The Christian use of religion as a personal love affair both shocked me and attracted me.

My political ideas and things like that even my religion I try to keep close to me because it's a personal thing and I don't shove it down people's throats. I don't condemn any artist that wants to do that like the Baldwins. That's their choice. But in my world I'm just an entertainer.

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.

I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.

Religion survives because it answers three questions that every reflective person must ask. Who am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live?

One person's religion is another person's cult.

Beside all this I think there was something personal being Muslim myself who lived in the west I felt that it was my obligation my duty to tell the truth about Islam. It is a religion that has a 700 million following yet it's so little known about it which surprised me.

I've found a more personal pagan kind of religion to satisfy the spiritual side of things.

I'm very interested in religion as something to study but I'm not a religious person in the slightest.

Personally I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high. You know my higher self. The Creator.