Dark and empty was the place to which I’d come Cold and silent was the house my name was on Nine rooms — and a tomb in every one - Cat Stevens

I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul
Where I end up, well, I think only God really knows

I never called for the death of Salman Rushdie; nor backed the Fatwa issued by the Ayatollah Khomeini — and still don’t. The book itself destroyed the harmony between peoples and created an unnecessary international crisis. When asked about my opinion regarding blasphemy, I could not tell a lie and confirmed that — like both the Torah and the Gospel — the Qur’an considers it, without repentance, as a capital offense. The Bible is full of similar harsh laws if you’re looking for them. However, the application of such Biblical and Qur’anic injunctions is not to be outside of due process of law, in a place or land where such law is accepted and applied by the society as a whole.

She moves like and angel And seven evening stars Dance through the window Of her universal house