Give thanks to ALLAH!

I came across a song in praise of ALLAH. It was mentioned that it is sung by Michael Jackson, and i was in an awe. I started checking on the internet to get the information and  i came to know that he has converted to islam… I was not aware of it.

Michael Jackson reported to have converted to the Nation of Islam in December 2003.  Saeed Shabazz, a reporter for the Nation of Islam’s publication, The Final Call, announced that Mr. Jackson had joined the organization. According to the publication, in 2005, he had officially announced that he has been following the five tenets of Islam and intends to convert to Islam, according to a report on the website of Arab-Israeli newspaper Panorama. Discover Islam spokesman Aman Khailb adds, “Thousands of people are embracing Islam, Michael is just one of them”.

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“Give thanks to Allah
For the moon and the stars
Prays in all day full
What is and what was
Take hold of your imaan,
Dont give in to shaitaan
Oh you who believe please give thanks to Allah.

Allah-hu-Gafoor,
Allah-hu-raheem,
Allah-hu-yuhibbul-muhsineen
Wa-Khaliqunna
Wa-Raaziqunna
Wa-Huwa-alakulli-shai-in-qadeer

 Allah is Gafoor,
Allah is Raheem,
Allah is the One who loves the mohsineen
He is our Creator,
He is our Sustainer
and He is the One who has power over all”. 

 

 

Updated : January 27, 2009

Apologies to all if this is not MJ. When I posted this, I was very sure that this voice belongs to MJ.

Anyhow, MJ or Zain, or whoever, the main focus of this post is to announce that MJ has accepted Islam as the way of life.. as his religion.. no doubt Islam is the only religion.

In November 2008, various news sources reported that Michael Jackson had officially accepted Islam, as he had been interested in it since 2005 with the help of his brother Jermaine. His new name is Mikaeel.

 

Updated : June 26, 2009

The biggest news all over the world yesterday was the death of one of the most famous musical artists in recent history, Michael Jackson. As the hour long television specials, radio playlist tributes, and music video marathons already began on the same day, many Muslims are left wondering, “was Michael Jackson a Muslim?”

The short answer? It’s hard to say.

The long answer? Initially it began with rumors years back that he had joined the Nation of Islam. On top of that, Jermaine Jackson, his brother, is a known and confirmed Sunni Muslim, which added another ingredient into the mix.

So the question is this: With no real answer (yet) as to whether Michael Jackson truly was a Muslim or not, what should be our position in regards to his death?

The answer is simple. Regardless of what the real answer is, we should hope he died Muslim. And that’s not just because he’s a celebrity or because we may have grown up listening to his hits, but because we as Muslims want the salvation of all mankind.

Islam is the best and most perfect way of life for all of humanity, and we want all mankind to accept what we believe is the way to live mandated by God. And if that happens to be the most breakthrough artist in the history of pop music, then alhamdulillah, all praise be to God, may he be forgiven for all of his shortcomings.

If he’s not, then we leave his fate with his Creator as is, and hope more people like him are guided to accept Islam and help in spreading the message to the masses. And until we have some clearer answers to our questions, I feel this is the position we need to have as Muslims. We pray that Allah (SWT) guides more people to Islam.