God is an Awesome God. He is the same Yesterday,Today and Forevermore. He is an Almighty God,there is Only One God, He is The Way, The Truth and The Life. His way of bringing us back to Him is amazing and awesome. His Lamb ws sacrifice once for all, now we are called into His presence as we are. Remember though it is us tht needs Him yet He reaches down to us all. It is our faliable sinful nature tht enshrines in us the fixed false belief that we should defend Him. He is God he defends Himself.
@nubbs Well his music is nothing compare the music you listen to when you hear "the call to prayer" or when you open and read the holy Quran :) and he (Yusuf Islam) has understood that :)
Each to his own. I respect Cat/Yusuf's decision to go religious. I personally think some people are predisposed towards needing to fill their "God part of the brain", whether its Christianity or Isam, just as some are predisposed towards alcoholism or gambling. But if that's what he feels he needs to fulfill himself then so be it.
I feel sad that people still tend to judge by *religion*, clothing or color. I am a Spiritualist and support only LOVE. I believe that in the beginning God created LOVE first. Yusuf has shown that we all have the Power of One. Grazie and Rich Blessings.
I would suggest that you and I don't know the same God or Jesus. I do have the Knowingness. Did you know that Yusuf won the Nobel Peace Prize and you say this? Are you crazy? When the Koran was written there was NO America. I know that my God is a loving one and loves all equally.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 1. The Sure Reality! 2. What is the Sure Reality? 3. And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is? 4. The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity! (quran: 69.1-4) This is the truth from Allah the great
My comment is that he found something - something I think most humans would enjoy - a true belief that there is life after this one. That's worth something, no?
So much hatred from the righteous Christians directed toward a man who actually practices his faith as opposed to those who actually oppose what their faith tells them.
I didn't study the Bible really good until I retired. I was really upset with what I discovered. Did you know the letter "J" didn't exist until 1524? My son has one of those names. There are 613 commandments. I looked up hundreds of them, underlined them. They took the Creator's name out too, thousands of times. Sabbath has been moved from it's day. That's a huge argument all by itself including when does it start? Everyone thinks they are the keepers of the correct names. I just started off wanting to address my prayers to the proper entity. ❤ and 🌟 everyone.
he does not still perform, and prior to this new album (which many speculate has more to do with his financial difficulties (this from one of the saudi princes who cat stevens visited in 2001 asking for money, and was told to just make a new album if he needed money for the school - taken from a 2005 article in the globe and mail by patrick martin, who was in attendance) he composed only one new song, which, as this documentary tells us, contained no instruments, save a drum.
@piper696969 we muslims believe music is wrong, not only muslims tho, alot of famous people have said so too, Plato from Greece for example (one of the most famous philosophers) said that we should be careful what kind of music our comunity listens to cause it may sweep away our morals, i still believe there are good messages in hes music tho ^^ and for the beard, its obligatory for all muslims man to let theire beards grow for atleast 1 fists lenght :) Greeting from Norway ^^
Sorry I happen to KNOW differently. The do believe in God and Jesus. I don't speak of what I don't know. I am not a Muslim, yet do know some and respect their beliefs. As I do all people's. We need to have respect and tolerance for all or we will all be haters. Don't hate.
@cohenlevine because he asked Allah for guidance, and Allah answered his prayer. you call God Alloh(him), he calls himself Allah, you have a book, we have the last book, you believe in some prophets we believe in all the prophets, if you want we can come together, Jews, Christians, and Muslims, worship one GOD, and be good to one another.
