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A Symbol of My Love

My Declaration

Going out to the world is a long journey,

Every step I take, I do so with pride,

Confidence is all they see as I stride,

They cantfathom why my beauty I hide.

On the streets bewildered eyes at me stare,

I return their gazes with smiling eyes,They wonder about my covered hair,

And the reason behind my foreigndisguise.

They assume Im bound by my beliefs,

An enslaved soul, a prisoner behind my veil,

They think Im a figure of oppression,

A lost silhouette hiding behind a male.

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Though my beauty from the world I chooseto conceal,

I have an identity, a voice, and a mind of my own,

My inner beauty to them Ill happily reveal,

Because of my veil, as a human, Ive grown.

My hair, my body arent for others to see,

Focussing on living my life with honesty,

Not a slave to modern day conventions to fit in,

With an embracing heart, and every new day,

The words of Allh

I chooseto obey

Since Im willing to declare my love to others,

As a sign of my respect and appreciation,

So why not do the same by donning my veil?

And submit to Allh

,

and let it be my declaration.

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Let me make my message clear:

My first reason for the veil is to Please Allh ,

Second, my love for TheProphet,Peace Be Upon Him,

My third to emulate the Great Mothers of Faith[1],

A decision that was not made on a mere whim.

Idontpractise the veil for the sake of any man,

Nor because it happens to be the fashion of the day,

I practise it because I Love my Creatorand Himalone,

And for His LoveIm happy to submit to Hisway.

[1] In Islm, the Honourable Wives of Prophet Muhammad are entitled The Mothers of the

Believers. For poetic reasons I chose to refer to them as Mothers of Faith.

Saturday, 8thOctober 2005

London, UK