{"id":2940,"date":"2009-07-02T12:16:28","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T12:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/07\/jermaine-jackson-michael-is-a.html"},"modified":"2009-07-02T12:16:28","modified_gmt":"2009-07-02T12:16:28","slug":"jermaine-jackson-michael-is-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/07\/jermaine-jackson-michael-is-a.html","title":{"rendered":"Jermaine Jackson: &#8216;Michael Is a Gift from Allah&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/today.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/31704337\/ns\/today_people\/\">Matt Lauer of the &#8220;Today Show,&#8221; Jermaine Jackson speaks candidly<\/a> about his relationship with Michael and how he viewed Michael&#8217;s role on earth. Expressing his wish that he had passed away instead of Michael, Jermaine also reveals that he was Michael&#8217;s backbone: &#8220;I was Aaron and he was sort of like Moses. Things he couldn&#8217;t say, I would say them.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/06\/what-jermaine-jackson-really-s.html\">Jermaine&#8217;s own Muslim faith (which was revealed during the press conference announcing Jackson&#8217;s death)<\/a> also came through when he said: &#8220;Michael is a gift from Allah, and he [Allah] has taken him back.&#8221; Jermaine also explained that Michael always &#8220;wanted good for everyone&#8221; and that &#8220;he wanted to change things&#8221; through his song lyrics and actions by &#8220;going to hospitals, to orphanages, trying to cure children of cancer&#8221; in order to &#8220;bring enlightenment&#8221; to everyone. <\/p>\n<p>Watch the Jermaine Jackson and Matt Lauer interview below: <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/22425001\/vp\/31704351#31704351\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"425\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"339\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN-TOP: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; WIDTH: 425px; COLOR: #999; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center\">Visit msnbc.com for <a style=\"FONT-WEIGHT: normal! important; COLOR: #5799db! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999 1px dotted; HEIGHT: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none! important\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/\">Breaking News<\/a>, <a style=\"FONT-WEIGHT: normal! important; COLOR: #5799db! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999 1px dotted; HEIGHT: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none! important\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3032507\">World News<\/a>, and <a style=\"FONT-WEIGHT: normal! important; COLOR: #5799db! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999 1px dotted; HEIGHT: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none! important\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3032072\">News about the Economy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive interview with Matt Lauer of the &#8220;Today Show,&#8221; Jermaine Jackson speaks candidly about his relationship with Michael and how he viewed Michael&#8217;s role on earth. 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