Jackson ‘thought of becoming Muslim’ | Pakistan Daily
Jackson ‘thought of becoming Muslim’
Written by (Author ) World Jan 24, 2010
MUSIC icon Michael Jackson was considering converting to Islam during his stay in Bahrain, it has emerged. The late King of Pop, who died of a heart attack last June, talked about it after being moved by teachings in the Quran.
During an interview with the Dubai-based Al Arabiya news station, brother Jermaine said the idea came when Michael began to study Islam when he was a private guest of Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa in Bahrain in 2005.
The Jackson family were brought up as Jehovah’s Witnesses until 1989 when Jermaine converted to Islam. He said he believed converting to Islam would have helped the controversial star personally and professionally. “I believe that Islam would have helped him a lot,” Jermaine said. “Had Michael converted he would have been spared all the problems he had been subjected to throughout his life.”