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do you like listening muslim music (nasheed)?
who's your favorite singer?
sami yusuf?native deen?outlandish?....or...another singer?

my favorite singer is sami yusuf

How about you guys^^?

I'd have to say Native deen :) But i also like Sami Yusuf too :D

Native Deen if international. but in my country, i love Raihan...

The same with me. Native Deen for international and Raihan in my country

4 meh, i like yousef islam (aka cat stevens) his voice is soooo beautiful ^^

@akhs
may i ask, did i just see kakashi with no mask in ur avatar O_O

Well, let me answer for him. Yup, that's Kakashi without his mask. Handsome, isn't he?

profile...profile

Sami Yusuf



Born July 1980 (age 29)
Origin Tehran, Iran
Genres Islamic Pop, Nasheed
Occupations Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer
Instruments Vocals, Piano, Violin, Percussion
Years active 2003-present
Labels ETM International
Associated acts Outlandish, Mesut Kurtis
Website SamiYusufOfficial.com

Sami Yusuf (born July 1980) is a British Muslim singer-songwriter, Yusuf's music comprises mostly of songs to do with Islam and being a Muslim in today's world. He also deals with many social and humanitarian issues in his music. Presently, he is fast becoming a very popular figure in the Islamic world, having made videos for several of his tracks according to The Guardian, he "has good claim to being the most famous British Muslim in the world" In 2006 Time Magazine called him "Islam's biggest rock star".
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Biography

Sami Yusuf was born in 1980 in the city of Tehran, Iranand moved to Britain when he was three, and he was raised in West London. He comes from an ethnic Azeri family. At a very young age he started to play various musical instruments and enthusiastic in keeping interest in singing and composing. He was accepted as a composition student at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In addition to his education in Western harmonics and composition, Sami has a solid understanding of the Iranian and Middle Eastern modes (or Maqams) and is thoroughly acquainted and familiar with both East and Western musical traditions.[citation needed]
[edit] Career

Sami has been featured by Time Magazine as "Islam's biggest rock star"and has appeared on the covers of dozens of other mainstream publications around the world [citation needed]. Sami is devoutly spiritual and often uses his art and music as a means of promoting the messages of love, mercy, peace and tolerance, whilst encouraging the youth to be proud of their identity.[citation needed] Sami Yusuf’s songs have revolutionalized the nasheed industry and have given birth to a new genre of modern Islamic music. . His latest song You Came To Me has been released as an immense hit all over the world.

2003-2005: First albums

Sami's first album Al-Mu'allim was self-produced and released in July 2003 and attained huge success. His second album, My Ummah, which was released in 2005, comes in two versions, a musical version and one with just percussion. He creates many of his songs in different languages mainly in English, Arabic, Urdu and Turkish and Persian. He has held concerts all around the world, and is albums were mainly popular among young Muslims, in particular Turkey, where his concert gathered up to 250,000 people, at Istanbul in 2007.

Disputed third album

A third album, Without You, was planned for release during mid-2008 but was delayed due to a contractual dispute.An album by that name was then launched by Awakening Records in January 2009. Sami Yusuf subsequently stated on his official website that this album was released without his knowledge or consent, and is a compilation of demos and sketches with a quality inferior to his normally high standards. He has called for fans to boycott it.However as of April 2009 Awakening Records continues to feature the album prominently on the Sami Yusuf part of its website, saying that the album is "a complete and high quality album" consisting of " professionally recorded tracks". Awakening says it has already made "substantial" payments to Yusuf for his third album, which has been advertised on its website since May 2008. Yusuf had previously released two albums with Awakening, and signed for a total of five. Asked whether Awakening had paid him in full in July 2009, Yusuf indicated they had not.

Charity work

Sami is known for his charity work which he takes out of his own time to help the needy all around the world. In October 2007 Sami traveled to Sudan and visited Sudanese orphanage as part of support mission to raise awareness for sick children and AIDs victims in the region. Sami urged prayers for peace, recovery and donations through the Muslims to contact their local charities. This was after performing at Wembley Stadium where all profits went to Islamic Relief to help the crisis in Darfur. A year later, in October 2008 Sami traveled to South Africa and in between concerts on his South Africa tour, Sami took the time to visit and help cheer up the children at the The Agape Children’s Orphanage. In Jan 2009 Sami travelled to Turkey where he was invited by HE Emine Erdoğan, wife of the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to attend a rally in support of peace in Gaza.. A month later, in February, 2009 Sami Yusuf has taken part in a Telethon to raise money for the victims of Gaza. The telethon took place in Doha, Qatar on 31 January, 2009 in conjunction with The Al Fakhoora Campaign to raise money for the bereaved and destitute of Gaza. To date over $100 million has been raised.

