Thank you for attending Exclusive Live Twitter Q&A with Sami Yusuf on 21 November 2014. If you missed it, scroll down the page to read the transcript of the chat now:
Just getting warmed up and ready for our live chat starting in the next few minutes. Send your questions hough… http://t.co/Tgljckau2i
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@HamdaH_jihad Perhaps! It would only be after rigorous tajweed training that could take years. Are u sure you want to wait that long? _sy.
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@SYKurdistan Thank you so much. Same here! _sy.
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@JabirMalabari They have always been related. Authentic/Traditional Islamic music comes from the inner dimension of Islam (Sufism). #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@maniamahan That would be a true honour!! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@PeldaAktas_sy I really hope soon. I would love to do an intimate showcase of the new album throughout the major cities in Turkey. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@mahadaromar I’m more than satisfied. To be honest, I’m actually surprised it has been doing so well. The album is not commercial in the…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@suzanmasoud2 “The Centre” is inside us. It is Truth. Is what keeps us in harmony and gives balance…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
Enjoying this 🙂 _sy. http://t.co/EeinvilqRD
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@ayeshazaheer4 If I had to choose one, it would be football. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@zahraatariq1 @WFP are doing great work there. Have you checked their website to see how you can help? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@HanaNakhal German. I would love to read the works of Meister Eckhart and others in the original old German. A very rich language. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@rachadizahira that is strange. The album should be out everywhere. However, with the music industry being at an abysmal all-time low…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@rachadizahira Cont. I wouldn’t be surprised if stores were not stocking up more CDs (unless the artists are @taylorswift13 etc) #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@LamarALHarby2 You know the situation in Saudi regarding music. All I can say, is truly hope so. It would lovely to see you all. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@SamiYusuFatma I’m well, thank you. Thank you so much for joining us today! God bless. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@IremOffical We may seeing you in Turkey soon for the promotion of #TheCentre as well as upcoming performances God-willing. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@_Ayicha_ Maybe. I love Dr Shihab Ghanem and his friends. The symposium is a beautiful get-together of like-minded creative people. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@44rabab that it is illusory and transitory. It can also be a great burden. In a nutshell, I don’t really take it seriously. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@amal_abdallah_m I grew up listening to this song (and other folk songs). Folk music has a touch of the Sacred in it…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@amal_abdallah_m Cont…I don’t think they can be compared to modern day pop song. Traditional folk songs are truly pure…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@amal_abdallah_m Cont. and come from celestial realms in my view. Sari Gelin is no exception. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Pooyatt That is a dream we pray will come to soon!!. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@amnanisar17 Hope so iA! Would love that. Which part of Pakistan are you from? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@malak_peace Amazing. Algeria & her cultivated and cultured beautiful people are simply beautiful. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@lailasy68 The political situation in the region is, at best, precarious. Hope we can visit ‘the land of the wise’ soon #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@SYTheCentre They are drawn from Sufism (the inner dimension of the faith). #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@A_RasoolPz My parents had ingrained in us that Music should be for fun only. . It seems providence had other things planned #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@thiena_hafiz Welcome to you all! Lovely to have you here. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@HibaSuboh Of course! All the time. You can support Syria by helping and donating to @WFP #AskSY #LiveFeedSyria
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@ayshamostafiz Unfortunately, I don’t really like reading fiction (though I enjoy watching the odd movie here and there). #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@YMASYO @arrahman was gracious enough to ask me to support it. We did some recordings together but in all honestly, I do not know…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@YMASYO cont… whether any of my humble contributions will be used. Of course, I would like to play a part. It’s Majid Majid, @arrahman…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@YMASYO Cont… But most importantly, the best of creation: Muhammad (SAS). It would be more than an honour and privilege! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@OyaSY1 Thank you so much! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@samibtissam I was there in 2007 (CASA Music Festival), 2009 in Fez (Sacred Music Festival)… Can’t wait to come back again soon. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Saqib__PZ1 All. but I’m reading “Knowledge And The Sacred” at present and loving it. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Irum_SY It’s a real pleasure! Thanks for joining us. