Fauzia Mubarak Ali

[catstevenscrush23]

Has anyone actually SEEN this woman?

[marier]

catstevenscrush23 said:

Has anyone actually SEEN this woman?

Twice and spoken to her each time! First time with her husband Yusuf and second time by herself!! Lovely lovely lady

[bamboozle1]

Yes I have as well she is very nice

[Vivian]

I hope I get to meet her some day, as well as the rest of Yusuf's family.

Peace,Vivian

[catstevenscrush23]

marier said:

catstevenscrush23 said:

Has anyone actually SEEN this woman?

Twice and spoken to her each time! First time with her husband Yusuf and second time by herself!! Lovely lovely lady

What does she look like? I imagine her looking like a supermodel!

[2007]

sorry we dont have our sister and our mother for sell
please dont touch our faith
not like occident how want to be star and see his boddy

[1976]

"sorry we dont have our sister and our mother for sell
please dont touch our faith
not like occident how want to be star and see his boddy"


translation, please.

kareema?

[Chris]

200V, no one meant any disrespect to Fausia, Yusuf or Islam. They are curious, and as far as I can see were polite when referring to her.

[1976]

Also, wrong board, "catstevenscrush23".

[catstevenscrush23]

Yeah I meant no disrespect to anybody. It's just that this woman is like a mystery!

[izitso??]

catstevenscrush23 said:

Yeah I meant no disrespect to anybody. It's just that this woman is like a mystery!

Really, i don't understand what you mean with "a mistery" , yusuf spoke about his wife several times on many documentaries,she always appears with him in different occasions

Linda

[Ruins]

Chill out guys!!!

[helen]

200V No need to feel upset, no one was being disrespectful to Islam.
Catstevenscrush was only curious about Yusuf's wife, as are so many other Yusuf fans.
I have met his wife Fauzia and she is a very nice lady.
200V, You must try and remember that a lot of fans like me who have been a fan for 40 years, we like Yusuf as a person and an artist. It's got nothing to do with his religion. I as I said before I am British Cypriot, like Yusuf was, I don't have a problem that he has choosen to become a Muslim.
The only disappointment I had was that he gave up music and performing for so long.

[catstevenscrush23]

izitsosure said:

Really, i don't understand what you mean with "a mistery" , yusuf spoke about his wife several times on many documentaries,she always appears with him in different occasions

Linda

Well for the thousands of us who haven't seen Yusuf in person, his wife would be a mystery. And all Yusuf talks about is how he met her, how it was an arranged marriage and maybe a little here and there but that's it. I respect his privacy, but very, VERY few people have actually seen the woman/know about this woman who captivated the great Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam!

[kareema113]

1976 said:

"sorry we dont have our sister and our mother for sell
please dont touch our faith
not like occident how want to be star and see his boddy"

translation, please.

kareema?

200V is referring to how Muslims regard their personal relationships as very private matters. Out of his respect for Sr. Fauzia, he is asking that she not be "commercialized" just because her husband is a celebrity.

I know this might be hard to comprehend but if 200V were to meet Br. Yusuf and Sr. Fauzia, he would not speak to Sr. Fauzia out of respect for both her and her status as Br. Yusuf's wife and the mother of his children. He would also not inquire about her welfare when speaking to Br. Yusuf... once again out of respect for her privacy.

He is coming across a little strident because he is adamant that her privacy be respected by not discussing her here.

Does that help, Milan?

Kareema

[kareema113]

catstevenscrush23 said:

izitsosure said:

Really, i don't understand what you mean with "a mistery" , yusuf spoke about his wife several times on many documentaries,she always appears with him in different occasions

Linda

Well for the thousands of us who haven't seen Yusuf in person, his wife would be a mystery. And all Yusuf talks about is how he met her, how it was an arranged marriage and maybe a little here and there but that's it. I respect his privacy, but very, VERY few people have actually seen the woman/know about this woman who captivated the great Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam!

The reason that Sr. Fauzia has been under the radar for so long is due to the way we relate to each other. We don't introduce our entire family to each other like you may be accustomed to doing in a public setting. Many Muslims do not interact with the opposite gender at all unless they are close family members or they are involved in a business transaction.

Even at my rather progressive mosque, I do not speak to my sister friends' husbands unless I am working on a project with them. I would never just walk up and shoot the breeze with one of them. Nor would I ask my sister friends about their husbands... it is simply not my business in our faith.

I hope this clarifies where 200V is coming from a little better.

Br. Yusuf is captivated by his faith and that is the basis of his lifelong commitment to Sr. Fauzia... even though she does indeed appear to be a quite remarkable woman. A husband and wife in Islam are to be as garments for each other and that certainly seems to be the case here.

Kareema

[izitso??]

this woman who captivated the great Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam!

well, I think that 28 years of marriage,make you guess which kind of woman she is,shall I say??, hardheaded but loving wife. ;D ;D ;D
even if i saw her in many pics with yusuf, I'm also curious about one thing, what were her feelings when he asked her for marriage,?what she thought of this pop star when she saw him for the first time, it would be great if we can have Fouzia's version.
Maybe one day in a movie about yusuf's life!!
But, I undertand very well that we have to respect privacy of yusuf's family!!

