| ABC
			Poem
			for
			Children
			
 A
			is for Allah
 Lord
			of the Universe, who is One,
 He made the earth, stars,
			and sun
 He
			made angels to worship and pray,
 He
			made man from a dab of clay
 
 B
			is for Bilal
 Bilal is that tall,
			brave African man,
 Islam freed him and gave him
			iman
 Calling
			the Muslims to come and pray,
 Was
			his duty each night and day
 
 C
			is for Children
 Black, white, red, yellow,
			and brown,
 Better
			than the jewels in a crown
 Laughing
			or crying, short or tall,
 Allah
			loves children, one and all
 
 D
			is for Du'a
 Remembering Allah all nights
			and days,
 By
			giving Him our thanks and praise
 Thank
			Allah with "Al Hamdulillah"
 And praise Him with
			"Subhanallah
 
 E
			is for Earth
 With its mountains, rivers,
			and seas,
 Animals,
			birds, fruits, and trees
 They
			all declare Allah's Might,
 Following
			His laws, wills, and light
 
 F
			is for Faith
 That which the Muslims
			call Iman,
 Is
			in the heart of the believing man
 Will
			come from his lip and hand,
 Love
			for Allah pouring out like sand
 
 G
			is for Gabriel
 An angel(called
			Jibraeel in Islam)  created by Allah from light,
 His duty is to serve Allah
			all day and night
 To
			Prophet Muhammad (S) he did appear,
 To
			bring mankind the Holy Qur'an so dear
 
 H
			is for Heaven
 God's garden of joy, peace,
			and love,
 The
			home for Muslim's souls above
 The
			path to this heavenly place
 Is
			faith in Allah's guidance and grace
 
 I
			is for Islam
 A way of life for all of
			who,
 Give
			to Allah the praise that is due
 We
			worship and pray five times a day,
 Because we know it is the
			best way
 
 J
			is for Jesus
 Peace be upon him, 'Isa, the
			son of Maryam,
 To
			his people Allah's word did he carry
 By
			Allah's help he made the sick well,
 So
			people would believe what he had to tell
 
 K
			is for Ka'bah
 First house of Allah in
			Makkah was made,
 By
			Ibrahim and Isma'il the stones were laid
 Millions of believers from
			every race,
 Come
			for Hajj tot his extra special place
 
 L
			is for Life
 A precious gift from
			Allah to you,
 Don't
			waste it, he knows what you do
 Don't
			chase pleasure or forget Allah,
 No
			matter how little, say "Al-Hamdulillah
 
 M
			is for Muhammad
 Peace be upon him,
			Abdullah's son,
 From Allah's enemies he did
			not run
 Of
			all the Prophets he was the last,
 Islam
			his message which we hold fast
 
 N
			is for Nuh
 Peace be upon him, a Prophet
			who was very good,
 Allah
			told him to build an ark, fast as he could
 Take pairs of animals and
			the believers-all,
 The
			flood was coming and the waves would be tall!
 
 O
			is for Obedience
 It is the duty of each
			Muslim to obey,
 The
			Qur'an and the Sunnah all the way
 Go
			for Hajj, give Zakah, fast, and pray,
 And to your parents do not
			say, "Nay!"
 
 P
			is for Prayer
 It is the cornerstone of
			Muslim life,
 And
			the devil it cuts like a knife
 Prayer
			five times a day is a must,
 In
			Allah you should put your trust
 
 Q
			is for Qur'an
 A blessing and guide for all
			of mankind,
 In
			it Allah's message you will find
 Of
			all His messages it is the last,
 Perfect for present, future,
			and past
 
 R
			is for Ramadan
 For
			Muslims this blessed month of fasting,
 Is to celebrate Allah's love
			everlasting
 All
			day, no food, nor drink, nor evil deeds,
 Pray and read Qur'an, to
			heaven this leads
 
 S
			is for Surah
 One hundred and
			fourteen in the Qur'an,
 Read them and trust in
			Al-Rahman,
 Do
			you know ten of them that you can say?
 Knowing them will help you
			pray
 
 T
			is for Tawheed
 La ilaaha illallah, Allah is
			the only one,
 There
			is no partner with Him, nor son
 Allah
			is the answer to all that we need,
 Watch your heart and tongue,
			He knows every deed
 
 U
			is for Ummah
 The Muslim community which
			Muhammad (S) found,
 The
			brotherhood of Islam made it sound
 Allah's laws in the Qur'an
			and Sunnah,
 Are
			to help everyone in the Ummah
 
 V
			is for Victory
 It is the help from Allah to
			you,
 His
			guidance in everything you do
 Work
			and prayer a Muslim does need,
 To
			celebrate Allah's victory, indeed!
 
 W
			is for Wudu'
 We must keep our minds and
			bodies clean,
 Because
			by Allah we are always seen
 Whenever
			you hear the call of athan,
 Prepare
			and come pray as soon as you can
 
 X
			is for ......
 X is not easy for us to
			rhyme,
 So
			we'll not waste much of your time
 In
			higher math X is hard to find,
 But
			Allah's path is clear even to the blind
 
 Y
			is for Yunus
 Peace be upon him, a
			good man in a wicked town,
 He ran to the sea and a
			whale gobbled him down
 By
			the mercy of Allah he was saved to tell,
 His people to become good
			and obey Allah well
 
 Z
			is for Zero-sin
 It
			is the way we each begin,
 Free
			from wordly sin
 So,
			don't let yourself forget,
 Keep
			out of the devil's threat!
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