Is the king of Pop turning Muslim?


Michael Jackson in Bahrain

I just read that Michael Jackson is about to convert to Islam. Rumors say he already did, and has been following the five tenets of Islam. I watched in MBC last week, the new show "Shahrazan" and they played a part of a new song of his. The song contained lyrics in arabic, and it was a pure Islamic song...

I am curious, as i was a big fan of Michael Jackson when i was little, and would love to learn more about this. I hope he finds peace and the light he's been looking for his whole life.
By the way, the song was amazing.
Please feel free to comment on this matter. Please maintain respect and objectivity. Thanks for caring

By guest writer mimi_NY

43 Comments
  1. hyona | February 12, 2006 12:02 PM

    wow! i hope that's true ! i love his songs ... and i hope too he finds peace and the light he's been looking for his whole life. and what's the title of the song please ?

    Thx mimi_NY for this news !

    hyona
  1. hyona | February 12, 2006 12:26 PM

    no i think u'r wrong becoz i read he'll only sing for late Pope...poems and prayers composed by late pope himself

    hyona
  1. younes | February 12, 2006 12:59 PM

    hii, yes i heared it too! i saw a a little reportage on MBC's "Shahrazan"! After that, i searched the NET for news, and i found! I have his new song, it's really cool! The name of the song is "give thanks to allah"!!!

    bye ;-)

    younes
  1. mustafa | February 12, 2006 1:46 PM

    thanks younes 4 da name of the song i hope its nice!!

    mustafa
  1. rachel | February 12, 2006 2:03 PM

    if ur talking abt the song thats called "gives thanks to alah" then its not micheal jackson wven thought everyone is mistaking it to be his... it goes " allah is our creator, he is our sistainer" ..etc... its for Yusuf Islam.. just to clear the air.. =)

    rachel
  1. rachel | February 12, 2006 2:05 PM

    Give thanks to allah is for YUSUF ISLAAM NO MJ!!! its been re named to his!!! i shall sue the record company

    rachel
  1. Seyed Mohammad Hossein Amirkhalili | February 12, 2006 2:09 PM

    Hi dear friends,
    Just like all of you I heard this before and I also heard this "Give thanks to ALLAH" and thought it is so amazing that Michel converted to Islam, just after some days I found out that this was a mistake and its singer is not michel but a french Muslim singer which his voice is very similar to michkel's voice. By the way I had all his songs in one album. Just now I forgot his name but he is not Michel.

    Seyed Mohammad Hossein Amirkhalili
  1. Sara | February 12, 2006 2:17 PM

    WOW! Actullay its suprising ~!! Michael Jackson is becoming a muslim...Its nothing new..His brother lives in my country Bahrain and hes a muslim...If he really became a muslim then very good for him because Islam is better than anay other religion..No Ifense... My opinion and i respect if waleg dont rub this comment....If anyone has something against me tell me please..

    Thank you ,

    Sara
  1. masrya | February 12, 2006 2:47 PM

    hey i heard that micheal jackson kinda cussed muslims and islam.......aaages ago tho...
    it dont make a difference 2 me if he doz convert or doznt...ldza ppl convert 2 islam, jus coz its micheal jackson..now every1s goin crazy, gt ova it, islam is a great religion, it doesnt need micheal jackson 2 make amazin, coz it already is.
    it would b kinda good if he did, coz then westeners n dat will notice us more, n mayb think twice b4 cussin us, wen dey c 'the king of pop' convertin 2 islam.
    ah well, wishin micheal the bst of luck, whateva he doz, hez a cool guy. :)

    masrya
  1. arab | February 12, 2006 4:39 PM

    Q: What's Michael Jackson's favorite nursery rhyme?
    A: Little Boy Blew.

    Knock, knock.
    Who's there?
    Little Boy Blue.
    Little Boy Blue who?
    Michael Jackson.

    Q: What did Michael Jackson tell the little boy?
    A: "The way you make me feel, it really turns me on!"

    Q: What did Michael Jackson say when a boy in a car mooned him going down the road?
    A: "I'll be there!"

    If you play thriller backwards, you can hear Michael confessing all the names of the boys he touched. That's why it is 14 minutes long.

