Each day I wake up and smile
Smile for all the blessings Allah Ta'aal has showered me with
As a Muslim to live and adhere to ONE creator
To obey and worship Him alone
To abide by His words
And that of his messengers and prophets
Which He has sent to guide us
To be blessed with the wisdom and heart to bow down to the creator alone and not his creations
To be blessed with a holy book that distincts right from wrong
To be blessed with a guide to go through the trials and attribution of this world
All by His mercy and love
Each day I wake up smiling
Knowing as a woman I may be blessed to carry another life in my womb
Pamper and nurture it
And never have to hide my emotions in fears of being told 'don't be such a woman'
For I am a woman And a proud one
And I don’t have to hide my tears
For only the strong are secure enough to show their emotions
I smile at the fact that women are the heart beats of their society
Backbone of their homes And strength and the pillar of successful individuals..
Each day I wake up smiling as
I look at my skin tone
And remember the struggles of past black freedom fighters
And the future rebels I smile knowing am part of a great diversity of
Intellectuals, freedom fighters, protectors,
I Rejoice at the triumph of Black leaders and homes
I celebrate the strength of Africa
And those in the continent or elsewhere
For we are all BLACKS
Despite our different background
Cultures
Religions
Traditions And appreciate the wisdom of our forefathers
I look at my skin tone and hear each pore wanting to
Scream
Yell
Celebrate
And, dance with happiness
To the tunes of James Brown Say It Loud Am Black and am PROUD
Ahh.... The joy of being Muslim, Woman and Black….
The beauty of encompassing the best of three worlds
The pride of being three in one and one in three...
Don’t let them tell you otherwise sisters :)
Halima Ahmed
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