A is for Allah, the God of mankind.

B is for books which are more powerful than guns.

C is for courage which every hero has.

D is for destruction which you should always try to prevent.

E is for extremism which you should stay away from.

F is for food which you should share.

G is for goals which you should work towards.

H is for hope which you should have.

I is for intelligent which you should be in this life.

J is for jokes which can help to break the ice.

K is for knowledge which you should always seek.

L is for lies which you should not tell.

M is for marriage which is a sacred contract.

N is for no which you should say to evil.

O is for oppression which you should always speak out against.

P is for pressure which you should learn to handle.

Q is for Quran which is a glorious book from Allah.

R is for read which you should do a lot.

S is for sleep which you should do every day.

T is for Tawfeeq which is my name.

U is for utilise which is what you should do when you need to.

V is for vandalism which you should never commit.

W is for wildlife which you should protect.

X is for xenophobic which you should not be.

Y is for young people who are the leaders of tomorrow.

Z is for zakat which is a beautiful Islamic principle.

Written by Tawfeeq Elahi Samad on the 26th of December 2008