#ma

When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very religious, because they have seen the Signs of Allah. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#astronauts #because #become #earth #go

Communal well-being is central to human life. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#communal #human #human life #life #well-being

Ever since I became a Muslim, I've had to deal with attempts to damage my reputation and countless insinuations seeking to cast doubt on my character and trying to connect me to causes which I do not subscribe to. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#became #cast #causes #character #connect

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#any #attached #before #being #freedom

The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest period without limit to value. No one but the Prophet Muhammad was given that role as the seal of God's message. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#given #god #greatest #legacy #limit

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and not to worship the sun or moon but the One who has created everything. The Qur'an asks man to reflect upon the sun and moon and God's creation in general. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#beauty #created #creation #everything #general

I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was to be intoxicated. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#famous #i #intoxicated #larger #life

There are so many great artists and most of them are women, but that's good - the more the merrier! ↗

— Rachel Stevens

#good #great #many #more #most

I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#became #big #big star #films #goal

I had to learn my faith and look after my family, and I had to make priorities. But now I've done it all and there's a little space for me to fill in the universe of music again. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#again #done #faith #family #fill