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Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

Cat Stevens

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Cat Stevens
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 21
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
Steven Demetre Georgiou
Yusuf Islam
Yusuf
00029617177 IPI
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Everything made so much sense. This is the beauty of the Qur'an it asks you to reflect and reason....When I read the Qur'an further, it talked about prayer, kindness and charity. I was not a Muslim yet, but I felt the o­nly answer for me was the Qur'an and God had sent it to me.
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It's true that the Internet is an equalizer, and everybody can be a star now. Musicians are more touchable these days, and that's a good thing. It's certainly the way I like to live my life, and it's why I don't do concerts in big arenas - I prefer to be in touch with my audience.
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I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.
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At Jerusalem, I went to the mosque and sat down. A man asked me what I wanted. I told him I was a Muslim. Now I realize I can get direct contact with God, unlike Christianity or any other religion.
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I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them.
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Life is a maze of doors and they all open from the side you're on. Just keep on pushing hard boy, try as you may, you're going to wind up where you started from.
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Positive thoughts and prayer have been the best means available, since the beginning of time, to transform darkness to light.
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I'm looking for a hard-headed woman, One who will make me do my best, And if I find my hard-headed woman, I know the rest of my life will be blessed
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Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.
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Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe.
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Music satisfies and nourishes the hunger within ourselves for connection and harmony.
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When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very religious, because they have seen the Signs of Allah.
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Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally.
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I've studied various schools of thought ... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but I've found a lot of evidence from the life of the Prophet to show that he allowed certainly, but even encouraged, music at certain times ...
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But when it comes to being loved, she's first/That's how I know The first cut is the deepest.
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I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was continuously working and doing various things.
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Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities.
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I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home.
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Yesterday I was on the edge Hoping everything was going to work itself out A good honest man doing the work of God Trying to make things better for Him A lover of life in a school for fools Trying to find another way to survive
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You can argue with a philosopher, but you can’t argue with a good song. And I think I’ve got a few good songs.
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