One popular pop Muslim singer is Sami Yusuf, and one of his songs was included in the IMDb soundtrack for The Kite Runner. I recommend everyone to check it all out! Here are the lyrics:
Allahumma salli 'ala, | |
Going straight to the part of the song that is English, I can point out that this song would most likely be relatable to Amir, who, for most of his life, lived with the guilt of his past sins. Just as Mr. Yusuf likens his sins to "the highest mountains," Amir also views his wrongdoing as a mountain that cannot be scaled. Mountains cannot be moved, just as Amir can't move Hassan from his mind. Amir also doesn't believe himself to be a good person, just as this song suggests the number of good deeds to be the size of small pebbles, in comparison to the highest mountains that inhibit Amir from developing emotionally and psychologically. This song also serves as a contrast, since Amir is unreligious for a majority of his life. Only when he sees his chance to redemption slipping with the attempted suicide of his deceased friend Hassan's son does he pull out the namaz rug and bend down his head in prostration and fervent prayer