There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

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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...

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...

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...

Music is part of God's universe.

Music is part of God's universe.

Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated...

Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated...

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 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...

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...

The words of the songs speak for themselves.

The words of the songs speak for themselves.

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...

The spiritual quest was always the predominant aspect of my life. It's always been there....

The spiritual quest was always the predominant aspect of my life. It's always been there....

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but...

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but...

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

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

Communal well-being is central to human life.

Communal well-being is central to human life.

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...

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...

Peace Train is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously...

Peace Train is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously...

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...

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...

I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations...

I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations...