Monday, June 29, 2009

Islamic Burial for Michael Jackson?

There are many reports of Michael Jackson converting to Islam in November 2008. These claims yet remain unconfirmed, spurring controversy as to his religion at the time of his death. His brother Jermaine embraced Islam in 1989 and remains quite devout. After Jackson's passing, Jermaine said, “May Allah be with you, Michael, always", a clue that he may have been Muslim. The King of Pop has also resided in Bahrain, donated money to the construction of mosques, and has been known to be interested in Islam.

An additional clue, not reported in the media is how the body of Michael Jackson was transported from the UCLA Medical Center to the Los Angeles coroner in Boyle Heights. Jackson was taken by helicopter in what clearly appears to be a white shroud. In Islam, a dead body is wrapped in sheets of clean, white cloth known as a "kafan." In short time, we will find out if Jackson receives an Islamic burial, known as a janazah, or one favored by his parents, who are Jehovah's Witnesses. Even if Jackson has a Christian burial, we may not truly know the faith he held upon his death.

Was Jackson being transported in a kafan? You decide.






Example of a kafan

1 comment:

  1. Joe Jackson's mother and step-father were Jehovah's Witnesses, and it were they that were the force behind Joe and his family becoming JWs. In fact, early on, Joseph Jackson was a door-knocker for the WatchTower Cult. But for Joe's insistence, Katherine and the children would not have converted.

    I find it interesting that 99.9% of reporters and commentators state or imply that Michael Jackson's connection with the WatchTower Cult ended when he was disfellowshipped in the 1980s. In fact, circa 2004-5, a southern California newspaper published photos and an article showing MJ and his children attending their local Kingdom Hall. Does anyone really believe that someone with MJ's ego would not only attend a "meetings" at his Kingdom Hall, but also take his children with him, if he were being shunned as disfellowshipped persons are at a JW Kingdom Hall. I suspect that MJ had been "reinstated" as an active JW sometime prior to 2004. Let's see some reporter dig into that one. Don't expect the WatchTower Society or local JWs admit such without presentation of overwhelming evidence given present citcumstances.

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