The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity and peace.

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A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

Communal well-being is central to human life.

Communal well-being is central to human life.

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.

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic...

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic...

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,...

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,...

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 became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in...

I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in...

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close...

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close...

It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who...

It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who...

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.

I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be...

I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be...

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and...

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and...

I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith...

I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith...

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...

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should...

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should...

It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support...

It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support...

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...

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no...

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no...

The words of the songs speak for themselves.

The words of the songs speak for themselves.