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.

A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally.

Communal well-being is central to human life.

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

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death.

It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice.

Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support my charity work.

I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations and divisions of the Muslims are the greatest issues confronting Muslims in the United Kingdom.

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.

Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that I breathe. We need all sorts of nourishment. And music satisfies and nourishes the hunger within ourselves for connection and harmony.

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.

Peace Train is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions of human beings.