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1. Dear and Respected Yusuf, In the 3 years that I came to know about you , it is the third time I have read the Chinese Whiskers Q and A. I have enjoyed reading it and learned quite a bit , about your sincerity of heart , genius , and a tolerant and a kind soul that you carry with in you. Thanks for sharing and caring for the people of this world ,with your God given talents. By the way I read your song Beloved on the birthday of our Beloved Mohammed this year.People enjoyed it very much. I tried to show to the audience your performance from my Yusuf's Cafe Dvd ,but the projector did'nt work. By the way Yusuf's cafe is a master piece . I enjoy it very much. Thanks.May God protect you ,your family and friends from evil eyes. This world needs your love , wisdom and guidance now ,more than ever.

   19 Mar 2011 humaira Report Comment

2. Qamar Salaam, I think the spirit of Islam and that of a song is more important than other things. Is'nt it more meaningful to focus on the meaning and message . How beautiful are the words and the way Yusuf sings it . ...Born to be kind and to guide a mercy to every man woman and child . It also implies that we humans also need to be so in our behaviour too.Which is what is most important.And moreover Yusuf became a muslim only after studying extensively other religions and Islam. Trying to show a religious point to Yusuf is like showing a lamp to Sun. His piousness is such that when he was in doubt if or not music is allowed ,he sold his instuments and gave away the money to Senior center and to the orphans.Regarding the spirit of our behaviour I humbly request to you to read the Ch 2 . V 177.of Qur'an.Peace

   27 Dec 2010 humaira Report Comment

3. 2/2 it is true that if you do good work you have to face problem & Criticism as Our Beloved Prophet (S.A.W) had faced. You are a True Person who understands real meanings of "Submission to Allah" & "Peace, Mercy etc.". I appreciate all your work in All fields You are a Great Human being. May Allah's mercy upon you on the Qayamah. I request you to please record the "THE BELOVED" song for us without Music also or with Guitar only, Please... And please reply if you can, to qams@in.com, i will be honoured. Allah Hafiz

   19 Nov 2010 Qamar ul Islam Report Comment

4. Assalamu Alaikum, Hope Occasion of Eid ul Azha is blessing for you. I am from Bangalore, India, Truly, I didn't know you before this month, I came to know from Dr. Zakir Naik speech : Why west is coming to Islam (may be you know him) I generally don't listen English songs, because it is hard to understand me, i generally listen good Urdu Naat & Nasheeds. But when i searched for you, I got surprised that you reverted in your peak period of fame. I've got very impressed. So i just tried to listen your some songs and what I like most is THE BELOVED (live), very good meanings (I couldn't understand your some words in english , so i used lyrics, that is amazing, i.e. "There is the saying of The Last Messenger that you will not enter heaven until you believe, all you will not believe one another, shall i guide you to think that if you do it,will increase love amongst you, Spread the messege of peace..." // correct me if wrong because it isn't in lyrics.) "The Beloved" is Greatest & Purest Naat I have ever seen in English. I have read more about you & found the media Criticism to defame you, it is true that if you do good work you have to face prob

   19 Nov 2010 Qamar ul Islam Report Comment

5. Assalamu Alaikum, Hope Occasion of Eid ul Azha is blessing for you. I am from Bangalore, India, Truly, I didn't know you before this month, I came to know from Dr. Zakir Naik speech : Why west is coming to Islam (may be you know him) I generally don't listen English songs, because it is hard to understand me, i generally listen good Urdu Naat & Nasheeds. But when i searched for you, I got surprised that you reverted in your peak period of fame. I've got very impressed. So i just tried to listen your some songs and what I like most is THE BELOVED (live), very good meanings (I couldn't understand your some words in english , so i used lyrics, that is amazing, i.e. "There is the saying of The Last Messenger that you will not enter heaven until you believe, all you will not believe one another, shall i guide you to think that if you do it,will increase love amongst you, Spread the messege of peace..." // correct me if wrong because it isn't in lyrics.) "The Beloved" is Greatest & Purest Naat I have ever seen in English. I have read more about you & found the media Criticism to defame you, it is true that if you do good work you have to face prob

