Don't call him the King of Pop anymore, because Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and wants to be called Mikaeel.
The 50-year-old pop star took his shahada (oath of faith) in Los Angeles on Friday, as reported by news sites and blogs. Michael, oops, I mean Mikaeel, has gone from the highest of the highs with a thriving music career to the lowest of the lows when he faced child molestation charges.
I got nothing against a brother who has found faith and is making a sincere effort to change. Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, made a beautiful transition to Islam years back and recently returned to music when he released his album "Cup of Tea." I hope being Muslim is good for Mikaeel and keeps him grounded.
Check out what Aziz Poonawalla, Beliefnet's Muslim blogger, has to say about Mikaeel Jackson's conversion. (He writes what has to be my favorite line about this story: "I will note that Islam is big enough to contain me and Jackson within itself. "
Add to Del.icio.us
Add to Technorati
Add to Digg
Add to Newsvine
Add to Facebook
Add to StumbleUpon
Subscribe
I would like to address Your Name
November 26, 2008 4:56 PM.
You misunderstand Muslims, sir. Firstly, to us, religion comes first. So evem if MJ's or his children's nationality or religion is/was Jewish or Israeli, we welcome him with open heart. Indeed, we are often in awe and a bit envious of new brohers or sisters as their slate is wiped clean and they can begin their life anew. They are comparable to new borm children in terms of purity. Also, we believe that all children are born Muslims until they come of age.
Secondly, we do not hate the Jews but Jewish Zionist has made the situation impossible to us by conquering our lands and driving us away from our homes. We do not hate Jews personally. We hate what the Zionist state is doing to us. Please do not just accept what CNN has been feeding you. Try to see it from our view. How would you feel if suddenly some foreigners come to claim your land and drive you away? Wouldn't you pickup weapons too?
Michael Jackson is NOT a Muslim.
-------------------------------------
Jackson's New York lawyer, Londell McMillan, took the opportunity to trash a British press report that Jackson has become a Muslim. "That's rubbish. It's completely untrue," McMillan told reporters.
source: NY Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/24/2008-11-24_michael_jackson_and_prince_of_bahrain_se.html
wether u like jacksons decision or not, wether u believe his conversion or not, i will like u all especially all u out there who claim dat jesus is God or is the son of God dat jackson has made a decision which will grant him eternal bliss,n u will com to regret on d judgement day dat u did not follow suit. matthew 7:21.
i would like to emphasis that religion is purely a personal matter and people commenting on the religoius belief of others are playing with fire.
SEMOGA ALLAH AMPUNKAN DOSA2 MU MIKAEL
Post a Comment
By submitting these comments, I agree to the beliefnet.com terms of service, rules of conduct and privacy policy (the "agreements"). I understand and agree that any content I post is licensed to beliefnet.com and may be used by beliefnet.com in accordance with the agreements.