Yusuf that is. Yusuf Islam decides that music and Islam are not incompatible. Welcome to 1400 hundred years of history and tradition. Hopefully this will signal a change and maturation in Mr. Islam’s faith. I’m still working on my long post on Islam and music. I’m sure I’ll get to it soon. Link via Maryam.
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This news makes me very happy! I’ve always liked his music and though I do not think that Indian Ocean is one of his better songs, I bought it out of curiosity and for the charitable contribution it makes. The link between water and his development is interesting to me as well – near drowning prior to conversion and tsunami prior to commercial rerelease (technically earlier). You can get the lyrics from http://yusufislam.org.uk/ if you’re interested.