1. Sami Yusuf & Outlandish
I Have Seen
Sami Yusuf & Outlandish

2. Listen to the song and number the pictures below in the correct order
Listen to the song and number the pictures below in the correct order. Can you write captions for them?

3. True / False? If False, explain why!
According to the song:
Greatness is now obvious in the Islamic Ummah (nation).
People were inspired by Islamic thinking and teachings.
The singer did his Salah (prayers) routinely in his adolescence.

4. Comprehension Check According to the song:
How are some Muslim men supporting racism?
What is the connection between ‘African kids’ and ‘cars’ in the song?
Where are the ‘pops’ and their ‘kids’?

5. Fill in the blanks with the words below. You can use your dictionaries.
Light
Mosques
Inspire
Racism
Ignorance
Praying
Forgive
Verses
Righteously

6. I wish you were here Here next to me Been missing you so So desperately But lately I feel Like you feel and I see what you see How I'm missing you What happened to the Ummah Once known so well... I wish you were here Here next to me Been missing you so So desperately But lately I feel Like you feel and I see what you see How I'm missing you What happened to the Ummah Once known so well Greatness was known But now can you tell Used to …(1)… others with our way of thinking and speech People came from afar just to hear us teach Yo what happened to the Ummah Once known so well Greatness was known But now can you tell? …(2)… are empty, refrigerators are stocked We lost our Deen we feel secure 'Cause our mansions are locked In my teen years Salah wasn't really that tight Now I gotta pray each one of them twice What happened to the Ummah Once known so well Greatness was known But now can you tell? Brother we prefer light skinned women While …(3)… maintaining our Deen against …(4)…, tribalism What happened to the Ummah Once known so well Greatness was known But now can you tell? Can you? I wish you were here Here next to me Been missing you so So desperately But lately I feel Like you feel and I see what you see How I'm missing you
What happened to the Ummah once known so well Greatness was known, but now can you tell? Kids in Africa are starving - can't afford to cry I'll pay interest for a car I can't afford to buy What happened to the Ummah once known so well Greatness was known, but now can you tell? We used to smile at each other, with faces full of …(5)… Now we frown at each other, we bicker and we fight Pops in the mosque …(6)…, kids in the streets hating Kids on the corner selling, pops in the mosque preaching What happened to the Ummah once known so well Greatness was known but now can you tell? The Quran has left out hearts stranded, hanging on out walls 6232 …(7)…, so strong 9 out of 10 of us can't even read or write 1924 feels distant like way before Christ I wish you were here Here next to me Been missing you so So desperately But lately I feel Like you feel and I see what you see How I'm missing you
[Translation:] What happened to the people? How can it be? Greatness was known But now can you tell? I've watched myself fall from grace Even though life has been good, filled with hopes and dreams I've asked forgiveness for my sins I have the cross above my bed and the devil by my side What happened to the people? How can it be? Beauty was known But now can you tell? If I was to fall on my knees and ask you to …(8)… everything for the Lord, out of Love, for the One, oh, oh, oh, ... I've seen And if you were to fall on your knees and ask me the same Brother, don't even think about it, lets just break out of the darkness of …(9)… I wish you were here Here next to me Been missing you so So desperately But lately I feel Like you feel and I see what you see

7. Vocabulary Match a word on the left with an appropriate definition on the right.
Tight
Afar
Bicker
Pop
Interest
Before Christ (B.C.)
Break out of
Left stranded
Twice
From a great distance
Personally close and intimate
Two times
Money which is charged by a bank for borrowing money
To argue about unimportant matters
Father
Unable to leave somewhere
Referring to a year before Jesus Christ was born
To escape from

8. Pronunciation Practice Compare the underlined letters in the words facing each other. Do they sound the same?
Desperately
Missing
Once
Greatness
Maintain
Refrigerator
Break
Here
Inspire
Known
Preach
Against
Women
Heart

9. Pronunciation Practice
Spot the schwa!
Afford
Desperately
Greatness
Ignorance
Righteously
Forgive
Mansion
Brother
Spot the stressed syllable!
Prefer
Inspire
Refrigerator
Secure
Interest
Darkness
Africa

10. Pronunciation Practice Which letters are not pronounced in these words
Pronunciation Practice Which letters are not pronounced in these words? Can you make any rules?
Known
Empty
Tight
Light
Fight
People
Mosque
Knees
Write
Righteously

11. It’s time for you to listen, look at the lyrics, and sing along!

12. Role play
If you were to interview Sami Yusuf and the Outlandish about this song for a television channel, what questions would you ask?
Prepare and practice the interview with your partner.

13. Discussion
How different is the Islamic Ummah now compared to the past? Do you agree with the statements in the song?
How tight is your Salah?
Can you give more examples of racism and tribalism amongst Muslims?

14. Video Try out the following links. You might find them useful.
Sami Yusuf & Outlandish new clip - I Have Seen at
Outlandish ft Sami Yusuf- I've Seen w/lyrics at
Outlandish ft Sami Yusuf - Ive seen at

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