Michael Jackson is now a Muslim
The conversion of the king of pop: he calls himself Mikaeel
LONDON - Michael Jackson became a Muslim and now calls himself Mikaeel. This was revealed by the "Sun", telling that the conversion ceremony would take place in the house in the Hollywood hills of Steve Porcaro, the Toto keyboardist who also composed the music for "Thriller", where the pop star presented herself in front of an Imam wearing the characteristic Arab clothing, in accordance with the dictates of the Koran. According to a tabloid source, covered by anonymity, Jackson had decided to renounce the religious movement of Jehovah's Witnesses (to which he belonged) to embrace Islam while recording his new album right in the house of Porcaro.
"Producer Phillip Bubal and Canadian lyricist David Wharnsby, both Muslims and friends of singer Yousef Islam, once known as Cat Stevens, had seen that Micahel was a little down - the source said - and so they started talking to him about their religious beliefs and how they became better people after they converted. At that point, Michael began to toy with the idea of changing religion. Then they called an Imam from the mosque and Michael pronounced the "shahada", which is the testimony of the Muslim faith ».
As for the new name of the singer, the choice would have fallen on Mikaeel (this is the name of one of the angels of Allah), preferred to Mustafa, which means "the chosen one". And while Jacko prays facing Mecca, his lawyers pray that the Royal Court of Justice in London will not find him guilty of pocketing the 7 million euros (equivalent to about 5.5 million euros) that Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa , 33-year-old second son of the sheikh of Bahrain, claims to have given him as an advance for a book, a record and a concert and that instead, according to the accusation, the pop star would have considered a gift. The trial opened this week and the testimony of "Mikaeel" Jackson (who initially appeared to be speaking only by videoconference from Los Angeles due to his poor health) is scheduled for next Monday.
