It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support my charity work.

Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

Knowledge is a thing you can carry around with you, but you may not apply it. Some knowledge is indiscriminate, and it can be damaging. I recently found a wonderful definition of wisdom: It is that thing which results in the maximum good and the least harm.

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.

Vanity is the most dangerous thing about fame.

I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read the Qur'an first and realized no person is perfect, Islam is perfect, and if we imitate the conduct of the Holy Prophet... we will be successful.

The fact that the Prophet cared for every human being and tried his best to ensure their security in the hereafter must be the most telling of his compassionate and merciful characteristics.