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Agencies Posted: Jul 02, 2009 at 1243 hrs IST
The family of Michael Jackson is considering a traditional Muslim burial for the pop icon who had converted to Islam months prior to his death, says a new report.

X 17 online, a celebrity website reported quoting sources close to the family that Jackson's new found will states that he will be buried in the traditions of his new faith.

"The family is considering following the Muslim burial traditions because Michael would have wanted to be laid to rest in keeping with his new-found religious beliefs.

Michael's brother Jermaine is educating the family as to the special rites," the source said Jackson had reportedly converted to Islam in November last year and taken the name of 'Mikhaail'.

Meanwhile, a public viewing of the performer will take place on Friday at his fantasy themed abode California ranch, Neverland. There has been no official confirmation from Jackson's family on the location where his body will be laid to rest.

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what a hsam you guys are by another mike fan on 2009-11-12 16:59:33.686525+05:30 It doesn't matter whether MJ followed islam or not he was a great artist and he didn't convert 'cos he believed but of other conveninces which troubled his finances. Guys get above the religion clout, all gods are one, it's the faith not how you pray for him. take a hike guys and stop posting shit.

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islam by mohd saif on 2009-08-05 00:39:30.258427+05:30 ?????? ?????it is eye opener to all christians and to other religions they should realise the true religion and know the final test testament that is holy quran and last prophet muhammed(pbuh)and jesus is not the son of god but the prophet of god , infact the fastest spreading religion in the world is islam,the fastest spreading religion in Europe is islam , the fastes spreading religion in America is islam finally michael my ALLAH forgive u and put u in Heavens we pray for u , BYE

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about his conversion to islam by Syeda Rabia on 2009-07-26 10:39:44.941103+05:30 May allah rest his soul in peace

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may god give him junnah by Mohammad on 2009-07-14 00:30:16.993902+05:30 It was time for him to go,Allah guided him last year to become Muslim,a couple of his song as tribute to Allah(swt) showed how much he love Islam, some ignorant people still don't know much about MJ become a Muslim, It was west who judged him not Muslims that why he choose to live in the middle east than USA.He was a Muslim and Islam was his destiny. may Allah Forgave all your sins.

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ibs by Ibrahim Sa'id. on 2009-07-10 14:41:58.957383+05:30 May allah forgive michael jackson as he comverted to islam,and may allah help those who did'nt understand islam to know it and join the faith ameen.

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rest in peace mike by mike fan on 2009-07-08 18:23:28.170806+05:30 yah..all his sins will b wiped away...so its a gd thing that he's done that...love u always mike...

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To Crusader by Shamsideen on 2009-07-08 16:56:56.614479+05:30 Only god know our destination in life and MJ has reach his destination god gave me, so god call for him. May Allah be with you Jacko

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May god hav his blessings upon u ameen by fadwa on 2009-07-08 14:48:14.141657+05:30 wats this rubbish about he wud of lived longer if he never changed his faith dats bull shit!!!!! it was his tym to go even tho it was to soon may god bless him and as he turned muslim nt 2 long ago all his sins wer wiped away so he was lik a new born bby inshallah he will go 2 heaven ameen

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mrs by noor on 2009-07-08 14:23:28.847371+05:30 if he is islam the burial should follow the islam way. may Allah bless him.

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MJ- may his soul rest in peace by Reema on 2009-07-08 14:21:47.664258+05:30 we all are the children of god.religion and beliefs is made by us. whether a muslim or christain we all belong to jus one power which guides us and that power is GOD as we all term as.i have faith that Micheal Jackson has already reached to this "Power" that got him to this world.May his Soul rest in peace..

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whatever by imtiaz on 2009-07-08 14:06:49.462466+05:30 Whatever burial he gets doesnt matter, if he is converted to islam inshallah he will go to heaven...period

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There was not single muslim event in the MJ ceremony by Crusader on 2009-07-08 11:31:44.308023+05:30 He born as a Christian and become popular.He died early becuase he left his Fathers religion.If he still Followed Christ, he would have lived longer.RIP Michael

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understanding muslim and islam well. by abubakar haruna on 2009-07-07 22:06:03.1624+05:30 well this is what iam hifing so many years to behapping look at this man he is popular across the globe he is christian at the end of his life he turn to muslim we muslim this is big point for us to say it to christians.