   19 Nov 2010 Qamar ul Islam Report Comment

6. Assalamu Alaikum, Hope Occasion of Eid ul Azha is blessing for you. I am from Bangalore, India, Truly, I didn't know you before this month, I came to know from Dr. Zakir Naik speech : Why west is coming to Islam (may be you know him) I generally don't listen English songs, because it is hard to understand me, i generally listen good Urdu Naat & Nasheeds. But when i searched for you, I got surprised that you reverted in your peak period of fame. I've got very impressed. So i just tried to listen your some songs and what I like most is THE BELOVED (live), very good meanings (I couldn't understand your some words in english , so i used lyrics, that is amazing, i.e. "There is the saying of The Last Messenger that you will not enter heaven until you believe, all you will not believe one another, shall i guide you to think that if you do it,will increase love amongst you, Spread the messege of peace..." // correct me if wrong because it isn't in lyrics.) "The Beloved" is Greatest & Purest Naat I have ever seen in English. I have read more about you & found the media Criticism to defame you, it is true that if you do good work you have to face prob

   19 Nov 2010 Qamar ul Islam Report Comment

7. Assalamu Alaikum, Hope Occasion of Eid ul Azha is blessing for you. I am from Bangalore, India, Truly, I didn't know you before this month, I came to know from Dr. Zakir Naik speech : Why west is coming to Islam (may be you know him) I generally don't listen English songs, because it is hard to understand me, i generally listen good Urdu Naat & Nasheeds. But when i searched for you, I got surprised that you reverted in your peak period of fame. I've got very impressed. So i just tried to listen your some songs and what I like most is THE BELOVED (live), very good meanings (I couldn't understand your some words in english , so i used lyrics, that is amazing, i.e. "There is the saying of The Last Messenger that you will not enter heaven until you believe, all you will not believe one another, shall i guide you to think that if you do it,will increase love amongst you, Spread the messege of peace..." // correct me if wrong because it isn't in lyrics.) "The Beloved" is Greatest & Purest Naat I have ever seen in English. I have read more about you & found the media Criticism to defame you, it is true that if you do good work you have to face prob

   19 Nov 2010 Qamar ul Islam Report Comment

8. Sometimes I listen to your songs, and it's has that peace with in. May God bless You...

   04 Jul 2010 Osama Report Comment

9. Dear and Respected Yusuf, Thank you so much for the song Beloved.It gives me tremendous pleasure listening to it.I have bought the cd and have listened to the song hundreds of times.Makes me feel so good.each time. Watching you and Alun davis and the members of your band sing that song on the you tube is an experience out of this world.. Yusuf to tell you the truth you and your band has become the beloved of east and west. I hope as you and your band criss crosses the globe more people and governors and presidents of the countries , hitch their wagons to your peace train., and your message of peace falls on their ears.and after that , the people who form the super power wage peace instead of waging war. So we may leave peace as an inheritance to our children. Good luck with your tour of AU an NZ take good care.Hope you get enough rest and plenty of enjoyment as well. This world needs an enlightened and peace loving leader,educator like you very much.

   04 May 2010 humaira Report Comment

10. i grew up with your music and have been an avid collector of your Records. i was overjoyed when you released "an other cup" and "roadsinger". but, i cant seem to find "an other cup" on vinyl, is there a chance that it may be pressed at all? looking forward to your future work thank you boris

    18 Jan 2010 Boris Muller Report Comment

11. Assalamua'laikum.. dear Yusuf.i want to thank you because your songs & your articles helps me so much.you help me to be a strong muslimah.i pray to Allah that you'll meet sucess in everything you do.InsyaAllah..

