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Cat Stevens
British
Musician
Born:
Jul 21
,
1948
Life
Me
Music
People
World
You
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In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything. I think that's kind of natural for anyone who's just embraced Islam - or any religion - as a convert. It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood.
Cat Stevens
Life
Religion
Me
Natural
Important
Islam
Living
Think
Furious
Everything
Mood
Out
Kind
Embraced
Had
Days
Duck
Been
Very
Any
Just
Different
Anyone
Convert
Pop
View
Pop Star
Star
Fast
Early
Early Days
I became a vegetarian, and I carried around a suitcase full of vitamins and special drinks everywhere I went.
Cat Stevens
Suitcase
Everywhere
Carried
Vitamins
Drinks
Vegetarian
Became
Around
Full
Special
I'm a little bit out of it, I suppose; I'm more of the golden oldie type.
Cat Stevens
Type
Bit
Out
More
Suppose
Golden
Little
Little Bit
I used Coldplay's mixer, Michael H. Brauer, on 'Roadsinger'; he's brilliant. He won a Grammy for their record.
Cat Stevens
Brilliant
Coldplay
Record
He
Mixer
Won
Michael
Grammy
Used
My imam at the Central Mosque said there was no problem with making music. In fact, he encouraged me - he said if the songs are moral, not offensive, then go ahead.
Cat Stevens
Music
Me
Problem
Moral
No Problem
Fact
Songs
He
Mosque
Said
Making
Go
Encouraged
Offensive
In Fact
Central
Then
I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents.
Cat Stevens
Life
God
Faith
Respect
Three
Parents
Statues
Some
No Life
More
Could
Argue
Had
Simply
Puzzled
Looked
Because
Said
Were
Stones
Just
Even
Believed
Jesus
This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and not to worship the sun or moon but the One who has created everything. The Qur'an asks man to reflect upon the sun and moon and God's creation in general.
Cat Stevens
God
You
Man
Moon
Beauty
Reflect
Creation
Everything
Worship
Sun
General
Ask
Created
Reason
Who
The fact that the Prophet cared for every human being and tried his best to ensure their security in the hereafter must be the most telling of his compassionate and merciful characteristics.
Cat Stevens
Best
Human Being
Every
Ensure
Characteristics
Telling
Security
Must
Tried
Prophet
Fact
Merciful
Most
His
Human
Being
Compassionate
Hereafter
Cared
All things can be forgiven if we can progress.
Cat Stevens
Progress
All Things
Forgiven
Things
I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.
Cat Stevens
Freedom
Me
Before
Strings
Gives
Attached
Never
Had
Returned
Ties
Without
Amateur
Any
Being
Which
It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice.
Cat Stevens
Faith
Injustice
Suffering
Political
Try
Poverty
Those
Muslim
Economic
Part
Help
Who
The latest horror to hit the U.S. looks to have been caused by people of Middle Eastern origin, bearing Muslim names. Again, shame. This fuels more hatred for a religion and a people who have nothing to do with these events.
Cat Stevens
Religion
People
Events
Hatred
Nothing
Latest
Muslim
Eastern
Horror
More
Bearing
Shame
Names
Looks
Caused
Been
Hit
Middle
Middle Eastern
Again
Fuels
Who
Origin
Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.
Cat Stevens
Extremists
Out
Some
Sacred
Take
Context
Scriptures
Elements
Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.
Cat Stevens
Faith
Islam
Bit
Those
Muslim
About
More
Part
Schools
Learn
Accuse
Moderation
Fanaticism
Should
Who
Fostering
They have hijacked my religion.
Cat Stevens
Religion
Hijacked
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