Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens
يوسف إسلام
1948 CE · 1367 AH† †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
The British singer formerly Cat Stevens; embraced Islam in 1977 and later recorded Islamic and educational albums.
At a glance
- Roles
- musician · writer
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
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Life in time
Music and its permissibilityConverts and those who leave
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People and things also explored
Dawud Wharnsby· The conversion of Abu Quhafa· The conversion of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Ali's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'· Amr ibn Ma'dikarib's apostasy after the Prophet's death· The Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan)· The capture of Thumama ibn Uthal al-Hanafi and his acceptance of Islam· Conversion of Umayr ibn Wahb
Sources
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yusuf-islam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.