Greatest gift for A R Rehman

Music director A R Rehman was in the Saudi holy city of Mina along with his mother recently to perform the Hajj pilgrimage for the second time.

'I would like to tell you that this year I got the most precious gift on my birthday, 6 January. Allah gave me the opportunity to confine myself inside the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah and pray all through the day,' he said.

According to Rehman, prayers release his tension and give him a sense of containment. 'I am an artist, but despite tremendous work pressure I never skip prayers.'

It was in the year 1989 that he and his family embraced Islam. Rehman performed his first Hajj in 2004. 'I wanted to bring my wife also for Hajj this year, but since my son is only three years old, she could not make it. God willing, I will come again next time with my wife and children,' Rehman, who also has two daughters, said.

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