We have produced several videos on Islam
But have never talked a lot about the celebrities that identify as Muslim in some way or follow Islam. Fully now
I'm gonna do that in this episode. Hey guys. How's it going?
I'm Leroy and this is FTD facts and let's start off with a question, okay
And that is what celebrities are your role models?
Let me know down there
So I got 10 celebrities that I got to share with you in this episode and the first one is Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson the sister of the late Michael Jackson was a huge pop icon in her own right she sold over
160 million records and won five Grammy Awards Janet Jackson like the rest of her family
Was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but she converted to Islam in
2015 and this was just a few years after marrying the Muslim billionaire by the name up with some al mana number two is
T-pain so the recording artist t-pain whose real name is faheen Rashid nyam
He was actually raised Muslim now
He has expressed his beliefs in religion and has said that he does not like that religion separates people
And this is what he says and I quote I try not to put a label on my beliefs
I believe in God I believe in Jesus. I was raised Muslim
I believe in everything I believe in Buddha I believe in whatever it is
I like free will now up next I have
Zayn Malik the former One Direction singer zayn malik is one of the most famous muslim stars right now
Yeah
Just thinking about that really so his religious identity has caused a lot of criticism and conflict
especially because of his smoking habit his tattoos and his celebrity lifestyle and
many conservative Muslims say that these are
inconsistent with the teachings of Islam
So he's been slammed a lot by the media of course celebrity is
Angelina Jolie well she has like three religions, so let me explain some Adina Jolie visits
Pakistan often is known for dabbling in several religions including Buddhism Christianity and Islam
And she has said this I have a Buddhist son, and I'd like a Christian and a Muslim child, too
But I don't know can you be three religions or like a little bit of a religion?
I don't know. Let me know what you think also down there
How much of a religion do you have to follow in order to identify?
With that religion Shaquille, O'Neal is celebrity number five in this episode now
He has been identified as Muslim in several biographies, but he is quoted as saying. I'm Muslim
I'm Jewish I'm Buddhist
I'm everybody cuz I'm a people person
Shaq he played for six different teams over his 19 year NBA career
He was a four time NBA champion and also an all-star several times
Shaq was raised by a Christian mom and a Muslim
Stepfather now this one was kind of obvious to me, but maybe not to some people we have Iman Iman
Muhammad Abdul Majeed is the Somali American?
model entrepreneur and
Actress professionally known as simply Iman and yeah
She's Muslim her stage name quite
literally means faith in Arabic
but his next one was a huge surprise at number 7 Dave Chappelle the comedian Dave Chappelle was raised by a
Unitarian
Universalist minister and was originally an
Atheist and in 1998 Chappelle converted to Islam and even tried to go on the ceremonial
pilgrimage called the Hajj
but that didn't really happen because he was held up in Turkey because he was denied a visa and
Hajj if you don't know is one of the five pillars of Islam, okay?
So three more celebrities to go next up number 8 dr.. Oz dr., Mehmet, Oz is of Turkish and American
Descent and he's also a Muslim
He's the acclaimed surgeon as well as an author and the host of the popular health and wellness
TV series called while the dr. Oz Show or simply dr.
Oz and this was launched by Oprah Winfrey's penny Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures
Mike Tyson is the ninth celebrity I want to share with you
He's a former heavyweight
boxing champion Mike Tyson held all three major championship belts at boxing offers his career has had its share of
Controversial moments which I won't get into all of that right now
But yes Mike Tyson is a proud Muslim and the final celebrity
I want to share number 10 is Lupe Fiasco the American rapper Lupe Fiasco
Initially disliked the musical genre of hip hop because of its tendencies to promote drugs
Vulgarity violence and all that however he appears to avoid all of that
Temptation to produce a unique style of rap which is in line with his Muslim
faith so on one hand he gets to keep his religious beliefs and practices while not feeling like he's
Compromising it with his musical craft now before I go this episode is brought to you by time bucks com
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