Linda

[withacat]

izitsosure said:

this woman who captivated the great Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam!

well, I think that 28 years of marriage,make you guess which kind of woman she is,shall I say??, hardheaded but loving wife. ;D ;D ;D
even if i saw her in many pics with yusuf, I'm also curious about one thing, what were her feelings when he asked her for marriage,?what she thought of this pop star when she saw him for the first time, it would be great if we can have Fouzia's version.
Maybe one day in a movie about yusuf's life!!
But, I undertand very well that we have to respect privacy of yusuf's family!!

Linda

have to confess - i also have these quistions in my head
with all the respect to privacy of Yusuf`s family and to their faith:)

[kareema113]

withacat said:

izitsosure said:

well, I think that 28 years of marriage,make you guess which kind of woman she is,shall I say??, hardheaded but loving wife. ;D ;D ;D
even if i saw her in many pics with yusuf, I'm also curious about one thing, what were her feelings when he asked her for marriage,?what she thought of this pop star when she saw him for the first time, it would be great if we can have Fouzia's version.
Maybe one day in a movie about yusuf's life!!
But, I undertand very well that we have to respect privacy of yusuf's family!!

Linda

have to confess - i also have these quistions in my head
with all the respect to privacy of Yusuf`s family and to their faith:)

I think she is one courageous woman to take on a celebrity convert... especially one who tried on faiths like a quick-change artist before settling on Islam.

Sr. Fauzia is the wind beneath Br. Yusuf's wings.

Kareema

[izitso??]

withacat said:

have to confess - i also have these quistions in my head
with all the respect to privacy of Yusuf`s family and to their faith:)

have to confess have more than one question about cat/yusuf and Fauzia, their meeting is somewhere miraculous, 3 years earlier, cat embarked on his majikat north american tour.
Amazing ;D ;D ;D

Linda

[Chris]

kareema113 said:

I think she is one courageous woman to take on a celebrity convert... especially one who tried on faiths like a quick-change artist before settling on Islam.

Sr. Fauzia is the wind beneath Br. Yusuf's wings.

Kareema

I have to agree with you on this Kareema. As the saying goes, behind every successful man is a great woman, or something to that effect.

Also thank you for your explanation. :-)

[izitso??]

kareema113 said:

I think she is one courageous woman to take on a celebrity convert... especially one who tried on faiths like a quick-change artist before settling on Islam.

Sr. Fauzia is the wind beneath Br. Yusuf's wings.

Kareema

Yeah, i guess it was not easy for her to accept a guy who was a huge pop star, even if he converted.
i guess, that cat should have done many prayers to see his wishes realized ;D ;D ;D kidding yusuf!!

hey kareema,"Sr. Fauzia is the wind beneath Br. Yusuf's wings" you are a poet ;D

Linda

[giuly]

She certainly apperas to be the perfect wife for such a man, though things are never as easy as they appear, but that's the good of life. There is no pleasure without any struggle. I'm sure this woman has had a great life, but she must have worked hard as well. I'd love to meet her. Actually I'd love to meet both!

[izitso??]

giuly said:

She certainly apperas to be the perfect wife for such a man, though things are never as easy as they appear, but that's the good of life. There is no pleasure without any struggle. I'm sure this woman has had a great life, but she must have worked hard as well. I'd love to meet her. Actually I'd love to meet both!

A dialogue between Yusuf and Fauzia ;D ;D ;D
Fauzia:"Hey yusuf, have you brought what I asked you ?"
cat:" hey Fauzia i'm the STAR"
Fauzia:"and me,the hardheaded woman"
cat: "I know the rest of my life will be blessed -- yes, yes, yes"

Linda

[Vivian]

izitsosure said:

catstevenscrush23 said:

Yeah I meant no disrespect to anybody. It's just that this woman is like a mystery!

Really, i don't understand what you mean with "a mistery" , yusuf spoke about his wife several times on many documentaries,she always appears with him in different occasions

Linda

I think this would be more recently. There was a time that Yusuf was very adament that he not talk about his wife. At least this is what happened when a group of us saw Yusuf in Orlando Florida in Feb. 2001. Someone in the audience asked a question about Fawzia(Can't remember what it was), but was very clear that his family was off limits, and would only say that his wife was from Central Asia, and nothing more.

I guess Yusuf has eased up a little-"a middle of the ground," so to speak, as now Fawzia does accompany Yusuf on occasions, and as far as I know, she seems comfortable with it, or I guess she would let Yusuf go by himself.

Peace,Vivian

[kareema113]

admin said:

kareema113 said:

I think she is one courageous woman to take on a celebrity convert... especially one who tried on faiths like a quick-change artist before settling on Islam.

Sr. Fauzia is the wind beneath Br. Yusuf's wings.

