you people looked at hilary Duff what would you say?
                         don’t tell me because I know what
                           you would say oh look at her she is so pretty
                           if you looked at Prophet Yousuf you would
                                      cut your fingers off     

(Part 5)

 
                 what about the Prophet Muhammad, you would
              look at him for one second and look back
              at your hand and see blood dripping
                       with your arm on the ground 

(Part 6)

                      You would celebrate a birthday with
             some cakes and hats, a few paper plates
   what would that do? Make you happy
                  for a day or two
         why don’t you do what he wants you to do
                   fast on your birthday to follow
               the ummah and the sunnah. Know that
                        will stay with you: your deeds.