    Q: What is Michael Jackson's favorite gospel song?
    A: "And then he touched me"

    arab
  1. Afzal | February 12, 2006 5:03 PM

    concerning the 2nd comment...actually in the latest news...that claim was refuted. the Priest merely said he 'hopeed' MJ will sing the papal song.(simple search of "Michael-Jackson-Islam" on google news goes a long way)
    It will be a good news if MJ did found the "Straight Path"...but i'm sure..if that happen the western media will write more bad things about him and make him sound like a bad MUSLIM.its either that or they will never mention he's a muslim at all.

    Afzal
  1. masrya | February 12, 2006 5:47 PM

    aaah man doz jokes r well out of order...leave the poor guy alone, if hez a freak..then let him be ....if sumink dont affect u, y care init

    masrya
  1. Olla | February 12, 2006 6:22 PM

    7aram MJ he's been through A Lot. I'm really not surprised that he's gonna convert to Islam. I've expected that will happen when he moved to the Middle East. I'm glad though that he's converting to Islam, after all it is the fastest growing religion in the world and it's the best religion. I also hope he finds peace in his life, he deserves it after all he's been through.

    Afzal...I agree with what you said about the westerners, They are probably gonna make fun of him even more and make him look bad so they can make the muslims look bad.

    Olla
  1. Bilal naser el deen | February 12, 2006 6:47 PM

    I have heard Micheals song (thnx to allah) it's amazing!And he is too nOW

    Bilal naser el deen
  1. beri | February 12, 2006 7:02 PM

    can somebody give me a link or something from where i can download this song?
    i searched in google but i found only the lyrics :(

    beri
  1. misrable girl | February 12, 2006 7:15 PM

    when i go everywhere to shop or go to school, most of them make fun of me because am muslim. now micheal jackson will make fun of him, im really proud of him to convort islam, also me. i dont care if they hurt me or throw stuff at me i still love to be a muslim and never change my religion no mater what.

    i been through bad times before and after sept 11,2001. =All i hear they kill islam who is inocence.

    i pray a lot and read the allahs quran, i use to be mirable and scared of them, white people are very racist even black, too. chinese, vitnam, spanish, leb, and finally italian. those poeple dont have a heart.

    michael turn to a woman and now to be a muslim, i think it would be very scary. he wore galabia which is for women, american laughing at him. bahrin supposed to tell him is not for men. thats not good for him he should stay out of middle east we had enough of them. treat us like a criminal beast. michael need to leave, he is not a king.

    misrable girl
  1. mimi_NY | February 12, 2006 7:38 PM

    Waleg, Please allow me to post the links, since I wrote this article, I would like to rectify some of the readers. The song "Thanks to Allah" is, INDEED, Made by M.J.
    For more:
    You can find the lyrics here and also listen to the song here: (it is M.J's voice!!! come on pple)

    http://www.to.ma/Article203.phtml

    I hope you enjoy it, and I personally hope the rumors are true. For those who are against him because of the things he's done in the past, I would like to remind them that when Allah chooses someone to save and guide to Islam, that is something nobody could argue or change. Please keep in mind, Allah (SWT) is the one who forgives, not humans.
    "Thanks for reading, Thanks for caring "
    mimi_NY

    mimi_NY
  1. sam | February 12, 2006 7:56 PM

    Zain Bhikha is the singer of that song. It's on his album, it's also included in one of Yusuf Islams albums. I think anyone who comes to the path of islam can make a fresh start so no need for anyone to hang on to the past scandals. And if the rumours are false then what have we lost? nothing. Tonnes of people convert to Islam daily.

    sam
  1. masrya | February 12, 2006 8:39 PM

    yh sam you are right, it is zain bhikha. its on his album and if u listen 2 sum ov the ova songs, its da same voice....FALSE ALARM PPL,,,,its not michael jackson!!!!!!!!!!!
    i dunno about the conversion thing tho....it will b nice if its tru...but if it aint den AH WELL...
    o and his brother..hez muslim..but i read that he is a weird type of muslim, u no coz theres different versions os islam n dat.
    so yh michael mite end up bein a weird muslim, ppl r gona hate him, make out hez a rite weirdo...n we'll look even worse amongst the westeners n dat. but ah well!

    masrya
  1. dana | February 12, 2006 9:14 PM

    actually he is not about to converted he became a muslim 2 weeks ago and he is now in bahrain and he became a muslim cause his bro sent him many books about islam .god bless him.

    dana
  1. mimi_NY | February 12, 2006 9:44 PM

    dana, I aslo read that his muslim brother gave him books about Islam. I also know that he officially moved to Bahrain. But how do you know he already converted? Can you please tell us where and how you got the news? Thanks Dana. I just want to know if this rumor is not just a conclusion, but is a real fact.

    mimi_NY
  1. !!!!!! | February 12, 2006 9:48 PM

    WOW! i mean OMG i still cant believe it MICHEAL J. really is turning 2 a muslim! im still shocked.
    but anyway its good, but i mean that would be the last thing i would think of!!

