Muhammad Walks

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Muhammad Walks**" is a remix song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the eighth track from his mixtape *Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us* (2005). It raps over the instrumental of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks," and details his Islamic faith. The intro draws parallel to Fiasco's introduction song from his *Food & Liquor* album (2006), where he also incorporates lines from the Qur'an.

*Chicago Tribune* wrote in a retrospective review, "Early in his music career, Fiasco touched on that conflict in a personal song called "Muhammad Walks." Using music from the Kanye West hit "Jesus Walks," Fiasco rapped about the tenets of Islam in a way that his generation could understand. The song appeared on no album, but "Muhammad Walks" traveled by word of mouth and the Internet, reaching Muslims worldwide and becoming a contemporary religious anthem." *Biography Today* mentioned of how it "became popular with Muslims all over the world."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

A'udhu Billahi min ash-shaytaan-i'r rajeem. Bismillah-i'r Rahman-i'r Raheem

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar

This is one's for all my brothers and sisters who died in Iraq, Israel, Afghanistan and right here in America

(Jesus Walks)

[Hook]

Abraham Taught

Muhammad Taught

And Moses split the sea

(Jesus Walk with me)

I ain't tryin' to profit off the prophets so this one here's for free

[Verse 1]

G's up along with Muhammad and Jesus

In the Quran they call him Isa

Don't think Osama and Saddam is our leader

We pray for peace, but the drama intrigues us

All, so we fall for the illusions of the beast

So instead of tryin' to teach we show our teeth

Same God, different beliefs

Hijabs, Sunday clothes, yarmulke, kufi, same mission beneath

We all tryin' to get to where the sufferin' ends

In front of the Most High bein' judged for our sins

Can't front from the Most High, so the struggle

Continues

You, every bee, bird and tree, he, her and me

We virtually on the same boat

With the same goats, on the same sea

Tryin' to stay afloat, and put the devil in the yoke

With a couple of God's quotes

[Hook]

Abraham Taught

Muhammad Taught

And Moses split the sea

(Jesus Walk with me)

I ain't tryin' to profit off the prophets so this one here's for free

Ash-had an la ilaha illa llah

(Astaghfirullah)

[Hook]

Abraham Taught

Muhammad Taught

And Moses split the sea

(Jesus Walk with me)

I ain't tryin' to profit off the prophets so this one here's for free

[Verse 2]

And to the sisters and the mothers of ours

Who cover theyselves 'cause they're lovers of God

The Creator of the worlds, Sculptor of the stars

During Hajj, we walk, through Ramadan, we starve

Though you not eatin', there's a feedin' of the mind

A defeatin' of the demons, a seein' of the signs

A leanin' on the lines from the surahs

Getting purer, God deemed it unclean

(There's no eatin' of the swine)

Nor drinkin' of the wine

We all bend to his whims, so I send out greetings to my kind

I'm cordial to Mr. Norful, Mrs. Adams you're the theme song when I'm battling

Creflo, player, what's happening? I can hear the truth in your rappings

(No)

Sex before you marry

No grudges

You should carry, no lyin'

Not supposed to be gamblin'

[Hook]

Abraham Taught

Muhammad Taught

And Moses split the sea

(Jesus Walk with me)

I ain't tryin' to profit off the prophets so this one here's for free

(I know it sounds familiar)

We all the same man

It's all a game, man

The devil hate each and every one of us exactly the same

(I wanna walk like Jesus, I wanna talk like Jesus, sall Allāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam)

[Verse 3]

You know

(uh)

And to my Akh's tryin to stay on their deen

It gets mean especially when you stay on the scene

And at the same time tryna stay out of trouble

But don't forget the blessin' is in the struggle

The Most Forgiving will forgive it if you stay repentant

And hustle

You gotta stay on your salats, your zakats, your Qur'an

To my homies and miskeen

Astaghfirullah

Allah forgive us all

For we all are sinners

Bless us to be among the winners

When it ends

But until then please strengthen the mission within our hearts

All praise is due to God

(Amen)

Tellin' it how it was taught to me

I ain't tryin' to sell it, can be bought for free

This is how it is

Now how it ought to be

Muhammad talk to me

Jesus walk with me

I hope

[Hook]

Abraham Taught

Muhammad Taught

And Moses split the sea

(Jesus Walk with me)

I ain't tryin' to profit off the prophets so this one here's for free

Abraham Taught

Muhammad Taught

And Moses split the sea

(Jesus Walk with me)

I ain't tryin' to profit off the prophets so this one here's for free

## References

1. ↑ Abbey, Cherie (2009). *Biography Today*: "The First Big Break".
2. ↑ "Lupe, Muslim culture hits Streets". *Chicago Tribune*. June 21, 2007.