JAZAKHALLAH KOULOU KHEIR YA RAB for keeping it.

MJ being Muslim is not the same as the theories we have had about other people, our theories of MJ being Muslim come from his brother who is Muslim. You dont have to believe he became but optimism and compassion for another human to be save on the day of judgement would be nice. This isnt just to you but to everyone who has had such a negative look on this topic after his death.

wallahu Alam

Nonetheless, others have indeed confirmed that Michael Jackson had converted, including Yasir Qadhi in today’s Khutbah at the Berlin Masjid in Berlin, CT [Props to Haseeb Chowdhry!!!]

In the second part of his Khutbah, Shaykh Yasir began talking about an individual that has been a part of all of our lives, whether we want to admit it or not. No one in our generation can say that haven’t heard Michael Jackson’s music, or that they haven’t heard about him in the news. He was a man that had everything at his disposal, all the fame, the fortune, and the status. Everyone from Steve Jobs to kids living in the Maharastra slums knew of heard of Michael Jackson. What was so amazing, Shaikh Yasir said, was that everyone could tell that he was never truly happy and that he engaged in “eccentric activities,” demonstrating his insecurity and lack of ease with life in this world. Yet, according to Shaikh Yasir, there was evidence that Michael Jackson accepted Islam last year in LA. In fact, Shaikh Yasir said that Jermaine Jackson, who is the Shaikh’s friend and a Muslim for the past 10 years, confirmed with the Shaikh that Michael had indeed proclaimed the Shahada and was on his path towards learning about Islam.

Moreover, Imam Johari Abdul Malik has written the Jackson family is meeting with an imam to make the funeral arrangements for the janazah .

Any further speculation, without primary evidence is unnecessary. Moreover, it really hurts to see all the hateful comments against Michael Jackson on the web. He never molested any children, nor did he intentionally turn himself white (he had Vitiligo). Yes, he had his flaws, was quite eccentric, and perhaps mentally troubled, but that gives no body the right to speak ill of this man.

And Allah (swt) knows best.

Here are a couple of other good articles about Michael Jackson:

Deepak Chopra – A Tribute to My Friend, Michael Jackson

Faisal Abbas – Michael Jackson… The Man Who Rocked The Desert

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach – The Tragic End of Michael Jackson

Gotham Chopra – Writing Songs With My Friend Mike

taken from http://www.hahmed.com

Jazak Allahu khayr.

Wa salaam.

Ali
PS Was Commandant Cousteau a Muslim ? Was Neil Armstrong a Muslim ? …

Think of him as a brand. Now he is a Muslim brand. This is a good thing. Even if it helps one of his fans turn toward Islam, this would have been a great event. This fan might become the next Malcolm X and inspire millions to become Muslim.