    !!!!!!
  1. ahmed | February 13, 2006 12:25 AM

    Michael is a musical legend and can sing any type of music..he is a real genuis...if he sang this song then good for him..love ya mike.

    ahmed
  1. kash | February 13, 2006 1:44 AM

    To all those naive jealous fools who dis michael jackson - get a grip and grow up. Michael is the king fullstop.

    kash
  1. ~susu~ | February 13, 2006 5:04 AM

    michael jackson has been with the Nation of Islam for a long time, thats like a group of muslims .. that i dunno much about ;)

    but yea, its shameul that his name is anywhere near the word Islam that little boy molestor

    ps---loving the jokes ;) hehehe

    ~susu~
  1. rima | February 14, 2006 3:38 AM

    the guy that sings give thanks to allah is Yousseff Islam not Michael Jackson

    rima
  1. LOL | February 14, 2006 9:06 AM

    LOL!!! wat a loser!! i hate michael jackson

    LOL
  1. dana | February 14, 2006 7:20 PM

    actually through the internet and the news and my religion teacher who knows everything .somehow i knew that he is a muslim and he said on the tv screen that he loves all muslims and this great religion which is islam and that he is going to be a completely different person thanks to islam

    dana
  1. mik | February 15, 2006 2:28 AM

    Whether Michael decides to become a Muslim or not is irrelevant to me: I just hope that he will finally find peace and that God will heal him of his problems. I am for tollerance and understanding, I respect Muslims and believe there are some amazing believers who are Muslims. However, I do not tolerate people who dismiss the Christian faith as an easy or a filthy one. Believe me, if living Islam well is dificult, the same applies for Christianity. Our two religions happen to be the most difficult in the world, yet they are the most revealed by God. Allah hu akbar.

    mik
  1. mimi_NY | February 15, 2006 4:41 AM

    well said Mik!...
    Thanks Dana.
    And thanks to You all for ur comments, AGAIN, please maintain respect. nobody is here to insult any religion, or any individual.
    If that's what you're planning to do through ur comment, then please go somewhere else.
    Thanks Again for y'all.
    mimi_NY

    mimi_NY
  1. rima | February 15, 2006 6:14 AM

    its not his song for da second time man
    if use really think its him dnt use ever think of how da hell he got to learn arabic that fast and the accent-excuse spelling if wrong.
    ive heard this song along time ago and it is for Yusuf Islam.
    last thing i wana say is that it doesnt even sound like him for the ppl who said that.bye

    rima
  1. fatifleur | February 15, 2006 8:52 PM

    Don't believe he's converting to Islam. At least not seriously, that guy is just wacko! I know why he moved to bahrain.. everybody who'se not supid knows exactly why he moved to Bahrain!

    fatifleur
  1. heba | February 17, 2006 12:53 AM

    "give thanks to Allah" isnt michael jackson's song...its Zain Bhikha..i must admit his voice is so close to michael's but its not him..i dont think someone like michael would take islam..its just so not him..not someone who converted himself into a woman

    heba
  1. sunnah | February 17, 2006 3:19 AM

    Heba, islam is for everyone who wants the truth about God and religion, no matter what a person did in the past. if god can forgive those who regret their mistakes, then who are we humans not to?

    whether hi is muslim or not, it doesnt affect me, it only affects him, he is the one who will gain from being one or loose for not beeing one.

    Allah yehdi koll wa7ad bestahal el hada, whoever he or she is and what he or she has done in the past.

    Only God knows what is in our soul and how we people feel on the inside so we cant sit here and judge each other.

    As for me, many people have the wrong idea about me.. a very wrong idea but i know God knows the real me and thats the person i will get judged from on the judgementday and not as the person people think i am.

    So like i said , we shouldnt judge others cuz we dont have the right to do it.

    and i respect other religions but i am sure that islam is the right one. i believe in some things in judaism and christianity too, but only those things who also are in the holy quran.