@tkwtkwtkw not really, Jews and Muslims believe in the same things mostly. the morals are the same only the words are different. Just like Jews believe only in god and Christians in Jesus and god. Its not really a big difference
@JoakimAcosta sorry, i think i answered wrong msg :P im sorry bro, let me see if i understand u correctly, you are saying the beard and trimmed mustache was for that time? and not nessecery anymore? :S antways, just check out the last msg a sent you, and visit that site :)
@mujahir1 didnt you read the hadiths on the site, they are all authentic hadits from the prophet Muhammad (saw) there are hadiths too which say whatever Muhammad (saw) says, is as if Allah Himself would have said it. which means that whatever Muhammad (saw) commanded us to do is Fard. you are completly right that the scholars isnt the ones that say what is fard or not, i never said that, im talking about what Muhammad (saw) said. -Salam
you should atleast study islam (unbiasedly)! By good muslims and read the quran! Its a great religion! And over 1.6 billion people believe it to be the truth!
i have read other interviews with cat stevens where he explains that he chose the more conservative interpretation of music in islam "just to be on the safe side." now i have no problem with him ceasing to make commerical music for a buying audience. but he chose not to make any music at all, believing it conflicted with islam. that's the problem with all religion - too much is open for interpretation.
Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens when i hear him sing, it takes me back to my teens, BRILLIANT
I would love to have his braveness... he is a real MAN.
God is an Awesome God. He is the same Yesterday,Today and Forevermore. He is an Almighty God,there is Only One God, He is The Way, The Truth and The Life. His way of bringing us back to Him is amazing and awesome. His Lamb ws sacrifice once for all, now we are called into His presence as we are.
Remember though it is us tht needs Him yet He reaches down to us all. It is our faliable sinful nature tht enshrines in us the fixed false belief that we should defend Him. He is God he defends Himself.
VERY NICE INDEED .... INSPIRATIONAL TO THE CORE....I WANT TO REVERT TO ISLAM NOW....
@nubbs Well his music is nothing compare the music you listen to when you hear "the call to prayer" or when you open and read the holy Quran :) and he (Yusuf Islam) has understood that :)
Your fans always believed in you and love you .. always
Each to his own. I respect Cat/Yusuf's decision to go religious. I personally think some people are predisposed towards needing to fill their "God part of the brain", whether its Christianity or Isam, just as some are predisposed towards alcoholism or gambling. But if that's what he feels he needs to fulfill himself then so be it.
I feel sad that people still tend to judge by *religion*, clothing or color. I am a Spiritualist and support only LOVE. I believe that in the beginning God created LOVE first. Yusuf has shown that we all have the Power of One. Grazie and Rich Blessings.
I love that beard. I love this man.
I'm not religious, but I love Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam.
I would suggest that you and I don't know the same God or Jesus. I do have the Knowingness. Did you know that Yusuf won the Nobel Peace Prize and you say this? Are you crazy? When the Koran was written there was NO America. I know that my God is a loving one and loves all equally.
I STILL LOVE YOU CAT/YUSUF!
just having a Bacon Sandwich lol
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
1. The Sure Reality!
2. What is the Sure Reality?
3. And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
4. The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity! (quran: 69.1-4)
This is the truth from Allah the great
❤❤❤❤❤
My comment is that he found something - something I think most humans would enjoy - a true belief that there is life after this one. That's worth something, no?
So much hatred from the righteous Christians directed toward a man who actually practices his faith as opposed to those who actually oppose what their faith tells them.
any religion that would make him stop making such beautiful music is no religion i would want to follow
I didn't study the Bible really good until I retired. I was really upset with what I discovered. Did you know the letter "J" didn't exist until 1524? My son has one of those names. There are 613 commandments. I looked up hundreds of them, underlined them. They took the Creator's name out too, thousands of times. Sabbath has been moved from it's day. That's a huge argument all by itself including when does it start? Everyone thinks they are the keepers of the correct names. I just started off wanting to address my prayers to the proper entity. ❤ and 🌟 everyone.
I Love It was I heard.
he does not still perform, and prior to this new album (which many speculate has more to do with his financial difficulties (this from one of the saudi princes who cat stevens visited in 2001 asking for money, and was told to just make a new album if he needed money for the school - taken from a 2005 article in the globe and mail by patrick martin, who was in attendance) he composed only one new song, which, as this documentary tells us, contained no instruments, save a drum.
