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Cat Stevens relates that he nearly drowned off the coast of California in 1976 when he shouted for God to save him. Thereafter he was grateful for being saved and thus he began searching to quench his thirst for spirituality. Stevens relates that he never found what he was looking for in many major religions. One day, his brother gave him a copy of the Koran. Stevens felt that in his opinion that is what he was looking for. S tevens took a liking to the story of Joseph in the Koran, feeling he could relate to that story. Stevens converted to Islam and abandoned his pop career in 1977. He adopted the name Yusuf Islam in 1988.
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