A Is for Allah

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A Is for Allah
Studio album by Yusuf Islam
Released	July 11, 2000
Genre	Children's music
Label	Mountain of Light
Professional reviews
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A Is for Allah is the name of a Muslim-themed double album for children by Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) released on July 11, 2000 through Resurgence UK Records.

The musician used the song as a vehicle to teach his daughter, Hasanah, the 28-letter Arabic alphabet.^[1][2] This kind of Islamic music is also known as nasheed. The album had been in the works since 1994, although the title track dates back to 1980, when it was written after the birth of his first child.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Track listing

Arabic alphabet
ﺍ    ﺏ    ﺕ    ﺙ    ﺝ    ﺡ
ﺥ    ﺩ    ﺫ    ﺭ    ﺯ     س
ﺵ    ﺹ    ﺽ    ﻁ    ﻅ    ﻉ
ﻍ    ﻑ    ﻕ    ﻙ    ﻝ
ﻡ    ﻥ    ه‍    ﻭ    ﻱ
History · Transliteration Diacritics · Hamza ء Numerals · Numeration v • d • e

[edit] Disc one

1. "Introduction"
2. "A: Allah"
3. "Ayat Al-Kursi (2: 255)"
4. "Say He Is Allah"
5. "B: Bismillah"
6. "Bismillah"
7. "T: Taqwa"
8. "Th: Thawab"
9. "J: Jannah"
10. "Surah Al-Kahf (18: 31)"
11. "H: Hajj"
12. "Kh: Khatam"
13. "D: Deen"
14. "Our Guide to the Qur'an"
15. "Dh: Dhikr"
16. "R: Ramadan"
17. "Z: Zakah"
18. "Surah At-Tawba"
19. "S: Salam"
20. "Salam, Salam"
21. "Sh: Shams"
22. "Surah Al-An'am"
23. "S: Salah"
24. "D: Duha"
25. "Surah Ad-Dhuha (93: 1-11)"
26. "T: Tareeq"

[edit] Disc two

1. "Turn to Allah"
2. "Z: Zill"
3. "I: Ilm"
4. "Gh: Ghayb"
5. "F: Fatihah "
6. "Surah Al-Fatihah (1: 1-7)"
7. "Q: Qur'an"
8. "Surah Al-Qadr (97: 1-5)"
9. "Qur'anu Rabbee"
10. "K: Kalimah"
11. "L: La Ilaha Illa-Allah"
12. "M: Muhammad Rasul-Allah"
13. "Seal of the Prophets"
14. "N: Nawm"
15. "Surah As-Sajda"
16. "H: Hijrah"
17. "W: Wu'du"
18. "Surah Al-Muddaththir (74: 1-5)"
19. "Y: Yawm Ad-Deen"
20. "Surah Al-Infitar"
21. "A Is for Allah"
22. "Last Word"

[edit] References

1. ^ Singing a New Song - New York Times
2. ^ A Is for Allah 2000: Album review and songs from Answers.com

[edit] External links

• YouTube.com (video of the song "A Is for Allah")

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