Ten-minute radio programmes will feature him reading from Qur’an and performing songs
The 1970s singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam and renounced his life as a musician, is to lead a series of spiritual reflections for the
BBC during Ramadan.
He changed his name to Yusuf Islam in 1977, 10 years after the release of his debut album, Matthew and Son. Among his most successful hits were Peace Train, Morning Has Broken, Father and Son, and Wild World.