Was Michael Jackson a Muslim - ~ Complete Report (Sources- Geo + Dailymail UK
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Subject: Was Michael Jackson a Muslim - ~ Complete Report (Sources- Geo + Dailymail UK Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:53 am
He is said to have been encouraged by Canadian songwriter David Wharnsby and Phillip Bubal, a producer, who both approached him after he appeared 'a bit down'. A source told The Sun: 'They began talking to him about their beliefs, and how they thought they had become better people after they converted. Michael soon began warming to the idea. 'An imam was summoned from the mosque and Michael went through the shahada, which is the Muslim declaration of belief.' His brother Jermaine Friday, previously hinted Jackson was considering converting to the religion. '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,' said Friday, who embraced the faith in 1989. 'He read everything and he was proud of me that I found something that would give me inner strength and peace. '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.' Meanwhile, Jackson is scheduled to give evidence in person at London's High Court to defend allegations that he owes an Arab sheikh £4.7 million. His barrister, Robert Englehart QC, told Mr Justice Sweeney today that he was withdrawing his application for Jackson to give his evidence via video link from Los Angeles because of health fears.
'He has been cleared by his medical advisers to travel in two days' time,' he told the judge.