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opportunity to know ISLAM by Sahbi on 2009-07-07 17:11:28.277412+05:30 we don't know if M.Jackson die Christian or Muslim. For people hwo they don't know what is ISLAM it's opportunity.Please it's important to choose your religion with heart and mind, and I thing that our singer choose it carefuly with heart

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don't argue by jabir khan on 2009-07-06 09:25:56.325714+05:30 people argue abt m.jackson's burial, but i wanna say that if he had accepted islam he will INSHALLAH go to heaven but if not he will not go to heaven. if he was a muslim he should be burried according to islamic ways of burrial. thanx

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may allah/christ rest Mikhaail/Micheal soul in peace by aaman on 2009-07-05 13:52:11.750929+05:30 let us all pray to the allmighty that may micheal's soul rest in peace and he be given the highest place in heaven(if there is a heaven).... whether he was a muslim or a christian while he died is irrelevant... we should always keep in mind that every religion teaches peace/harmony and brotherhood with a fear factor that our sins are calculated and we would be answerable one fine day....jackson was a wonderful person and he will always live in our hearts and thoughts....may allah/god bless him

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Religion doesnt change personality by Fan on 2009-07-05 07:49:42.241718+05:30 yep religion is like a a belief it doesnt change how people are, we loved him for who he is, so lets not stop the love guys!!!! ILU MICHEAL RIP :( for those who plan on making jokes about this think about it.. the man died forgive and forget love life you never know when you will die so live life happily.

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READ ISLAM by AHAMED on 2009-07-04 17:51:41.622785+05:30 Dear readers, First try to understand the Islam by reading the Quran and teachings of Prophet Muhammad(saw),without studying these two no one can comment on Islam and its followers muslims.Quran is the only holy book which confirm the previous prophets like Abraham,Moses,Jesus,so kindly learn Quran and Prophets teachings.

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Religion by Priyadarshini on 2009-07-04 13:32:09.911737+05:30 You are absolutely right Roger...its ridiculous to keep on saying that Islam /Christianity/Hinduism is best,good religion ,blah blah.....every religion follower has his/her own belief..by saying like these doesnt reflect one's true feelings towards a religion..

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Let Mikhaail buried in Muslim tradition. by riyaz on 2009-07-04 09:50:21.066087+05:30 Aaslaam Alekum. As we all know that Michael Jacks that converted to Islam in Novemeber. As he is a muslim and he want to follow muslim guidelines. So his family and their relatives should not go against the jackson judgement and he should be buried according to Muslims Tradition. And also i hope that jackson had informed the same things to his family members. So Let's not waste time to decide to follow which tradition. Offcourse his family should have follow Mikhaail decision.

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To Ahmed by M on 2009-07-04 00:19:19.75412+05:30 In reply to your message Ahmed, God is merciful so even if Michael did sing all those songs we never know if God will let him have a good afterlife or not so who are we to judge?Also he was a humble, loving man who never showed off so why would he want the whole world to know that he is a muslim, just because he is famous he too is also allowed to have a private life , doesn't he?We should not question things like this but instead just be happy for the fact that he embraced the religion, happy that he was a good person and also very happy for him to die as a very nice humble being.

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Islam religion by Daniel on 2009-07-03 23:53:33.150123+05:30 I don't think its a so very good religion islam.It is very similar to the judaism that follows only Moses (in this case Mohammed).It mentions christianity and claims to have absorved it but what it does in fact is to contradict Jesus teachings just like Judaism does because of their unbelief.I think Islam is beautifull in the sense that has allowed to unite all Arabs and many other peoples.Arabs and Islam was the most beautifull civilazation when Europe was buried under the Dark-ages of Roman-Catholic rule.But today that the Bible has finaly been made available to almost everyone in the west - we managed to get free from Roman Catholic Rule and create fantastic countries like Denmark, Sweedem, Norway and even the U.S.! (many good aspects about the U.S.)Praise God for the bible which is His perfect revealed word: Even computers can find amazing sequences and combinations in the bible that 1800 yrs ago when it was put in its final format nobody could have imagined.

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Islam Religion by Daniel on 2009-07-03 23:43:41.780429+05:30 I don't think its a so very good religion islam.It is very similar to the judaism that follows only Moses (in this case Mohammed).It mentions christianity and claims to have absorved it but what it does in fact is to contradict Jesus teachings just like Judaism does because of their unbelief.I think Islam is beautifull in the sense that has allowed to unite all Arabs and many other peoples.Arabs and Islam was the most beautifull civilazation when Europe was buried under the Dark-ages of Roman-Catholic rule.But today that the Bible has finaly been made available to almost everyone in the west - we managed to get free from Roman Catholic Rule and create fantastic countries like Denmark, Sweedem, Norway and even the U.S.! (many good aspects about the U.S.)Praise God for the bible which is His perfect revealed word: Even computers can find amazing sequences and combinations in the bible that 1800 yrs ago when it was put in its final format nobody could have imagined.

