Michael Jackson 'to convert to Islam'
Michael Jackson 'to convert to Islam'
#1Michael Jackson 'to convert to Islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 6:10pm
"Michael Jackson could soon convert to Islam, according to his brother Jermaine.
The fallen pop star, who was acquitted of child abuse charges two years ago, has been reading Islamic books and developed an interest in the faith, his brother claims.
Jermaine, 52, became a Muslim in 1989 and said he thought it "most probable" that Michael, 48, would follow him.
"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," he told The Muslim News, a monthly British Muslim newspaper.
"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 added: "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."
Michael has withdrawn from the public eye since a California jury cleared him of 10 counts of child abuse against 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo two years ago, after a lurid 16-week trial.
He is believed to be staying in Bahrain as a guest of the royal family.
Jermaine, who came second in this year's controversial series of Celebrity Big Brother, shared the vocals with his more famous brother when they were in The Jackson 5."
Michael Jackson 'to convert to Islam'
#2re: Michael Jackson 'to convert to Islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 6:11pmI thought they beheaded homosexuals.
#2michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 6:21pmonly the ones that don't issue fatwas. there were some serious issues at abu grahib about the safety of younger prisoners. ones that had nothing to do with us personnel and everything to do with some middle eastern cultural mores.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#3michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 6:40pmhe tries his shenanigans as a Muslim, they'll simply cut it off.....unless he's already had it removed
Yawper
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#4michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 7:52pmFWIW such behavior is Middle Eastern culture, not true Islam - the idea of what Islam is has been as perverted for political reasons as the idea of Christianity has
#5michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 7:54pmwhich behavior?
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
Yawper
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#6michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 8:09pmthe violence - eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth coding goes back to Hammurabi, predating both Christianity and Islam
#7michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 8:28pmyeah, tell that to shari'ah courts that uphold honor killings. tell it to the folks whose hands were cut off. there's no perversion there, islam holds that the qur'an is literally the word of god. that's why a true qur'an is only one that is in arabic. not someone's remembrance of what happened, the actual word of god. unlike the bible which is open for interpretation and seen more as a guide, the qur'an is step by step instruction manual for a civilization. it's hard to say, oh, yeah, about that whole cutting off of the hands and feet? yeah, god was just kidding there. not the jokester, allah.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#8michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 8:50pmKeinahora.
Yawper
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#9michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/22/07 at 10:38pm
some Muslims choose to follow shariah law just as some Catholics choose to follow the Pope's laws during the Inquisition
#10michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/23/07 at 7:02amwhen was the inquisition again?
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
Yawper
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#11michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/23/07 at 8:41amwhen Christianity was about the same age Islam is now
#12michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/23/07 at 10:54amyawper, what a ridiculous correlation, considering the time periods involved.......you're smarter than that
Yawper
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#13michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/23/07 at 11:47amit's not at all ridiculous if you pay attention to what's really going on, which is a power struggle within the Muslim world between the various Islamic denominations
Jilani
Broadway Star Joined: 6/30/05
#14michael jackson 'to convert to islam'
Posted: 2/23/07 at 1:32pm
the violence - eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth coding goes back to Hammurabi, predating both Christianity and Islam
That may be, but the Qur'an itself states that "eye for an eye" was ordained by God. (See 5:45). It says that foregoing the principle is commendable and charitable, but it's clear that there is no problem with following it.
unlike the bible which is open for interpretation and seen more as a guide
There are plenty of Christians who think the Bible is the literal word of God. I'm not saying that to equate them with Muslims/Islamists; just pointing it out.
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