Discography

Al-Mu'allim

* Released: July 2003
* Total Sales: More than 2 million
* Singles: "Al-Mu'allim" and "Supplication"

My Ummah

* Released: September 2005
* Total sales : More than 3 million
* Singles: "Hasbi Rabbi", "Mother" and "Munajat"

Without You (disputed)

* Released: January 2009
* Total sales : 1,750,000
* Singles: "Asma Allah" "Forever Palestine"


Native Deen



Native Deen are a Muslim musical group from the United States.

Origin Washington, DC
Genres Rap, R&B
Labels Jamal Records
Website NativeDeen.com


Members

They consist of three young African American Muslim men who were born and raised in United States of America. Joshua Salaam, Naeem Muhammad, and Abdul-Malik Ahmad who grew up in Washington, DC. Their music seeks to inspire young people to keep their Islamic faith amid the pressures and temptations of daily life.

Background

"Deen" in Arabic means religion or way of life. The group identifies themselves as Muslim, and wear traditional Islamic dress such as kufis and shalwar kameez. Of course, they say there is more than one way to identify as a Muslim, both by etiquette and dress. Their music is hip-hop style, with lyrics on Islam and several of their songs focus on living as a Muslim in America amidst pressures and temptations Their music typifies the subgenre "positive hip-hop".

At the third annual Islamic Relief "Evening of Inspiration", in Costa Mesa, California, Muhammad narrated a powerful slideshow, projecting images of needy, hungry children from around the world to illustrate why Islam demands that Muslims give to the less fortunate. He said of Islamic Relief

It helps the most vulnerable people from all walks of life. People don't understand how much a dollar can do. That's why this event is more than just a concert – it's a call to action
Native Deen perform at Islamic conferences, fundraisers, weddings, and holiday gatherings (usually in Ramadan and Eid-ul-Adha). They are relatively well known among the North American Muslim youth, and have toured internationally.

Many Muslims believe that string and wind instruments should be avoided in Islam. In order to please the widest audience, the group does not use any string or wind instruments in their music. The main instruments are drums, synthesized percussion instruments, and vocals. Some of their more popular songs and raps include Intentions and Paradise.

Native Deen came about through M.Y.N.A. or Muslim Youth of North America. The project was a gathering of amateur recording artists who've written their own work and MYNA featured these artists on the MYNA RAPs' album. Three of the artists from these albums, Joshua Salaam, Abdul Mailk Ahmad, and Naeem Muhammad, who were all solo, started a group where they could do this professionally, and the result was Native Deen. Their music is produced under the "Mountain of Light" label, which was founded by Yusuf Islam (previously known as Cat Stevens).

Native Deen's latest album includes the track Still Strong, featuring Isam Bachiri of Outlandish. In support of this album, they recently toured Australia performing at the Sounds of Light Concert in Melbourne, Sydney, and Queensland.

Outlandish




Outlandish are a multi-award winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, they consist of Isam Bachiri (born in Denmark and of Moroccan background), Waqas Ali Qadri (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez (born in Honduras and is of Cuban and Honduran descent). All three members are devoutly religious, Isam and Waqas being Muslims, and Lenny being Catholic. The band members live in Brøndby Strand.

Origin Denmark
Genres Hip-hop
Years active 1997 – present
Labels Sony-BMG
Website http://www.outlandmoro.com/

Members

Waqas Ali Qadri
Isam Bachiri
Lenny Martinez

History

Outlandish's hip-hop/R&B/soul music sound takes influences from their various backgrounds (Moroccan/Arab/Amazigh, Pakistani/Punjabi and Latin American), and although their songs are primarily in English, they usually feature lyrics in Spanish, Urdu/Punjabi, Danish, and Arabic. All these influences make the music of Outlandish somewhat unique and this is easy to notice from the variety of genres covered in their albums. Outlandish often include themes about Islam and contemporary issues facing young Muslims in the west in their music, and sometimes their songs define a unique nasheed-like urban genre.

Their first single "Pacific To Pacific" was used in connection with an Amnesty International charity event. Next came the single "Saturday Night", a song that was later to be included on the soundtrack for the Danish movie Pizza King. These singles were the prelude to their first album, Outland's Official (2000), which was only released in Denmark. The hit song "Walou" was later included on their second album Bread & Barrels of Water.

