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When the former British rock star, Cat Stevens, converted to Islam he changed his name to Yusuf Islam and auctioned his guitar. But his love for music apparently remained intact.

The tunes never dried up because just a few months into his new life as a Muslim, Yusuf Islam the singer celebrated the birth of his son by recording a song; A Is for Allah. He also sung several Islamic nursery rhymes. He did not sing before crowds as his public appearances were mostly restricted to talks in which he explained to other London Muslims the reasons why his old life had left him unfulfilled. The last time he performed in front of an audience was in 1979 at the Unicef Year of the Child Concert at Wembley.
Well Yusuf may have auctioned is guitar then but he is back with it again as the above picture shows. He is planning a new Islamic cultural center for which the Brent Council had recently granted approval. The building was controversial as it will be on the grounds of an old church.
He is also planning to go to South Africa, where he will record his parts for a forthcoming children’s album. This not to mention the parts he recorded for the Live Earth.
This is wishing Yusuf Islam success for all his musical endeavours. And by the way, I posted a piece on Yusuf Islam a long time ago on this blog. You may scroll down to see it.