    Sure islam has many similaritys with christianity and judaism but it also has many diffirencis too.

    like or example "God having a son" or the denial of the profeth mo7ammad (3aleyhi el salam)

    La ilaha illa allah wa mo7ammad rasol allah: this sentence is the most important sentence in the world and denying it will give u much pain on judgement day and perhaps by deniying it, it will even prevent u from ever entering the garden of paradise and let u remain in the hell fires for eternity. allaho a3lam.

    sunnah
  1. ummm | February 19, 2006 1:47 AM

    i just has one comment how do u mean no offense when u say islam is the best religion why guys u r contradiceted u just defend ir islamic religion but when it comes to another one it's just easy and u make nothing

    ummm
  1. mamaly | February 24, 2006 10:31 AM

    i am very sure that M.J will not find truE peace in any place around the world...even though he moved to the muddle east or convert to islam. he will not find a true religion not even christainity, buddist, hindu,mermons, jehova wistness which he just moved from, anglcan,catholic and many other religion around the world because Jesus said that the true peace or rest is only found in him,for he said tha the is the way the true and the light and you or M.J cannot go to heaven unless he/you recieve forgiveness for his/your sins through christ Jesus and nobody can change wat the bible says boz if you do you will be panished 4 eternity.And so when we die we will satnd before the living God individually and we shall pay for the sins that we have commited that are not confesed. Read the Bible and understand or if u can't understand talk to God and he will show u the rite way, don't look at religions becoz religions has no meaning when u die JUST LOOK UNTO GOD. and by the way i may sound like a christian but iam not i am a true follower of Jesus Christ i doun't like to be called christian.

    THE CHOCE IS YOURS??

    mamaly
  1. Boby | March 1, 2006 2:45 PM

    It doesnt even matter whether MJ iz converted into Muslim or not but the thing iz that we r not here to criticize any religion or give bad comments. If anyone wants to do this then plz can can move ahead n find n another place.
    THANKS FOR NOT DOIN' SO

    Boby
  1. Touseef Khan | March 1, 2006 7:18 PM

    I congratulate Jackson for this wonderful thing he have done, this is not just mirracle but its mirraculous, I would like to tell people that Michael Jackson just saw the truth from what he was doing before that is FREE MERCY or FREE MASON I don't know the right one, but it all means to bow down at evil (Shaitan) Jackson you are now our brother because any muslim is a brother to another no matter what is his race, colour, language and from any part of the world. Please use your knowledge of POPS to express your self as a muslim for people to see and confirm it. Dont panic we are with you always... also his fans are to note that this person has saw the truth, he will not convert just like that this is a serious issue, it will not be announced on other medias because they are all the enemies of Islam, like CNN, BBC, and so on, Please Jackson hold Islam as you will hold eating your food always, pray five times a day, fast in the month of ramadan, give sadaqah, give zakkah, and go to Hajj, and give commands to good things, and stops bad things. This is all what I can say
    We love you Michael.

    Touseef Khan
  1. rayan | March 4, 2006 8:37 PM

    i would like to clear sum things the song is defenitely for YUSUF ISLAM he has other songs too and its not a new song yusuf islam is cat stevens he is britian and has converted to islam and one more thing i still doubt the fact that micheal jackson has converted to islam it could be one of the many rumors ppl like to start

    rayan
  1. ALi | March 14, 2006 12:14 AM

    i think its great that mick is turning muslim and i also am a muslim a belive that he will find great peace in this religoin and so will lots of others who decide to take on this religon salam

    ALi
  1. Adam | March 14, 2006 12:20 AM

    WOW thats a great surprise that michel jackson is a muslim and i think that every body should turn muslim in the world. nice going michel i realy like that you will turn muslim i pray that you have peace in this world as a muslim ASsalmualakum.

    Adam
  1. LUKMAN | March 18, 2006 4:32 PM

    its indeed wonderful for having micheal jackson coming back to his original believe.he was by birth a muslim b'cos the prophet said every child is born muslim but his parent made him a christain or a jew.what ever is the case we feel proud welcoming him back to his right instinct.my advice to the non muslim in the west is that they should take hearth and even try to accept this most positive religion on earth.the west should stop blaspheming our brother micheal for accepting religion of his choice.this has also prove that ISLAM was never spread by sword.

    LUKMAN
  1. ABDULLAHI SALISU SURAJ | March 30, 2006 12:33 PM

    aAllahmdulil lah michel be a musulim

    ABDULLAHI SALISU SURAJ


 
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