According to an article in a British newspaper, the Telegraph, Michael Jackson followed the example of his brother, Germaine, and embraced Islam last year.
Here is an excerpt from the Telegraph’s article by Graham Tibbetts, dated November 21, 2008:
[…] According to The Sun, the ceremony took place while Jackson, 50, was recording an album at the home of Steve Porcaro, a keyboard player who composed music on his Thriller album.
The former Jackson 5 star was counselled by David Wharnsby, a Canadian songwriter, and Phillip Bubal, a producer, who have both converted.
A source said Jackson had appeared a “bit down” and added: “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.
“An imam was summoned from the mosque and Michael went through the shahada, which is the Muslim declaration of belief.” […]
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lettersnatcher
June 27, 2009
This could be true as he was living in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain for quite some time.
whathasislam2dowithme
June 30, 2009
I HOPE SO ……
there is a lesson to be learnt anyways .
how we come into this world …
how this world entices us with what it has…
one in a billion get it all
michael was one of them.
he got all the world had to offer ….in the end he had to go leave it all behind.so why would aman like him who had it all look at islam, because he had all -money debts,fame,unfame he saw both the sides of the illusion that world is ,many of us dont.maybe we cant ..but we can look at islam …maybe we should.leaving a link.
usislam.org
in the end we should reflect if this world
abdulhasheem
July 24, 2009
assalamualaikum brothers and sisters. No, he remained a kaafir. Read this article at WikiIslam:
http://www.wikiislam.com/wiki/Michael_Jackson
Nabeel Faizal
August 1, 2011
May be true …………..Masha Allah…….