Ever since I became a Muslim, I've had to deal with attempts to damage my reputation and countless insinuations seeking to cast doubt on my character and trying to connect me to causes which I do not subscribe to.

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Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that...

Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that...

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and...

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and...

The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest...

The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest...

I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never...

I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never...

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration...

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration...

I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never...

I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never...

Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war...

Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war...

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

Music is part of God's universe.

Music is part of God's universe.

I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read...

I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read...

I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight...

I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight...

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free,...

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free,...

When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and...

When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and...

Communal well-being is central to human life.

Communal well-being is central to human life.

In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything.

In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything.

It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd...

It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd...

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me...

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me...