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2000 studio album by Yusuf Islam
A Is for Allah
Studio album by
Yusuf Islam
Released
11 July 2000
Genre
Children's, nasheed
Label
Mountain of Light
Yusuf Islam chronology
Prayers of the Last Prophet (1999)
A Is for Allah (2000)
Bismillah (2001)
Professional ratings
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A is for Allah is the name of a double album created for Muslim children by Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). The album was released on 11 July 2000 by Resurgence UK Records. The title song was written in 1980 upon the birth of Yusuf's first child, a girl named Hasanah.[2] Yusuf wanted his daughter to learn the Arabic language as well as read and understand the Qu'ran (in Arabic). He himself was raised in London, England, the same city where they still lived, and had kept a home there throughout his life. Being a recent convert to the Islamic religion, he was concerned with the difficulties he would face securing a high-quality 'Islamic' education for his children.
The musician used the song as a way to teach not only his daughter, but also other children, about the 28-letter Arabic alphabet.[2] This kind of Islamic music is also known as nasheed in the Arabic language. The album also features other Muslim musicians, including Zain Bhikha from South Africa, who sang on all but one track. The album had been in the works since 1994, with the exception of the title track, which dated back to 1980. It was also released with a large colourful book, with each page displaying a letter of the Arabic alphabet, by Mountain of Light, Yusuf Islam's own record imprint.
^https://www.allmusic.com/album/r430603
^ abSolomon, Deborah (7 January 2007). "Singing a New Song". The New York Times Magazine. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
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