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Last update - 17:46 23/11/2008

Report: Pop star Michael Jackson converts to Islam

By Haaretz Service

Tags: Israel News, Los Angeles

The American singer Michael Jackson has converted to Islam, the Sun newspaper reported over the weekend.

The 50-year-old pop star, who changed his name to Mikaeel, pledged allegiance to the Koran at a friend's house in Los Angeles. An Imam was summoned from a nearby mosque to hold the shahada, the declaration of belief in Allah and Mohammed's prophecy.

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An associate said that Jackson chose his new name, which is the name of one of Allah's angels, after rejecting another Muslim name, Mustafa, which means "the chosen one."

Last week, he sold his multimillion California estate, Neverland Ranch, to cover his debts. He is also facing a lawsuit by a Bahrain prince, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, who alleges he gave Jackson $2.2 million after he was acquitted of child molestation in 2007

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1.	PERFECT LANDING PLACE	20:56	\|	Brant	22/11/08

2.	A star is born, in the East.	21:03	\|	Stephen.	22/11/08

3.	what a freak	21:04	\|	JL	22/11/08

4.	Just another mutation for a self hater	21:56	\|	Peter Williams	22/11/08

5.	Jews have no respect for Muslims and the Prophet	22:24	\|	Ahmad	22/11/08

6.	Michael Jackson	22:44	\|	Brod	22/11/08

7.	All praises to Allah	22:56	\|	Mohammed	22/11/08

8.	lies!	22:57	\|	anonymous	22/11/08

9.	Mikaeel Jacson	23:13	\|	Wiseman	22/11/08

10.	they can have him!	23:20	\|	emmy	22/11/08

11.	What is in a conversion	23:26	\|	Mary	22/11/08

12.	As if ...	23:42	\|	Motic	22/11/08

13.	Wearing the veil?	23:52	\|	Avi	22/11/08

14.	No he didn`t	23:59	\|	Stephan	22/11/08

15.	Bless his sick little soul	00:09	\|	Murray of Montreal	23/11/08

16.	Grateful	00:17	\|	utagawa	23/11/08

17.	He Should Feel At Home	00:34	\|	Bill Foonman	23/11/08

18.	PEACE JACKO, GOD BLESS	00:43	\|	indrajaya	23/11/08

19.	HAHA, let them have the pedophile	00:48	\|	judith	23/11/08

20.	michael jackson	00:56	\|	roro	23/11/08

21.	NOT A GOOD SIGN	01:10	\|	indrajaya	23/11/08

22.	Not too sure of that Indrajaya #10	03:39	\|	Jasper	23/11/08

23.	Not funny Judith!	04:11	\|	Mohammed	23/11/08

24.	i love him	04:15	\|	Miray	23/11/08

25.	Good!	04:56	\|	D	23/11/08

26.	won`n believe it until IP or CNN reports it	05:17	\|	bashar	23/11/08

27.	# 24, D	05:33	\|	indrajaya	23/11/08

28.	allah support him	06:06	\|	sosa	23/11/08

29.	Islam will do good for Jacko	06:25	\|	Suz	23/11/08

30.	Alhamdulillahi Subhanahu Wa Tha`ala	07:01	\|	Mohammed	23/11/08

31.	Jackson has chosen his birth right	07:02	\|	Abusaif	23/11/08

32.	reponse to #5	07:14	\|	Jane	23/11/08

33.	Peace at Last	07:47	\|	Farah	23/11/08

34.	Mashallah	09:23	\|	Rikaz Mohamed	23/11/08

35.	Michael Jackson	10:07	\|	Hasir	23/11/08

36.	Replying #32	10:22	\|	Hasir	23/11/08

37.	To Brod	11:17	\|	Zeekaira	23/11/08

38.	Alhamdulillah	11:27	\|	Muhiuddin Ikram	23/11/08

39.	Asellam Aleikum	12:19	\|	Ez	23/11/08

40.	An other act of Idiocy from MIkaeel	12:29	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

41.	God Talks To The Rich And Famous Only	12:41	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

42.	What is it you claim the Koran has	12:50	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

43.	Why Mikaeel is being sued / becoming a Moslem	13:11	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

44.	Madonna (Esther) 1 vs. Mikaeel Jackson 0	13:24	\|	EVH	23/11/08

45.	Answer for Sosa #28	13:26	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

46.	Everyone is a winner Mikaeel Sheikh Media the court and the Gov`t	13:32	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

