Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)
ياسين بي (موس ديف)
1973 CE · 1393 AH† †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
The Muslim American rapper of 'Black on Both Sides' — among the most celebrated Muslim artists in hip-hop.
At a glance
- Roles
- musician · activist
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Life in time
Music and its permissibilityMuslim minorities under non-Muslim rule
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Native Deen· Kareem Salama· Lupe Fiasco· New Muslim Cool· نكث شروط غرناطة وثورة البشرات· Fez Festival of World Sacred Music· Şeb-i Arus· Urs of Ajmer Sharif
Sources
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yasin-bay/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.