''Pray Hard'' is the debut studio album by
Muslim Belal, released on 15 August 2009 by Halal Dawa Records.
Composition and release
In early 2009, Belal released ''
From the Streets to Islam'', a CD in which he is being interviewed and responds to the questions by rapping, this was a preview to launching his first album. ''Pray Hard'' was released by Halal Dawa Records on 15 August 2009
at the Oxford House Theatre in
Bethnal Green
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,
London
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.
Belal's poetry combines spiritualism with social issues and his own personal history. The album features themes of repentance, his
conversion to Islam
Conversion to Islam is accepting Islam as a religion or faith and rejecting any other religion or irreligion. Requirements
Converting to Islam requires one to declare the '' shahādah'', the Muslim profession of faith ("there is no god but Allah; ...
,
giving advice, praising
Allah
Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ...
, preparations for the hereafter and
supplicating to Allah.
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Track listing
References
2009 debut albums
Arabic-language albums
Bengali-language albums
Muslim Belal albums
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