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religion by roger on 2009-07-03 23:40:37.062413+05:30 ALL RELIGIONS ARE SAME.ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THSI WORLDIS DUE RELIGION,ALL HUMANS ARE INSANE BY USING I AMWHAT,RELIGION WORD SHOULD BE DELETED FROM DICTIONERY,AND EVERYONE HUMANBEING SHOULD HAVE A NEW RELIGIONI AM HUMAN,THEN THERE WL BE NO WAR AND WORLD WILL HAVE PEACE,SKIN COLOR AND RELIGION IS PROBLAMATIC,I ALWAYSTHINK I AM COCKTAIL INTL,NO RELIGION,AND I FEEL LIKEA STAR. ROGER TAIWAN

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Peace Religion by SHAIBU RASHEED on 2009-07-03 20:25:33.010234+05:30 Asalaam Aleykum,if realy michael changed Religion to be come a muslim, i hope he is stay very safe in God guides him to the right path, i pray for michael all muslim is relatives by blood, we must to pray for him and im sure Allah is keep the heart in peace and inshallah in the gurgement is he is gonna to peace of haven and Allah forget all past things but now

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Michael Jackson muslim or not? by Ahmed on 2009-07-03 19:41:21.745148+05:30 Who is the shiekh he took oath upon and why doesn't he come out and make it clear that he became muslim? Michael Jackson should of made it clear himself as a pop star he also was a bad example to people because he never quit what he did and that is singing music with words prohibitted in Islam, one of the reasons you make it clear is so muslims will be at your funeral the second is the prophet saws used to give oath in public hiding your identity because of fear is crazy death is by the hands of god so what is there to fear from, these days sheikhs make a stupid fatwa that if you fear death you should conceal that is wrong, and by the way Michael Jackson had an inferior complexity and an identity crisis he wasnt sure who he is. For this he could not be called muslim, if there is someone that heard him take the shahadah sincerely then they should come out

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Religion by Sarah on 2009-07-03 13:09:01.457351+05:30 Islam is a very beautiful religion. i hope everyone learns about it to find out for themselves.

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gR8 by Zain ul Abideen on 2009-07-03 12:20:03.843876+05:30 Islam is the most beautiful thing in life and micheal vd be in peace if he had embraced islam. Islam is the devine force whosoever studies it gets attracted 2wrds it. Islam Zindabad

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Answer to some misunderstandings. by Uzma, A Muslim on 2009-07-03 11:55:52.906109+05:30 My bro TROUBLESUM, Let me clarify some of your misunderstandings.It's really coward to accuse someone's Religion that badly. You're to study Islam

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True Religion by Syed Asim on 2009-07-03 11:40:41.643043+05:30 I am sure Michael Jakson converted to islam, because he spent some time in Muslim countries, anyone who read and observe the islamic literature and way of life then he will embrace islam, because every human being is looking for success and when someone knows that he will be successful forever if he follow the true path, and after studying islam, I get into the point that islam is the true religion and everyone who study once he will be affected and surely be happy by studying and embrace islam. Please pray for Micheal Jakson and everyone to be successful.

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listen well and understand once and for all by truthquest on 2009-07-03 09:43:29.751189+05:30 IN REPLY TO LISTEN PROPERLY: You go by the alias 'listen carefully' so I hope you will listen carefully to sift truth from falsehood. Listening to propaganda and hatred of one-fifth of humanity does not qualify as proper listening. Anyway, Islam is, and always was, a peaceful religion. Regardless of the continuous negative propaganda Islam WILL continue to grow not just in terms of population growth but also in record conversions. I am in the Bible belt called Oklahoma and I see very frequent conversions at my mosque. Much to your chagrin I am sure, this religion will continue to grow because it has the most potent weapon of all - truth! Although your post contains hatred and much mud-slinging with complete ignorance, I am bound by Islam to not be too offensive to you. I pray that God guides you to the right path. Peace.

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all things are run by one by Qasam on 2009-07-03 09:09:59.54894+05:30 All human being's god is one. REASON-if u think that this world is run by different gods. then different religion's people have different identity hence there is no difference just all humankind have two hansds two legs two eyes one nose one tongue........ think and follow the right path.

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Islam History by troubsum on 2009-07-03 09:09:27.234268+05:30 All the other religions cowards got converted to Islam and due to fear they are trying to kill other faith's followers.Islam is a religion of cowardice.Most of the Kashmiri converts to Islam are known for their cowardice. Any Kashmiri or Islam converts can debate on this?

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respect each other will be better by arshad on 2009-07-03 08:53:44.069954+05:30 When we talk about religion, misconception happens, words that hurt each other will be said... so come on..lets respect other people views and belief. Beside Allah said, to you is your religion, to us is ours right...sometime we eager to talk and make people to return to "right path" as what we beleive but actually we make them hate us even more...so, think before write somethings that might hurt others okay...matthew is right...sorry if my brother's comment offended you...The most important thing now..if jacko was a muslim, Al-fatihah for him...