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@NourMo7amad @M3a_Al_tab3en Some delicious samosas! What about you?! 🙂 #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@sarazem8 For sure iA. I don’t know when, but I sincerely hope soon God-willing. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@YamnaMazhar You mean Charity as ‘organisation’ or charity as in act/deed? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@SeYdecik I very much miss Turkey and our #SYfamily… How are you all doing? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Manel_Algerian Thank you so much! I pray for the better iA! God bless you immensely. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@malak_peace Unfortunately. I have just come to realise that @AndanteRecords were unsuccessful to find suitable Licensee for physical…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@malak_peace Cont… CD distribution in Algeria. However, the digital version is available and can be purchased through iTunes…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@malak_peace Cont… Do you recommend any good distributors there? If yes, please let us know through info@andanterecords.com #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Tyln_AysegL I fulfilled wish when I sang with my teacher and beloved father. However, it seems there are many who wish to duet with…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Tyln_AysegL Cont… yours truly 🙂 I am honoured but the amount of requests are overwhelming and therefore make it…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Tyln_AysegLV Cont… impossible to realise. It’s humbling nevertheless! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@_WafaaMansour_ @Anwar__Alsaleh Just finished my coffee actually 🙂 #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@REZASystani I feature on the album. I’m sure it will be beautiful as always. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@spiritiqueheart I was also sad that the forum has been closed temporarily. I think it’s due to inactivity and spam…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@LifeMahmoud @arrahman Anything with @arrahman would be a delight and privilege. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@ehisami Traditional music of all kind. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Islam_Megahed @SamiYusuf loves Egypt! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@fa1113 They are all very dear to my heart. I think my current favourites are “Khorasan” (Arabic and English) and “Lament” #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@sebnem_vc There is no one thing. However, reading the Quran, Meditation (Dhikr),spiritual retreat (Khalwa) all help to inspire. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@TalhaRafiqTR @KristianeBacker @ImranKhanPTI Our paths did cross in 2004 at a conference but we never actually met in person. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@zainyshainy I have been asked (on more than one occasion) to write an autobiography but I feel I am too young. Who knows though? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Dr_HamnaShahab Not so pleasant to be honest. I have always believed education in the UK and schooling in general lacked something…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Dr_HamnaShahab Cont… I used to walk into class (e.g. maths) and think “this has nothing to do with my previous class” (e.g. History)…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Dr_HamnaShahab Cont… Subjects were not connected to a whole. Education felt ‘disjointed’ in some way. Does that make sense? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@HoryRadi We have a surprise coming very shortly! Are you ready for it? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@HoryRadi We have a surprise coming very shortly! Are you ready for it? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Manel_Algerian 🙂 Maybe? #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@ramash111 Welcome Rama! my favourite colours are champagne gold, burgundy and black. I pray we meet in Syria soon God-willing! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@moomy88 Very difficult question to answer? Where do I start?! I would say ‘callenging’ but I’m not complaining. This is my destiny.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@HanaNakhal We didn’t forget it… It’s still happening and will be released in the coming months God-willing. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@SYTheCentre Thank you! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@lamisummy God bless you for the kind words. Thank you! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@YusraHussain @TomRobertson_AR is a genuinely decent & sincere friend and brother. It was a pleasure helping to get his works out! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@soha_arif I genuinely love ALL animals. I believe they are the horizontal Angels of God’s creation. They are so innocent and pure. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@FatmaDenmark This is a tribute album for #SeyyedHosseinNasr. #SongsOfTheWay is scheduled for release in early 2015. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@AYAHaDDaD9 Ahlayn! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@malak_peace of course not. @ETMIntl is the parent company of @AndanteRecords. They have given me more autonomy through Andante. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@PeterPanHearttt @TomRobertson_AR We met in 2004. He played me some samples at my studio and I secured him a record deal…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@YusraHussain Yes. Quite a lot actually. But only traditional Philosophy (Plato to Ibn Sina and Dr Nasr and everything in between!) #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@LifeMahmoud @AboElFotouh1 Due to the recent political climate, @SonyMusicME has been facing difficulty..