47.	great!	13:41	\|	adam	23/11/08

48.	most welcome	13:46	\|	Ehab	23/11/08

49.	Answer for Muhiuddin Ikram#38	13:56	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

50.	The Man in The Mirror	14:05	\|	Yazid Atan	23/11/08

51.	Answer for Mohamed from Dubai #30	14:08	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

52.	Would you agree	14:17	\|	Phonk	23/11/08

53.	awesome	14:20	\|	kubra	23/11/08

54.	Pop star Michael Jackson converts to Islam	15:08	\|	Maayan	23/11/08

55.	Jermaine (Michael`s brother) has been a Muslim for over 20 yrs	15:34	\|	JustMe	23/11/08

56.	Read to understand, not for the sake of reading	16:06	\|	Khalid	23/11/08

57.	So Sheikh Al-Khalifa gave Jackson $2.2 million to covert	16:07	\|	Genuine Tosefta	23/11/08

58.	#5;` Why should we respect those who are out to destroy us?	17:24	\|	Susan	23/11/08

59.	michael jackson convert	17:33	\|	bunda	23/11/08

60.	are you actually serious?	17:56	\|	amy	23/11/08

61.	allhamdunillah. may ALLAH bless u	18:15	\|	hazreil	23/11/08

62.	burka	18:39	\|	Jay	23/11/08

63.	#6 Boy is that a stunner!	18:46	\|	ballistic	23/11/08

64.	Mabrukallah, Hamdullillah, Bismallah, Hizbullah, Halleluiah,	18:54	\|	Genuine Tosefta	23/11/08

65.	Jay what about night gowns for men	18:56	\|	Genuine Tosefta	23/11/08

66.	This Proves They`ll Take Anybody	19:46	\|	Miri	23/11/08

67.	what a honour!	20:14	\|	Believer	23/11/08

68.	mikaeel	20:20	\|	Sajjad	23/11/08

69.	Finally see the light,Alhamdulillah	20:43	\|	afez	23/11/08

70.	Pop star Michael Jackson converts to Islam	21:26	\|	Ana	23/11/08

71.	TO ALL; Muslims & Non-Muslims	21:55	\|	Awais	23/11/08

72.	Understand!	22:53	\|	anonymous	23/11/08

73.	Islam, peace, intolerance is the word	23:11	\|	Leon	23/11/08

74.	Jackson inherit Heaven	23:27	\|	hanna sidiq	23/11/08

75.	Response to Mary	23:59	\|	Rosa	23/11/08

76.	Response to Wearing Veil	00:03	\|	Rosa	24/11/08

77.	Genuine Tosefta`s comments	00:08	\|	Rosa	24/11/08

78.	good that he didn`t became a catholic priest!	00:10	\|	Shony BenMacaroni	24/11/08

