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| Released | 1 January 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Nasheed | |||
| Label | Jamal | |||
| Producer | Yusuf Islam | |||
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I Look I See is an album released by Yusuf Islam in 2003 which was aimed at children. It contained nine songs, and each song was followed by a brief spoken word piece which told of the deeds of the Prophets of Islam, the Five Pillars of Islam and other Islamic practices.
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