    26 Dec 2009 nadiah Report Comment

12. I have always loved your music Yusuf and was lucky enough to see you back in the day.Thanks from Jeff in Seattle. Peace.

    04 Dec 2009 Jeffrey B Knothe Report Comment

13. inbrünstig Musik komponiert und der Welt Freude geschenkt hat, verdiente Respekt für seine Entscheidung, und es war sehr eindrucksvoll zu erleben - und auch in einem langen Interview auf der vor einiger Zeit erschienen DVD "Majicat" zu vernehmen -, wie glücklich und erfüllt YUSUF in seinem neuen Leben offenbar geworden ist. Er legte in der Öffentlichkeit stets ein großartiges, zutiefst würdevolles und demütiges Zeugnis seines Glaubens ab und wird so zu einem überzeugenden Vertreter jener Religion, die sich gegenwärtig, wegen fanatischer Auswüchse verblendeter Menschen, die in ihrem Namen zu handeln meinen, ebenso fanatischer Verfolgung ausgesetzt sieht... Heute spricht YUSUF davon, daß er nicht zuletzt deshalb zu seiner Musik zurückgekehrt ist, weil er eine tiefe Verantwortung all jenen gegenüber spürt, die seine Lieder geliebt und deren Botschaft(en) geglaubt haben. Anderen Menschen, auf der Suche wie er selbst, deren Weggefährte er war und denen seine Musik Kraft und Hoffnung geschenkt hat. Wer Cat Stevens nicht - oder kaum - gekannt hat, weil er damals zu jung oder noch gar nicht auf der Welt war, kann genauso gut mit "An Other Cup" anfan

    18 Nov 2009 Otto Teischel Report Comment

14. Was für eine Freude! Cat Stevens - pardon - YUSUF is back und schenkt der Welt ein neues Wunderwerk, als wäre Gestern wieder Heute, und all die vergangenen Jahre scheinen zu einem ewigen zeitlosen Augenblick geronnen! Zugegeben, ich bin "befangen" und habe diese Musik schon als Schüler über alles geliebt, habe damals schon, als ich zum ersten Mal "Miles from nowhere" hörte, nicht fassen können, daß einem Musik, Text, Stimme und Ausdruck eines Liedes auf so ergreifende, das Blut in die Wangen treibende Weise aus der Seele sprechen können - und es war für mich eine zutiefst wahrhaftige Musik, die mir bis heute eine lebendige Quelle der Inspiration geblieben ist. Jede "Platte" war eine neue Offenbarung (CD's gab es damals noch nicht), jedes Lied anders und immer das Zeugnis eines begnadeten Künstlers auf der Suche nach Sinn, Liebe und Erlösung... Daß Cat Stevens eines Tages im Islam für sich spirituelle Geborgenheit fand und zu YUSUF ISLAM wurde, hat die Welt ertsaunt, viele Freunde seiner Musik verwirrt und gewiß auch enttäuscht, weil für den Gläubigen das "Opfer" seiner Musik damit verbunden war. Doch wer so ernsthaft und

    18 Nov 2009 Otto Teischel Report Comment

15. Heaven/Where true love goes is definitely, the most outstanding song on this album, however you interpret it. Its just beautiful and sung amazingly. Other favouite is "Maybe there's a world". The production on "In the End" is great. Also on "I think I see the light", and "Midday".

    05 Nov 2009 Cynthia Report Comment

16. assalamou alaykom , I'm so happy to find your song PLEASE I want your ANACHID PLEASE BARAKA ALLAHO FIKOM ASSALAMOU ALAYKOM

    26 Oct 2009 cherine Report Comment

17. I am so happy to have found your new music. I have to say I just love it...your music will never die!I saw you in Los angeles in the 70's and you were awesome...you've been a favorite of mine since the 60's. So happy you are singing again...you are a great man, a true inspriation!