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May Allah have peace on all of us! by Michaeel on 2009-07-03 08:10:30.700165+05:30 May Allah have peace on all of us. And, may it be true that Michael Jackson indeed converted to Islam and Inshallah will have a place in heaven. Peace to all those that appreciate peace, and those that don't.

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False by john on 2009-07-03 07:45:45.737078+05:30 This is to listen properly - what you written is soooo dumb you dont know much do you, i guess your another guy who is anti religion by spreading false information about islam, im actually a Catholic and have studied both religions and its nothing like what you have said, if the people want to know they will read up on it, instead of listening to any random person or false media - M.J allegations to me were false - the fact he turned muslim (THEY) couldnt accept, so to stop him from coming out with it - these allegations were made to divert it. If you wanted to take somebody to court over the same allegations, you would! you wouldnt accept money. Well that my opinion. Peace be with you

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Alhamdullilah by Feroz on 2009-07-03 07:29:22.891836+05:30 Alhamdulilah!!!! brother Mikaael will be an example to this world...

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listen well and understand once and for all by listen properly on 2009-07-03 01:00:12.49777+05:30 it's a good thing this idiot pedophile is dead.converting islam is the same as joining the mafia. in a thousand years the mafia way of life will be a religion.... like islam is today.muslims should start realising that their forefathers were forced into this blood thirsty cult by blood and sword.they became muslims out of fear not because they loved islam. the new generation should set their forefathers' mistakes right by getting out of islam en masse (in big groups) and returning to their old peacefull religions of their great great grand parents before the muslims came and turned their lives and morals upside down. whatever is preached in that cult is the exact opposite of what good people and citizens should be. start the change now. only the muslims can help themselves smash this evil cult that has got them and their women and children by the throats.The west should be helping muslims with a free service or a nominal charged service which could trace each of their ancestral roots or religion practiced before they had to bow to allah or die horribly. Then the choice would be theirs to continue in this evil cult or opt out to what was their lifestyle or religion before the madness came. The service could be called BEFORE THE MADNESS . the educated west has to help these barbaric people see the light of peace and laughter so their children and women may appreciate the sunlight which is our planet’s birthright.

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Re: Everyone is born a Muslim by Mehrosh on 2009-07-02 19:50:45.45587+05:30 Everyone born a muslim, means that all religions were send by One God, whom we prefer to call Allah. From Adam to Muhammed all prophets were from him, Jesus was a prophet as well, who never claimed divinity. Muslims are followers of Jesus and Muhammed, if you are a catholic you have accepted the religion of your Lord, but not accepted His last Messenger Muhammed. Muhammed said that if a Christian believes in Jesus and Muhammed his sins will be forgiven and he will be rewarded twice for all his deeds. Nothing should be rammed down your throat, but it is your duty to do a research and look for the truth, with that ask God to guide you. May He guide you to what is pleasing to Him

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a scholar by alieu b sillah on 2009-07-02 19:04:26.72462+05:30 Alhadoulilah, am glad that Michael Jackson died as a muslim,a religion which the first religion and the last

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wow by matthew on 2009-07-02 18:49:47.876928+05:30 i have many muslim friends.I am in no way racist or anything but the truth of the matter is, you believe that everyone is born a muslimthese are your beliefsthat is not neccesarily true.I am a catholic and this is what i believe but i respect other peoples views. I just wont believe that we are all muslims. I have no problem with islam but i am fed up of a lot of its views and things like that being rammed down our throats. R.I.P Michael. You will be greatly missed.

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RIP Bro Mikaael (MJ) by Moosa on 2009-07-02 18:13:34.536201+05:30 every one in this world is born as a muslim, but unfortunately, the family in which he/she is born is either hindu or christianity or other religon, the fact is in each and every book of that religon, it is written about the last religon, even in the hindu books a complete description oF Muhammed (PBUH), IT IS GOOD THAT WE REVERT BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL RELIGON ISLAM, he is not doing against their birth religon, but he/she is doing right.belive in me if every one of us if practice our original religon Islam, then, all agony, pain, suffering or hatered will evaporate. I pray to Al-Mighty Allah that Makaeel wiil rest in jannah and his sins will be pardoned, Inshallah, pray for his forgivness from Allah.Allah gives life to whom he wants, he takes it away from whom he wants, he gives honour to whom he wants and disgraces whom he wants , he guides whom he wants and deviates whom he wants .... May Allah grant brother Mikaeel Jannah , Ameen ya rabul alameen...

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