Cat Stevens' transition to Yusuf Islam

[Chuck]

Very good documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcgCdn8I8kU

[Chuck]

anybody watched the vid?

[Danah]

I am watching it now, but its 36 min and will need long time to download

thanks for sharing brother, I am interested on knowing more about Yusuf Islam and how he changed his life

[Chuck]

Thank sis, vid is very inspiring and I think he is the right role model for muslims with the situation we are facing now.

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[czgibson]

Greetings,

Thank sis, vid is very inspiring and I think he is the right role model for muslims with the situation we are facing now.

Yusuf Islam is once again a practising musician, in case you weren't aware.

See here.

Peace

[Chuck]

Greetings,


Yusuf Islam is once again a practising musician, in case you weren't aware.

See here.

Peace

It is in vid I posted, and he explains it why. That vid takes through all the stages he went through of his life, very interesting vid.

Is there any other thing you want to jump to conclusions?
Your welcome anyway :)

[czgibson]

Greetings,

It is in vid I posted, and he explains it why. That vid takes through all the stages he went through of his life, very interesting vid.

There is no footage in the video that is post-2006, when Yusuf returned to using musical instruments. As I have been told many times on the forum: in the opinion of the majority of the scholars of Islam, that is haraam.

Is there any other thing you want to jump to conclusions?
Your welcome anyway :)

Thank you. :)

Peace

[Chuck]

There is no footage in the video that is post-2006, when Yusuf returned to using musical instruments. As I have been told many times on the forum: in the opinion of the majority of the scholars of Islam, that is haraam.

He changed his opinion on the musical instruments in 2001 or early 2002, and he talks about the issue in between 19:00 to 19:40. And video discusses again the issue between 26:00 and 36:40, and footage with with music is somewhere between 29:00 and 30:00.

Anyway, this issue is not that important, and he is still a good role model. If anyone has to take the strict opinion, then, they can avoid the music, but that doesn't mean overall he is not a good role model. And vid shows his stage of life when he avoided music completely, he wasn't different at that time either, except he avoided music.

[czgibson]

Greetings,

Anyway, this issue is not that important, and he is still a good role model.

Oh, I agree. He's a good man, for sure.

I didn't want to start an argument here, I just thought it was worth mentioning his use of musical instruments for the benefit of those who do take the "strict opinion", and might not have been aware of it.

Sorry for any confusion.

Peace

[bewildred]

I ditto your conclusions Gibson. You're by the way much better than Fender.

[Chuck]

Greetings,


Oh, I agree. He's a good man, for sure.

I didn't want to start an argument here, I just thought it was worth mentioning his use of musical instruments for the benefit of those who do take the "strict opinion", and might not have been aware of it.

Sorry for any confusion.

Peace

They would have known when they watched the vid, as vid clearly presents both views of his life. :)

[Chuck]

Anyway, back to the topic. What other people found inspiring in his documentary?

I found many things inspiring, I'll list few.
(1) part.
(2) how he sacrificed fame and fortune for God, and he kept his word.
(3) the way he handled Salman Rushdie controversy.
(4) Bosnian portions in the later parts of the documentary.