79.	Genuine`s Commens	00:13	\|	Rosa	24/11/08

80.	Allhamdulillah! Mikaeel is great again.	01:11	\|	Irfaan	24/11/08

81.	Alhamdullillah,	03:47	\|	Nurul Iman Zulaika	24/11/08

82.	Alhamdulillah !!	04:14	\|	Miqhail Naufal Mazli	24/11/08

83.	Convert, submit, or die.	04:15	\|	clem	24/11/08

84.	take that terrorists	04:45	\|	craig	24/11/08

85.	From the darkness to light	04:52	\|	Servant of the Provi	24/11/08

86.	congratulation micheal juckson	05:10	\|	raqib	24/11/08

87.	response to BROD!!	05:25	\|	RAQIB	24/11/08

88.	Alhamdulillah	05:42	\|	Miqhail Naufal Mazli	24/11/08

89.	Finally he makes sense!	06:03	\|	Dave Fobare	24/11/08

90.	MJ deserves this...	06:56	\|	Sabeeh	24/11/08

91.	you are # 1	07:27	\|	arigatto	24/11/08

92.	Backbiting	08:49	\|	Kareem	24/11/08

93.	It is insane to get excited	11:13	\|	Shahin	24/11/08

94.	Phonk	11:32	\|	aadila	24/11/08

95.	response to #74	11:40	\|	aadila	24/11/08

96.	Al hamdullilah	11:59	\|	Linda	24/11/08

97.	You most Welcome	12:37	\|	Laziiz	24/11/08

98.	pop star converts to islam	13:09	\|	Alia	24/11/08

99.	we all suppurt u	13:35	\|	noor	24/11/08

100.	ALLAH bring real path don`t verse it	14:50	\|	Abdul Raheem	24/11/08

101.	Alia,Paradise is full of innocent victims of Islamic atrocities.	15:45	\|	Ahmad	24/11/08

102.	Mikeel Jackson`s shahadah	19:42	\|	Cheryfa MacAulay	24/11/08

103.	Islam	23:50	\|	Ebrahim	24/11/08

104.	OMG!!!!!	02:03	\|	zara	25/11/08

105.	it`s good choice for Israel	02:39	\|	Mohamed	25/11/08

106.	Mashallah...INSIGHT	03:54	\|	misbah anwer	25/11/08

107.	Paris	04:19	\|	Peaches	25/11/08

108.	Impressive	05:45	\|	Rowsonara Ali	25/11/08

109.	Msahallah	06:03	\|	Rowsonara Ali	25/11/08

110.	Respect for religion	06:23	\|	Nuradeen	25/11/08

111.	Replying #71	06:35	\|	Annur	25/11/08

112.	think abt it............	07:55	\|	Ayyub	25/11/08

113.	how difficult to say...	08:02	\|	Ayyub	25/11/08

114.	Islam is PEACE	11:11	\|	KOSMO	25/11/08

115.	So many haters	13:53	\|	A muslim	25/11/08

116.	MASHALLAH	15:26	\|	SEVEN50TY	25/11/08

117.	The Holy Quran as all the answers.	16:48	\|	Saniya	25/11/08

118.	So many answers from people we`ve never seen here..indrajaya`s	18:34	\|	Jon	25/11/08

119.	Judaism is oldest, Muslims/Christians should respect it	00:40	\|	Genuine Tosefta	26/11/08

120.	Islam has a lot of work to do, not demand respect in a void	00:47	\|	Genuine Tosefta	26/11/08

121.	Yeah, Quran has many answers, but are they the right ones?	00:52	\|	Genuine Tosefta	26/11/08

122.	Yeah, sure Islam and Peace my A./then what is Dar Al Harb?	07:28	\|	Genuine Tosefta	26/11/08

123.	MAN IN THE MIRROR	14:56	\|	SDELMAT	26/11/08

124.	PERFECT LANDING PLACE	17:00	\|	Shameega	26/11/08

125.	Right or Wrong	17:56	\|	Dave	26/11/08

126.	Pop star Michael Jackson converts to Islam	07:31	\|	Dawood	27/11/08

127.	so what if Michael Jackson is now muslim	11:31	\|	taimy	28/11/08

128.	An understanding move to peace	09:48	\|	ibrahim	29/11/08

129.	Pity Phonk	07:58	\|	red	09/12/08

130.	why??	08:32	\|	siva kumar	10/12/08

131.	Jewish respect to Islam	10:03	\|	Shuki	10/12/08

132.	Michael Jackson Converts To Islam	22:27	\|	Hans Carter	10/12/08

133.	Micheal Jackson`s conversion to Islam	19:00	\|	Nur-el-Masih Ben Haq	16/12/08

134.	Michael Jackson	05:33	\|	Unhappy	19/12/08

135.	A good man	05:51	\|	Love	19/12/08

136.	alhamdulillah	19:30	\|	husna	27/12/08

137.	umtakalulillah kusamakulillah ya yuni Mikaeel	23:37	\|	Genuine Tosefta	29/12/08

138.	what madness is this?	18:01	\|	miracle	23/01/09

139.	Michael Jackson (We love You)	09:37	\|	Ruby A. Yuson	26/01/09

140.	Respect him as a muslim	06:50	\|	Abdullah	11/03/09

141.	to arigatto	23:15	\|	anonymous	13/03/09

142.	reply to shukhi	23:35	\|	anonymous	13/03/09

143.	wish	16:53	\|	ajmal	01/04/09

144.	MJ	07:13	\|	roro	28/06/09

145.	it`s true islam is great	23:37	\|	mr	03/07/09

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