I’m not sure if you’ve heard the latest that’s rounding the websites; but apparently the self-proclaimed King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has embraced Islam.
Note that I write “apparently” because at the time of this article’s writing, I don’t have any confirmation (or denial) of this apart from a few websites and stupid Emails that people keeping mindlessly forwarding.
And then the idea died a natural death.
More recently, it was the Indian astronaut Sunita Williams who apparently was supposed to have seen the Masjid al-Har’am and Masjid an-Nabawi as shining stars and immediately became muslim.
And the last of the news I heard before this was about the paparazzi-craving, drug-abused, messed-up, I-will-shave-my-head pop punk Britney Spears who is allegedly in love with her muslim boyfriend and is thinking about “taking up” Islam.
And if I ever have kids, I’d never want them to think they should grow up to be just like Britney or MJ.
Which brings me to my original question:
Why are we so paranoid about celebrities and make a big deal of them becoming muslim?
Are we really that pathetic that we need a Britney Spears or a Michael Jackson to glitter-up an image for Islam?
Do we think people are gonna say, “Okay, if Britney’s doing it, it has to be good; lemme give it a shot too” about Islam?
I don’t think so.
And to prove it, here’s a real example:
MJ’s older brother Jermaine Jackson did become a muslim and this is a fact. This happened in 1989 and his name is now Muhammed Abdul-Aziz.
And yes he has given interviews and the like on his quest for peace - unfortunately I don’t see what this has achieved on the teen-culture front.
And I don’t blame him. As far as I see, the benefits are only individual; and there is nothing to cheer for the masses here.
Because in the end, only YOU will answer for what YOU do…and it’s every man for himself.
