While taking oath, Jackson was found sitting on the floor wearing a tiny hat called kopiah after an Imam was summoned to officiate the process. According to the sources, Jackson decided to convert while he was at the home of his friend to record a new album.
An Imam from a mosque was summoned and Michael went through the ’shahada’. ’Shahada’ is the Muslim declaration of belief.
His new name, ’Mikaeel’ stands for one of Allah’s (the Almighty) angels. But Michael rejected the alternative name ’Mustafa’, which means ’the chosen one’. David Wharnsby, a Canadian songwriter and Phillip Bubal, a producer were Jackson’s two friends who counselled him. Wharnsby would now be known as Dawud Wharnsby Ali and Phillip Bubal as Idris Phillips.
The source said: “They began talking to him about their beliefs, and how they thought they had become better people after they converted. Michael soon began warming to the idea.
Last year his brother, Jermaine Friday, suggested Jackson would convert having taken an interest in Islam since Friday's conversion in 1989.
"When I came back from Mecca I got him a lot of books and he asked me lots of things about my religion and I told him that it's peaceful and beautiful," said Friday.
"He read everything and he was proud of me that I found something that would give me inner strength and peace.
"I think it is most probable that Michael will convert to Islam.
"He could do so much, just like I am trying to do. Michael and I and the word of God, we could do so much."
Brit singer Yousef Islam, 60 — who was called Cat Stevens until he famously converted — turned up to help Jacko celebrate.
PS: Hi Mikaeel, i welcome you to choose the path of peace and true life. Michael jackson is welcomed in islam. We hope from the Almighty that his past sins would be forgave. You are not converting but reverting i congratulate you and may Allah bless you, brother. Amin yarabbalalamin.
4 comments:
Let him do whatever he want. You guys never care about him anymore right? You guys always says bad thing about him right? So let him decide whats best for him. You don't have the rights to object other people choices. Especially to the person who post a comment before this. I've deleted the comment. Its insulting him and the religion. Be positive. Respect other people choices and other religion. We respect yours, and we ought you to respect ours.
it's just my mere opinion...let's take example in malaysia, where it is so called a democratic country..but honestly does malaysia government practice democracy in anyway? mostly which races are in the goverment? you answer it yourself..respect? haha my ass..
let's not say much..you ask yourself what's islam in peoples' view now a days...good bye and have a nice day..
alrite.
no offence.
everybody have their own opinion.
this thing is not my thing to talk.
its up to how the person see how the thing is.
by the way, this have nothing to do with our government.
its not politics.
have a nice day to you too.
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