Dawud Wharnsby: Trending quotes (page 3)

“I included songs which were aimed at making listeners think a little more deeply about faith in general. People of The Boxes for example, is not just a fable with implied reference to Jews and Christians, but it also points out that we who call ourselves "Muslims" are also living in a box sometimes. I wanted to help myself and the listeners realise our own faults too — to stop being so judgmental of others and to get ourselves out of the dogmatic boxes we have trapped ourselves in.”

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On his album The Prophet’s Hands
Beating the drums of hope and faith (2004)

People , Faith , Thinking , Help

“The foolish big boys who fight with their toys are so sadly silly.”

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"Dear Mr. Crow "
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)

Boy , Fight

“What of wars we have survived, genocides and hollow costs/holocausts? Have our hopes for humankind like scriptures and mass graves been lost?”

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"What Has Become"
For Whom The Troubadour Sings (2010)

War , Hope

“Hope as rich and green as the trees of an oasis.”

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"Colours of Islam"
Colours of Islam (1998)

Hope , Tree

“The Light, The Thunder, The Dunes of Sand, The Sun, The Moon, Man and the land. If we work a little, we might see, if we think and reflect on each rock and tree, there’s no measure to all it’s worth — sustainable earth.”

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"Sustainable Earth"
For Whom The Troubadour Sings (2010)

Thinking , Tree , Light , Sun

“Build me a tomb for when I die, build it 50,000 feet into the sky… Build me a boat I want to discover America, build me a boat to take me to the edge of the seven seas, build me a boat and you can sail along with me, we’ll spread our money, power, religion and disease. …Who are they to say that we own nothing and our lives have gone astray?”

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"Wood and Nails"
Blue Walls and The Big Sky (1995)

Money , Disease , Religion , Sea

“No more starry eyes from behind these dusty spectacles. I’ll wipe them and follow my own shadow for a change.”

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"Upon My Shelf"
Blue Walls and The Big Sky (1995)

Change

“Put all our pride away, always find a gentle word to say, you know we shouldn’t be full of ourselves when we should be full of humility.”

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"Full of Humility"
Road To Madinah (1998)

“I glance reflections of my face everyplace I go, in my mirror and in shop windows, like the lead in my own show. Do I dare look closely? See each wrinkle, scar and flaw?”

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"The War/La Ilaha Il Allah"
Out Seeing The Fields (2007)

“I sent an email to my loved one, just the other day, it’s sad communication has evolved this way. We use so many words but have so little to relay, as angels scribble down every letter that we say. All the viral attachments sent and passionate insults we vent, it’s easy to be arrogant behind user passwords we invent. But on the day the scrolls are laid, with every word and deed displayed, when we read our accounts, I know, for one, I’ll be afraid.”

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"Afraid To Read"
The Prophet's Hands (2003)

Love , Sadness , Angels , Way

“Where’s the next show?’, ‘Why don’t you make a Video?’, ‘Put on these beads and clothes and The Bling, Bling!’ Well, if that’s all it’s about than I think that I want out, of a career that won’t just let me sing. …‘cause music, faith and knowledge should be free.”

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"I Just Wanna Sing"
For Whom The Troubadour Sings (2010)

Faith , Music , Knowledge , Thinking

“If he could read a line, just understand one sign. Close his mouth and hear the peace of hope and fear, if he could read a line. If he could keep in time.”

Dawud Wharnsby

"The Poets"
The Poets And The Prophet (2006)

Fear , Peace , Hope , Understanding

“Fences and forts with walls and flags, caw caw — they’re so funny.”

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"Dear Mr. Crow "
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)

“If we can just be brave enough to be each others mirror, we may finally recognize the face of conscious that we fear.”

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"Why Are The Drums So Silent"
Sunshine, Dust and The Messenger (2002)

Fear

“If we can take the time to mute the noise we’ve build around ourselves the rhythm of the heartbeats and the purpose may be clear.”

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"Why Are The Drums So Silent"
Sunshine, Dust and The Messenger (2002)

Time

“Truth as clear and blue as the sky we walk under. Love as bright and loud as the lightning and thunder. Peace as pure and white as the moon, so full of wonder. So many different colours of Islam!”

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"Colours of Islam"
Colours of Islam (1998)

Love , Truth , Peace

“I only feel close to you when I‘m under open sky, I only feel guided when I’m free to question why.”

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"Out Seeing The Fields"
Out Seeing The Fields (2007)

Feeling , Question

“It was my agenda — value our faith, value our opportunity to grow and better ourselves as believers and citizens of the world. Singing to and for myself and Muslims, I can be more explicate in my lyrics, drawing directly from Islamic sources. Some of my music is naturally a little bit more sensitive to the opinions and feelings of a broader audience — still Islamic in its essence, but more "holistic" and "organic" than dogmatic.”

Dawud Wharnsby

Beating the drums of hope and faith (2004)

World , Faith , Music , Feeling

“Someday we’ll realize, perhaps much to our surprise, the keys to free a smile have been with us all the while: look for good, and spread that good around.”

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"Piles of Smiles"
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)

Smile

“You could call me antisocial, I’ve called myself that sometimes too, but I just prefer to be alone, and that’s nothing against you.”

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"Antisocialsong"
Blue Walls and The Big Sky (1995)