Pray Hard Explained

Pray Hard
Type:	studio
Artist:	Muslim Belal
Cover:	Muslim Belal - Pray Hard.jpg
Caption:	Artwork by Kazi Designs
Recorded:	2009 at IDeen Media Studio in London, England
Label:	Halal Dawa Records
Producer:	Jamie Renwick
Prev Title:	From the Streets to Islam
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	The Transition
Next Year:	2010

Pray Hard is the debut studio album by Muslim Belal, released on 15 August 2009 by Halal Dawa Records.

Composition and release

In early 2009, Belal released From the Streets to Islam, a CD in which he is being interviewed and responds to the questions by rapping, this was a preview to launching his first album. Pray Hard was released by Halal Dawa Records on 15 August 2009^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} at the Oxford House Theatre in Bethnal Green, London.^[5]

Belal's poetry combines spiritualism with social issues and his own personal history. The album features themes of repentance, his conversion to Islam, giving advice, praising Allah, preparations for the hereafter and supplicating to Allah.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Tahir. Nadim. Exclusive interview with 'Muslim Belal'. A Multi-Skilled entertainer and Islamic Rap Artist and former member of the notorious South London Group known as 'SMS'. London. Tawheed Is Unity TV. 5 July 2009. 1 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033850/http://www.muslimyouthskills.co.uk/social-initiatives/connect/35-issue-5-july-2009. 3 December 2013.
2. Web site: Pray Hard - Muslim Belal. Paradex. 1 December 2013.
3. Web site: Muslim belal pray hard. DeenTunes. 1 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140824155428/http://www.deentunes.com/muslim-belal-pray-hard-p-1.html. 24 August 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Pray Hard Muslim Belal album. MuslimHipHop.com. 1 December 2013.
5. Muslim Belal- Be careful and fearful (Pray Hard album) Video Youtube - NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips - NME.COMcharts. NME. August 2009. 1 December 2013.
6. News: Human Writes - Events. Restless Beings. 27 November 2010. 1 December 2013. Muslim Belal