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People who want to remember me as Cat Stevens - welcome. Those who want me as Yusuf, you're here.
I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them.
Sun is the reason And the world it will bloom 'Cause sun lights the sky And the sun lights the moon
There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion.
Man may live and man may die searching for the question why. But if he tries to rule the sky, he must fall.
One song I do is 'The First Cut is the Deepest.' I try to remind people I wrote that song, not Rod Stewart.
I became a vegetarian, and I carried around a suitcase full of vitamins and special drinks everywhere I went.
I used Coldplay's mixer, Michael H. Brauer, on 'Roadsinger'; he's brilliant. He won a Grammy for their record.
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.
So on and on I go, the seconds tick the time out There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out.
I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one. And I believe it could be someday it's going to come.
I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.
Now I've been crying lately, Thinking about the world as it is. Why must we go on hating? Why can't we live in bliss?
It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support my charity work.
It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice.
It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood.
Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.
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.
Positive thoughts and prayer have been the best means available, since the beginning of time, to transform darkness to light.
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.
Don't you feel a change a coming From another side of time, Breaking down the walls of silence, Lifting shadows from your mind.
Rather than go to a demonstration to burn an effigy of the author Salman Rushdie, I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing.
I believe Islam was truly spread by example. So whatever good a Muslim does publicly will be seen - the same is true for the bad.
If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free, be free, cause there's a million ways to be, you know that there are.
I think kids relate to me because I have some ability to remain a little bit naive. Even during interviews. Mostly during interviews.
And though you want to last forever, You know you never will, You know you never will, And the good-bye makes the journey harder still.
Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death.
Businesswomen are fine. But they shouldn't be forced to pay for the raising of the family. It's the husband's job. That's the way I see it.
I think I will just use guitar as backing. I'm not doing a traditional folk thing, but a contemporary thing-my own version of folk, if you like.
Lord, my body has been a good friend But I won't need it when I reach the end Miles from nowhere, Guess I'll take my time Oh yeah, to reach there
Oh I can't keep it in; I can't keep it in, I've gotta let it out I've got to show the world; world's got to see, See all the love; love that's in me
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
I'm a mirror glass for the Muslims as well as the Western world, which looks at me in a slightly different way, but they are looking in the same mirror.
There's been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe Satriani, but, if you listen to it, it's mine! It's the 'Foreigner Suite,' it is!
Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities.
I know many fine feathered friends But their friendliness depends on how you do They know many sure fired ways, To find out the one who pays And how you do
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.
After embracing Islam in 1977, I considered the majority of underprivileged dark-skinned people of the so-called Third World brothers and sisters in humanity.
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.
Not only did the terrorists hijack planes and destroy life, but they also hijacked the peaceful religion of Islam and split the brother and sisterhood of mankind.
I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism.
My imam at the Central Mosque said there was no problem with making music. In fact, he encouraged me - he said if the songs are moral, not offensive, then go ahead.
Muslims have been subjected to so many tyrants and oppressive regimes. That's what the Arab Spring was about, but the problem comes in trying to direct a revolution.
There are certain comforts of living here in Dubai, the comforts of so many mosques and so much good food... It's just that much more secure. And may God keep it safe.
Now I'm not making love to anyone's wishes, Only for that light I see 'Cause when I'm dead and lowered low in my grave, That's gonna be the only thing that's left of me.
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.
I'm being followed by a moon shadow Leaping and hopping on a moon shadow... Did it take long to find me, I asked the faithful light ...and are you going to stay the night?
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.
Man is created to be God's deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life.
My whole aim in whatever I say, whatever I do, is to follow the peaceful line of having people live together... If we can all play in that game, the world will be a better place.