''Thank You Allah'' is the debut

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Maher Zain Maher Zain ( ar, ماهر زين; born 16 July 1981) is a Lebanese-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer. He released his debut album ''Thank You Allah'', an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in 2009. ...

. The album was released on November 1, 2009, by

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, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks. Maher's debut album is accompanied by three singles, each with its own music video. The album has achieved 8× platinum sales record in

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as of January 2011 and has sold over 300,000 copies (20× platinum) as of June 2016. Maher produced this album with Swedish producer from

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. In September 2011, Maher Zain received a nomination in the 18th Anugerah Industri Muzik, a Malaysian music award ceremony. He was nominated in the "Best Malay Song Performed by a Foreign Artist" category for his single Insha Allah (Malay). The eventual winner in November 2011 was "Ku Menunggu" by Indonesian singer Rossa.

Music videos

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. *The "Insha Allah" music video was released on May 1, 2010. Awakening Records produced it in four languages, with the English version being used as the official music video. Awakening Records then released the video in Arabic, French and Turkish. The music video has gained more than 20 million views since it was premiered on YouTube. It was directed by Mike Harris. The song is also available in a

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version. *The music video for "The Chosen One" was released on August 1, 2010. This music video serves as a tribute to the Islamic Prophet

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. It has received more than 7 million views on YouTube. and was video directed by

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. The video featured this spiritual acknowledgement at the end: "All acts of kindness in this video have been inspired by the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)". * Maher announced the music video for "Ya Nabi Salam Alayka" as a promo on 28 July 2011 at YouTube. The official music video was directed by Hamza Jamjoum and released on August 13, 2011.

Track listing

Thank You Allah Platinum Edition (Malaysia)

''Thank You Allah'' Platinum Edition was released in Malaysia with tracks 1-13 identical to the ordinary version. But the ''Platinum Edition'' included three bonus (tracks 14–16) including

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version of "Insha Allah". #"Always Be There" #"Ya Nabi Salam 'Alaika" #"Insha Allah" #"Palestine Will Be Free" #"Thank You Allah" #"Allahi Allah Kiya Karo" (featuring Irfan Makki) #"The Chosen One" #"Baraka Allahu Lakuma" #"For The Rest of My Life" #"Hold My Hand" #"Awaken" #"Subhana Allah" (featuring

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) #"Open Your Eyes" #"Ya Nabi Salam 'Alaika" (Arabic Version) #"Insha Allah" (Malay Version) #"Thank You Allah" (Acoustic Version)

Thank You Allah Platinum Edition 2012 (Indonesia)

;Disc 1: #"Insha Allah" (with Fadly 'Padi') #"Always Be There" #"Ya Nabi Salam Alayka" #"Palestine Will Be Free" #"Thank You Allah" #"Allahi Allah Kiya Karo" (feat. Irfan Makki) #"The Chosen One" #"Baraka Allahu Lakuma" #"Sepanjang Hidup" (For The Rest of My Life – Bahasa Version) #"Hold My Hand" #"Awaken" #"Subhana Allah" (feat. Mesut Kurtis) #"Open Your Eyes" #"For The Rest of My Life" #"Insha Allah" ;Disc 2: #"Insha Allah" (Acoustic Version) #"The Chosen One" (Acoustic Version) #"For The Rest of My Life" (Acoustic Version) #"Thank You Allah" (Acoustic Version) #"Open Your Eyes" (Percussion Version) #"Ya Nabi Salam Alayka" (Arabic Version) #"Ya Nabi Salam Alayka" (Turkish Version) #"Toujours Proche" (Always Be There – French Version) #"Insha Allah" (Arabic Version) #"Insha Allah" (Turkish Version) #"Insha Allah" (French Version) #"Insha Allah" (Malay Version)

Certifications

Footnotes

* Note 1: As of April 2012. * Note 2: Based on the 10× Platinum certifications that it received in October 2011.

References

{{Reflist Arabic-language albums Maher Zain albums Awakening Music albums