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Dawud Wharnsby (born David Howard Wharnsby on 27 June1972) is a CanadianMuslim singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator and television personality who is a proponent of the principles of Islam, Unitarian Universalism, and Perennial Philosophy.

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• For the record: Though our professional circles did cross-over slightly... I never had the honour or pleasure of meeting Michael Jackson personally, nor did we ever correspond on matters of our professions, personal lives or faiths. … My approach to faith does not include concepts of "conversion/reversion" or "propagation", so the very idea that I would have even tried to "convert" Mr. Jackson (or anyone else for that matter) to my spiritual perspective, is silly.
  • On rumors that he, Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens), and others had convinced Michael Jackson to convert to Islam, in a statement on his blog site in "The Passing of Michael Jackson: Enter Into Peace" (26 June 2009); Yusuf Islam also repudiated the rumors at his site: "Contrary to persistent press rumours, I was not at any kind o
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    Dawud Wharnsby facts for kids

    Quick facts for kids Dawud Wharnsby
    Birth name	David Howard Wharnsby
    Also known as	Dawud Wharnsby-Ali Dawud Ali
    Born	(1972-06-27) June 27, 1972 (age 52) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
    Genres	Folk Nasheed Spoken Word Hamd World music
    Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer, poet
    Instruments	Vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bazouki, oud, bodhran, bongos, djembe, clarinet, tin whistle
    Years active	1991–present
    Labels	Enter into Peace (1995–present), Sound Vision (1996–2003), Beloved Musika (2006–2009)
    Associated acts	Idris Phillips, Zain Bhikha, Yusuf Islam, Sami Yusuf, Dale Marcell, Stephen Fearing, Danny Thompson, Irshad Khan

    Dawud Wharnsby (born David Howard Wharnsby; June 27, 1972) is a Canadian Universalist Muslim singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator and television personality. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his work in the musical/poetic genre of English Language nasheed and spoken word.

    Early artistic career

    Born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1972, David Wharnsby became act

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    Biography of Dawud Wharnsby, the pioneer Nasheed artist

    “Wharnsby’s message is substantive, and his vocals are compelling, similar in style to Peter Yarrow and Paul Simon.”

    ~ Dallas Morning News

    For over twenty-five years Canadian born artisan, writer and musician Dawud Wharnsby has worked with Sound Vision toward the goal of helping young Muslims learn how to be better neighbours and more conscientious global citizens.

    Inspired by the the age-old use of artistic expression to unite people in their common experiences, joys and struggles, Dawud began writing songs and working as an educational puppeteer while still in his teens.  Over three decades later, his efforts have yielded five poetry anthologies, numerous sound-track credits and hundreds of original songs.

    Dawud has worked with Sound Vision Foundation in countless creative roles since 1996, participating in the production of the Adam’s World series/App, several video documentaries, Radioislam programming and the Muslimfest Arts Festival.  His popular recordings of English language anasheed (inclu