    16 Oct 2009 vikki Report Comment

18. Beautiful comeback - always the tranquility and wisdom - as well as the calming you have given all your life. Ah oh - "Yusuf's Cafe" is a must DVD for any fan. 1 Hour concert; 1 hour interview; 1 hour to play and watch the videos. Thank you so much.

    25 Jul 2009 Margaret Griffith Report Comment

19. This reminds me of the lovely and greatly missed George Harrison. He also expressed his spiritual ideas in a very personal and heartfelt manner without being preachy. I don't follow Yusuf's religious ideas any more than I did George's but I'm very glad someone else is talking about what really matters in a beautiful way again. A finely crafted and moving work. Good tunes too! Thank you.

    14 Jul 2009 Marc Report Comment

20. "Midday" is by far one of the most enchanting pieces that I have heard in many years.
    
    Yusuf, thank you for allowing yourself to interpret the songs again and for allowing the glory of God to shine through your music. It is so refreshing to my mind and soul. May God continue to bless you and your work!

    13 Jun 2009 Curtis Harnanan Report Comment

21. Being backed up by old fellow musicians like Alun Davies, Jean Roussel and others, the album turns out to be a master piece. It does not connect to the Tea for The Tillerman era as stated by many newspapers. 'An Other Cup' is far beyond that. It was arranged and composed so fine with rhythm, melodies and a vast array of instruments that it can hardly be compared to the minimalistic (not meant negatively) 'Tea For The Tillerman' or 'Teaser & The Firecat.'
    
    'An Other Cup' can hardly be compared to Cat's '70s albums, though as mentioned by Steve before, songs like 'I Think I See The Light' or 'Greenfields, Golden Sands' were composed in the 70s (60s).
    
    But the sound is not the sound of the past. It goes beyond that with a beautiful and powerful string, voice and chorus arrangement that simply could not have been done back in the '70s. His voice is much finer, and more gracile than ever before; his voice being much more mature - and eternal like a rock in the vast sea.
    
    Listening to the album again and again captures and overwhelms me more and more. It shows a Steve who has found his way. You will not hear the inner quarrel, but mere peace in his songs, and voice.

    08 Jun 2009 Leonard McCoy Report Comment

22. I love all the new songs! My favorite is Where True Love Goes! Awesome, I am very happy that you've found peace and are using your GOD given talent. You give so much of yourself. I am just learning to play the piano by ear, (I can't read music well). I use to play as a child but have forgotten; of course as a child you play with reckless abandon, and as an adult you don't want to have people hearing your missed chords or notes. I intend to press on.
    
    The first song I'd like to play is Morning Has Broken. I love the simplicity of that hymn. I am a lyric person, although of course I enjoy the music, but some people love the music and never listen to the lyrics. Hmm, go figure. May God forever shine a Moonshadow on you!

    30 May 2009 Regina Guillory Report Comment

23. I did not know Yusuf's music from the past, but was instantly taken when I heard An Other cup. I was a fairly successful music producer but stopped making music a few years ago because the music industry was not my life anymore. I hadn't touched an instrument for 5 years.
    
    After hearing 'Heaven/Where True Love Goes' I could not stop myself from picking up the guitar again. It not only touched me as a musician, but touched my soul. Amazing to hear songs played by and from an inspired soul and at the same time very well produced! After listening to this I got all Cat's albums and love almost all of the songs. 'Roadsinger' is another amazing album.
    
    Thank you Yusuf for giving up who you where and becoming who you had to be. Your music and your life is an inspiration, no matter what faith or from what culture.

    29 May 2009 JV Report Comment

24. A beautiful album. I particularly love "Maybe there's A World" - I can't think of a better message for our planet at the moment. The re-recording of "I Think I See the Light" is also very special for me. Janette (Paris / Adelaide)

    29 May 2009 Janette Report Comment

25. I loved your music in the past. But I didn't even know you were back until last autumn when I heard about Boots & Sand at Paul's board. Then I discovered this album and I was hooked. I love it. So glad we can enjoy your music again.

    29 May 2009 Els Report Comment