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@LifeMahmoud @AboElFotouh1 Cont. getting the albums there. But they have assured us that the albums will arrive soon! #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@AylaLejla@sami_feride I’m sorry for missing your question. Please feel free to ask here. God bless. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@sukr4nBaykan @sSYOfficial sincere apologies. What was your question? _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@thiena_hafiz @sSYOfficial I’m glad 🙂 _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@monahusayn @sSYOfficial Sometime in 2015 God-willing! Hope to see you there soon. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@AyseNurSY @sSYOfficial I hope soon because I also miss my beloved Azerbaijan! It’s been far too long (8 years exactly!!). _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@FitriyaniYusbarwhat was your question? Sorry missed it. I was overwhelmed with the amount of tweets…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@FitriyaniYusbarcont… Will manage better next time iA. God bless you. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@abamsak@SYOfficial what was your question? I’ll try to answer today! With prayers. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@semaer11@SYOfficialall of them if possible! Particularly Anatolian region. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@JusticeToGazans@SYOfficialiA 🙂 God bless you. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Barcaaaaa_@SYOfficialAbsolutely 🙂 What’s your question? _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@BasmaAfifiI actually can’t remember a time when I was more busy recording, composing & producing. @AndanteRecords has kept me busy! _sy.
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@LifeMahmoud@SYOfficial@NesmaMohsen @Islam_Megahed God bless you all 🙂 _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@IlaheSYS@SYOfficialof course not. I adore Azerbaijan! But it seems Azeri promoters are more interested in Rihanna etc 🙁 _sy. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@YMASYO@SYOfficialdifficult to answer. All of them to be honest. But I particularly love #khorasan and #lament. _sy. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@maniamahan@SYOfficialAbsolutely. Why not? It would be a pleasure! _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@SeYdecik@SYOfficial@Bradmanesh that sounds very interesting! Never thought about that until now 🙂 _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@HibaSuboh@SYOfficial yes I did. Thank you immensely! God bless you. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@shahrukhmalik43@SYOfficial I’m still at it 🙂 and it’s my pleasure. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@DoliySami@SYOfficialwonderful. God bless you. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@Dr_HamnaShahab@SYOfficialkind of you, God bless you. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@thenseerm@SYOfficialI hope to perform in Dubai soon. It’s actually a little bizarre we still haven’t performed there yet. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@King_SamiY@SYOfficialI was just there for our launch. Hope to be back early 2015 for more promo events. No place like home! _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@SyamirahSyam@SYOfficialmore than words can express. True honour! _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@VahidNuetrone unfortunately, we still haven’t received a serious invitation. Shame really since this is my country of birth. _sy.
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@adlinarawr@SYOfficialthank you so much! I’m glad you are enjoying it. God bless. _sy. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@greedforilmAA Dear brother. Same to you. It would be pleasure 🙂 let’s coordinate and make it work. Thank you for all. _sy.a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskSY?src=hash”>#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@RaziyaMubarakI don’t know. But that would be a real treat! _sy.a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskSY?src=hash”>#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@fromNusaybahThese are not entirely my words but here goes.#MODERNITY: reign of quantity #TRADITION: reign of quality (Truth)._sy.a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskSY?src=hash”>#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@katrinaBarbie3 I believe #nasheed is one of the most (often deliberately) misused words of our time. Nasheed for me equals traditional…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@katrinaBarbie3 cont… Sufi chants/songs from the Islamic world. I love all traditional Islamic music…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@katrinaBarbie3 cont… (eg Qawali from the sub-continent, Mughams of Azerbaijan, Dastgah-Radif of Persia/Iran etc)…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@katrinaBarbie3 cont… Every corner of the Islamic world has its own unique expression of traditional Islamic music. I love them all…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@katrinaBarbie3 cont… — particularly Qawali and Dastgah-Radif…
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@katrinaBarbie3 cont… what people refer to as Nasheed today is actually RnB, Arabic pop. Broken away from its pure/true form _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
.@katrinaBarbie3 of course. The land of greatness & wisdom! There was a time when that whole region was referred to as Persia. _sy. #khorasan
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
Dear all, I’m afraid my time is up. I promise we will do another #LiveChat soon. Perhaps we can make it a regular thing… Cont
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
Cont …Thank you all for the opportunity!! Check this space as you are in for a surprise soon! With prayers and love, _sy. #AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
Thank you all for attending the live chat. Hopefully we can make this a regular thing! Now, as… http://t.co/xzRmWJbvht
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014
God bless you all! Until next time, Fi amanillah With prayers of love and peace. _sy.#AskSY
— Sami Yusuf (@SamiYusuf) November 21, 2014