With the name of Allah, the All Merciful, the Very Merciful.
All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad, his family, companions and all who follow his unblemished path.
There are many people to whom we would like to extend our thanks and gratitude. Firstly, we thank the scholars who have given their valuable time to verify the lyrics and content of this album, namely Shaykh Hussain Ahmed, Mufti Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf, Mufti ‘Umair Zulfiqar and Imam Tahir Anwar. We thank Qari Ashiqur Rahman for his beautiful recitations of Surah al-Fatiha and Surah Ya’Sin.
We would like to extend our gratitude to brother Muhammad Islam of lyricalinks.com for collaborating with us in composing and featuring in the “Day of Eid” and “A New Day” tracks. We also thank sister Qudsiyya and brother Mujib Abdur Rahman for the lyrics that they have contributed towards this album.
We thank brother Ohi Ahmed for recording this album, and Gareth Redfarn for vocal production, mixing and mastering. We also thank Safar Media, our management company, for giving us the opportunity to record and produce this album.
And last, but not least, we’d like to thank our parents, family and friends, who have continuously given their support in making this album possible.
May Allah (swt) accept all efforts, and give us all the Tawfiq to do more for His sake, amin.
Information:
Album: Gratitude
Released: June 2016
Record Label: Safar Media
Studio: High St Studios, London
Recording: Ohi Ahmed
Vocal Production, Mixing and Mastering: Gareth Redfarn