Singles from their second album made the most impact on the international music charts. Hit singles included "Aicha" Produced by Mintman , (first made famous by Khaled) which made it to number one in Germany, and received a lot of airplay across many Asian countries, especially in South Korea[1]. The video to "Aicha" also won a best music video award. "Guantanamo" also made a strong impression on the European charts. An old Hindi chorus running through "Peelo" made it a smash hit amongst Indians living in the West.

The group have recorded a León Gieco's cover of the song "Solo le Pido a Dios" ("I Only Ask Of God")

Closer Than Veins

Closer Than Veins (2005) is Outlandish's third album. The first single was "Look Into My Eyes". The song's lyrics are based on a poem by Gihad Ali, a Palestinian who wrote the piece when she was a teenager; the poem expresses the plight of those suffering from America’s foreign policy with regards to Israel and Palestine. The video is based around the fairy-tale Little Red Riding Hood. It portrays an Israeli soldier as the Wolf and the Palestinian girl, wearing a Kaffiyeh, as Little Red Riding Hood.

This album showcased the group's more mature outlook compared to their previous works. Tracks such as "Just Me" and "Una Palabra" give a rare insight into the life in Europe today as seen through the eyes of ethnic minorities, whereas "Nothing Left To Do" perhaps the most daring and compelling track on the album boldly tackles the still taboo ridden issue of a young Muslim man catching HIV:

Outlandish performed a live percussion version of "Look Into My Eyes" at the "Islamophobia" conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark in May 2006 which was hosted by the Islam Channel and included many theological and political speakers and community leaders. Their club thumping single "Kom Igen" is featured on EA's FIFA 07.

Outlandish included two new (bonus) tracks "In Good Hands" and "Angels Lower Their Wings" on the deluxe version of Closer Than Veins. They were the only Danish act performing at the European MTV Awards 2006, where they also won the prize for Best Danish Act.

Closer Than Veins was released in UK by Sony BMG in March 2007, with "Look Into My Eyes" being released as the first single on 5 March. " Callin You " as the second single produced by Mintman . The UK version of Closer Than Veins included a rendition of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song."

Recent Appearances and Activities

The band supported Sami Yusuf along with other acclaimed nasheed artists at the "Concert for peace in Darfur" held at Wembley Arena in order to raise money for the families of genocide victims in the region.

The trio has participated in the Evening Of Inspiration concerts (in aid of Islamic Relief charity) since 2006 and most recently participated in the 2008 concert which also featured Seven8Six, Raihan and Kareem Salama amongst fellow performers.". On 13 July 2008 Outlandish also performed at a concert for IslamExpo in London’s Olympia, Europe’s largest Muslim cultural event.

Isam Bachiri features on the single "Still Strong" on Native Deen's recent album "Not Afraid To Stand Alone."

u bet he is ^^ i wonder wht ep. that is, may have skipped it with out noticin XP

u bet he is ^^ i wonder wht ep. that is, may have skipped it with out noticin XP

and BOY 8P afra-chan has put alot of work on this, didn't she 8P

In my country I like Raihan and Rabbani.

hahaha...not really XD



Rabbani and Raihan,i like them too....they from Malaysia,aren't they?

I like both sami yusuf & outlandish, seriously though let's face it- is music really acceptable in Islam?



While you may argue they promote islamic teachings through their lyrics, I'm not sure why our beloved Prophet (PBUH)prohibited us from practicing playing musical instruments (except duff during Eid occasions)

Hey, devils_mare! <3
Well, using musical instruments is a controversial issue in Islam that some scholars forbid and some permit.
And about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prohibiting their usage, that's not clearly resolved:


You can get more detailed Fatwas here And here.

As for me, whenever I encounter such controversial unresolved issues I always follow my beloved Prophet's (PBUH) advice: "Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels at ease and the heart feels tranquil. And wrongdoing is that which wavers in the soul and causes uneasiness in the chest, even though people have repeatedly given their legal opinion [in its favour]."

"استفت قلبك، والبر ما اطمأنت إليه النفس واطمأن إليه القلب، والإثم ما حاك في القلب وتردد في الصدر وإن أفتاك الناس وأفتوك"

And that, of course, requires being honest to oneself…..

nice info...^^ thank you so much

I love Maher Zain!! ^^

yup they're ^^

i love maher zein too.... XDD

Mashary Rashid is pretty good.

I like a lot of other Arab munshids. I don't listen to anything with music though, only voice~

Same here :)
Mashary's voice is the best, I love his Quran recitation mashaAllah.

well i dont know the singers
but i love: Tala al badru alaina
its a beautiful song ^^