Kareema

I have to agree with you on this Kareema. As the saying goes, behind every successful man is a great woman, or something to that effect.

Also thank you for your explanation. :-)

My pleasure, Christine. I'm just trying to be a part of Br. Yusuf's bridge.

Actually I laughed out loud when I read that Milan had written "Translation please.... Kareema?"

[withacat]

kareema113 said:

I think she is one courageous woman to take on a celebrity convert... especially one who tried on faiths like a quick-change artist before settling on Islam.

Sr. Fauzia is the wind beneath Br. Yusuf's wings.

Kareema

i totaly agree with you Kareema It seems to me, from intervues etc that Cat, Yusuf by that time, wasnt exactly the easiest person to cope with, due to having a bit of hard times in his inner search and passing from his popstar life to his life in faith.
But the thoughts that tickle my imagination ( and obviously, not only mine;) is - how did it go the first time they met? what did she think? did she also like him? was she thrilled with the idea of getting married with him? ;D ;D
But this is natural, i guess. If she wasnt muslim id have these thoughts anyway:) I also think about Patti D`Arbanville, or Carly....
Of course those are siily thoughts and if you ask me "what do you think of Yusufs wife, Fauzia?" id say "You know, on majicat message board, theres Kareema, and i agree with what she said..." and the a quote and your poetic opinion

[izitso??]

vivian said:

I think this would be more recently. There was a time that Yusuf was very adament that he not talk about his wife. At least this is what happened when a group of us saw Yusuf in Orlando Florida in Feb. 2001. Someone in the audience asked a question about Fawzia(Can't remember what it was), but was very clear that his family was off limits, and would only say that his wife was from Central Asia, and nothing more.

I guess Yusuf has eased up a little-"a middle of the ground," so to speak, as now Fawzia does accompany Yusuf on occasions, and as far as I know, she seems comfortable with it, or I guess she would let Yusuf go by himself.

Peace,Vivian

So, no mystery, now!! I agree that family and privacy is very important and have to be preserved especially in the biginning of marriage.
yeah, withacat, i guess, too, that cat wasnt exactly the easiest person to cope with, ;D ;D ;D need of much patience and love, and a great sense of reality, you would sayt it's the dilemma in all marriages, dont you??
now that the years passed, Fauzia please,could you say to us what you thought of this guy with long legs and black eyes, which claimed to marry you ;D ;D ;D
Linda

[kareema113]

izitsosure said:

now that the years passed, Fauzia please,could you say to us what you thought of this guy with long legs and black eyes, which claimed to marry you ;D ;D ;D
Linda

Since nearly all mosques separate genders, they were probably recommended to each other by friends or relatives. At my mosque, those who want to get married identify themselves to our imam and he acts as a matchmaker by suggesting potential candidates to each other. Marriage is considered "half the faith" in Islam, so it is a priority for a Muslim to marry and raise a family. I sincerely doubt it was a "our eyes met across a crowded room" situation. Here's a glimpse into why they chose each other.

"A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, for her rank, for her beauty, and for her religion (and character). So marry the one who is best in the religion and character and prosper". (Bukhari and Muslim)

Now in Islam, we are repeatedly reminded that male and female are equals. So a man would be chosen for the same reasons.

So those of us who take our faith seriously would strive to follow the guideline above. And as you can see from photos of that time, Br. Yusuf was all about taking his faith seriously. I call it his "I wear a turban and never crack a smile" period. It's a common phenomenon.

One thing I can say is that Sr. Fauzia most definitely must have a sense of adventure. I have had many conversations with my thoroughly modern immigrant imam about how "risky" [his words] it is for a born Muslim and convert to marry. I tell him that both parties have to be a "little bit crazy", to which he grins in response. He just worded it more delicately than I do.

Both parties must be able to take a leap of faith for it to work. It's kind of like having your very own private United Nations.

Kareema

[izitso??]

kareema113 said:

Since nearly all mosques separate genders, they were probably recommended to each other by friends or relatives. At my mosque, those who want to get married identify themselves to our imam and he acts as a matchmaker by suggesting potential candidates to each other. Marriage is considered "half the faith" in Islam, so it is a priority for a Muslim to marry and raise a family. I sincerely doubt it was a "our eyes met across a crowded room" situation. Here's a glimpse into why they chose each other.

"A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, for her rank, for her beauty, and for her religion (and character). So marry the one who is best in the religion and character and prosper". (Bukhari and Muslim)

Kareema

No doubts, that in each religion or culture there are rules to follow in order to get married in the best manner, but i think there is also a common one to all societies, it's"the universal attraction" ;D(I speak about feelings) , you can't marry someone when your heart flees, even if this person has the beauty,rank, religion. i remember that yusuf said that he has been introduced to her family and has been attrated to her , all these things make, in my point of view, the success of "this adventure" wish more and more happiness for them.
"I call it his "I wear a turban and never crack a smile" period"Looooooool
glad we are now in the"i wear jacket and trousers and sing you a song" period ;D ;D ;D

Linda