Little Mosque on the Prairie - Canadian sitcom - The song plays during the closing credits, performed by Maryem Tollar.The interlude also appears in Grace and Gratitude Renewed (a US special release) Olivia Newton-John - used the song as a musical interlude for her 2006 album Grace and Gratitude, performing only the first verse.Junaid Jamshed -Junaid Jamshaid added several verses in for his 2007 album Badr-ud-Duja.Yusuf Islam - recorded two versions of the song, one in 1995 for the album The Life of the Last Prophet, and one in 2008.Aashiq Al-Rasul- on their album Acapella Volume 1.Aqsa Abdul Haq - Several versions are available on youtube.The song is currently over 1450 years old, and one of the oldest in the Islamic culture. The stronger and correct opinion is that it was sung for Prophet Muhammad upon his arrival at Madinah, to welcome him after completing the Battle of Tabuk. bad word best caller to God's way, With a word to be obeyed, Like a bright moon in the valley of darkness we lay., bad word bad word 'alayna, min thaniyyatil-Wada', wajaba bad. It is located north of Madinah and Makkah is south and the Prophet arrived at Quba which is south, so it is geographically impossible that it was sung at the Hijrah. The valley of wada was the place where people would walk with their loved ones who were travelling and say goodbye. This is clearly not the case as the second line reads 'From the valley of Wada' (?). Some mistakenly say it was first sung as he sought refuge there after being forced to leave his hometown of Mecca. A collection of new songs, uncompleted tunes from the past, and new versions of numbers from his early career, the album reunited Yusuf with producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist Alun Davies, both of whom worked with Stevens on his major hits in the '70s.Tala' al-Badru 'Alayn? (Arabic: ?) is a traditional Islamic poem known as nasheed that the Ansar (residents of Madinah) sang for Muhammad (may blessings be upon him) upon his arrival at Madinah, to welcome him after completing the Battle of Tabuk. In 2017, as he celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of his first Cat Stevens' single, he brought out a new album, The Laughing Apple. The album, produced by Rick Rubin and featuring guitar work from Richard Thompson, saw Yusuf returning to the early blues and R&B that had inspired him as a young man. In October of 2014, a third album under the Yusuf name appeared, entitled Tell 'Em I'm Gone. In April 2014, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. by American satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Yusuf sang 'Peace Train' as a counterpoint to Ozzy Osbourne's 'Crazy Train,' while both were topped by the O'Jays' performance of 'Love Train.' The year 2012 saw the premiere of Moonshadow, a stage musical built around Cat Stevens' best-known songs, which opened in Melbourne, Australia. Yusuf toured often in the years after its release, and in 2010 he appeared at 'The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear,' an event hosted in Washington, D.C. Later in 2009, he released the album Roadsinger. In early 2009 he collaborated with 'fifth Beatle' Klaus Voormann for a cover version of George Harrison's 'The Day the World Gets 'Round.' All proceeds from the song were donated to a charity to help the children of war-torn Gaza. Largely inactive during the '80s and '90s, he returned in 2006 with a new studio effort, An Other Cup, under the name Yusuf. Welcome, best caller to Gods way With a word to be obeyed Like a bright moon in the valley of darkness we lay Chorus Talaal-Badru alayna, min thaniyyatil-Wada wajaba shukru alayna, ma daa lilahi da Ayyuha al-mabuthu fina jita bi-al-amri al-muta Jita sharraft al-Madinah marhaban ya khayra da His. In the late '70s, the chart-topping singer/songwriter Cat Stevens formally became a Muslim, adopted the name Yusuf Islam, and after the release of his 11th and final Cat Stevens album (1978's Back to Earth), announced his retirement from the pop music business.

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