Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | ML 410 .I85 A3 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5198136 |
Reasons -- Background -- The Qur'an -- Shahadah -- The community -- The Muslim world -- Trouble -- The call -- Return to da'wah through harmony -- Children and song -- A guitar comes home -- The new wave -- An other cup -- My people -- God is the light.
"When Steven Georgiou was eighteen years old, he became Cat Stevens. He was rich, famous and successful: a pop superstar ... But very soon life had taken its toll; Cat Stevens was close to death, fighting to beat tuberculosis. Cat Stevens was to survive, but he soon would never be the same. His muiscal talent continued to grow but he found himself unable to escape the bigger questions: what was his true purpose on earth? What happens after? After much searching, Cat Stevens discovered Islam and became Yusuf Islam. Vilified and mocked by the press, Yusuf held tru to his beliefs. becoming an ambassador for peace and a bridge between worlds, sacrificing his music career for his faith. After twenty-five years of silence, Yusuf picked up his guitar once more, embracing both his faith and his vocation. He sought to understand the deeper meaning of Islam, after more than two decades of studying the subject"--Publisher's description.
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