Allahuakbar!
@nubbs he still produce great music!
@piper696969 we muslims believe music is wrong, not only muslims tho, alot of famous people have said so too, Plato from Greece for example (one of the most famous philosophers) said that we should be careful what kind of music our comunity listens to cause it may sweep away our morals, i still believe there are good messages in hes music tho ^^
and for the beard, its obligatory for all muslims man to let theire beards grow for atleast 1 fists lenght :)
Greeting from Norway ^^
why dont you give the names of those substances opened your mind so we could benefit:)
shuldn't have changed the name whats in a name anyway,he could've been cat stevens and a true believer!
If u feel it, you can understand it...
@cohenlevine Well he is not a Jew, his father was Greek, that's why he has that Mediterranean appearance.
@haider2662
if the stuff he stopped making is such crap, why does he still play it in concert and release it on best of albums?
All I know is one day he's putting out semi good pop music, then all of the sudden its Salman Rushdie Blah blah blah. My name is Yusef Islam.
@nubbs Music isn't wat life or religion means........ :)
Btw his islamic songs r more beautiful!
@the16hollabackgirl Where can I hear this music the Azan?
because its the truth!
isnt music a sin in islam?
Sorry I happen to KNOW differently. The do believe in God and Jesus. I don't speak of what I don't know. I am not a Muslim, yet do know some and respect their beliefs. As I do all people's. We need to have respect and tolerance for all or we will all be haters. Don't hate.
مـــــــــــــــا شاء الله
bad example...But it happens alot! Jews do convert to Islam!
@cohenlevine
because he asked Allah for guidance, and Allah answered his prayer. you call God Alloh(him), he calls himself Allah, you have a book, we have the last book, you believe in some prophets we believe in all the prophets, if you want we can come together, Jews, Christians, and Muslims, worship one GOD, and be good to one another.
@nubbs he still makes good music...
@nubbs Have you heard any of his new music? It's halal and beautiful. Footsteps in the Sand
@tkwtkwtkw not really, Jews and Muslims believe in the same things mostly. the morals are the same only the words are different. Just like Jews believe only in god and Christians in Jesus and god. Its not really a big difference
MY LORD PLEASE PROTECT ME FROM SATANs tricks
@JoakimAcosta sorry, i think i answered wrong msg :P
im sorry bro, let me see if i understand u correctly, you are saying the beard and trimmed mustache was for that time? and not nessecery anymore? :S
antways, just check out the last msg a sent you, and visit that site :)
@mujahir1 didnt you read the hadiths on the site, they are all authentic hadits from the prophet Muhammad (saw)
there are hadiths too which say whatever Muhammad (saw) says, is as if Allah Himself would have said it.
which means that whatever Muhammad (saw) commanded us to do is Fard.
you are completly right that the scholars isnt the ones that say what is fard or not, i never said that, im talking about what Muhammad (saw) said.
-Salam
@cohenlevine
because they're deluded.
MY MOMMA SAYS OBAMA!
ما شا الان
@cohenlevine islam is the salvation.
Well, I think he had an accident, or some disease that damaged his brain severely; otherwise he couldn't have converted.
you should atleast study islam (unbiasedly)! By good muslims and read the quran! Its a great religion!
And over 1.6 billion people believe it to be the truth!
@redshirtish You a hater my friend. And are talking with a preconditioned mind. Never Judge a book by its Cover!!
i have read other interviews with cat stevens where he explains that he chose the more conservative interpretation of music in islam "just to be on the safe side."
now i have no problem with him ceasing to make commerical music for a buying audience. but he chose not to make any music at all, believing it conflicted with islam.
that's the problem with all religion - too much is open for interpretation.
@cohenlevine because he get HIDAYAH from ALLAH
The holy Prophet Muhammad (Sal Allahu Alayhe wasalam) IS the final Prophet and messenger of Islam!
Peace be upon the holy Prophet (S)!
MY MOMMA SAYS OBAMA!