Yusuf Islam

He became a Muslim in 1977 after his brother had given him a copy of the Quraan to read.
It was from there, that he had changed his name and had promised to release one more album with his old time producer Paul Samwell-Smith called, "Back To Earth".
Upon retiring, he felt that it was not right to live in a life of luxury, and he was helping in humanitarian and charitable causes. He also gained government funding for under-privileged Muslim schools in Britain. Yusuf now annually donates over half his income to charity.