The Deen Show – Congratulations to Former NBA Champion Stephen Jackson after accepting Islam

			Salam aleikum greetings of peace we got a newsflash for everybody. Okay newsflash world some
exciting news. We want to send some love Steven Jackson, my brother, nothing but love for you Let me
say that off the bat and congratulate him on the most important and the best decision he's ever made
in his life. All right, and Steven Jackson, for some of you wondering who Steven Jackson plays,
that's different jobs. The free throw miss the rebound, within one to three.
		

			And Captain jack thrills the biggest shot of the night, Steven Jackson, Kobe Bryant, like in a three
and a half to 14 year vet in the NBA 14 year NBA vet my friend Steven Jackson, part of the
championship spurs in 2003. Even Jackson was also known for being an honest and upright guy. I was
the guy that had to be the vocal leader. I was the guy that the media came to after the games
because, as you know, I'm going to honest now what's this news this news is about our brother Steven
Jackson, former NBA champion Steven Jackson, who made the big change in his life as he officially
reverted or converted to Islam. Now, just like you guys, I was also very excited to hear that
		

			amazing news.
		

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			worthy of worship worthy of worship, except for a love Oh, my
		

			God, and that bear witness and testify, bear witness and testify that Prophet Mohammed,
		

			peace and blessings be upon him. Peace and blessings be upon his his slave and His Messenger into
final message
		

			with that, but
		

			you know, NBA players make a lot of money. So if a lot of money come a lot of prizes, with a lot of
money come a lot of temptations with a lot of money, the whole world opens up to you get paid 100
million. You don't have to play back to backs you can rest when you want. So when you have this
money, we've seen that many people they don't think beyond the material things. But he did. Many
people think they're going to live forever. And they think this life is just about playing amusement
who can hit the most jump shots who can score the most goals. Now imagine coming to the basketball
court, the basketball game, and the players are there. But there wasn't a clear objective. There
		

			wasn't a goal. Now what kind of game would that be? Now imagine life. Everything is set in its
place. You're here, I'm here. We're living people are dying. But there's no purpose. Now. This is
what Steven Jackson did. He was asking those questions, I'm sure. What's the purpose of life? Why am
I here? Where am I going? When I die? I can guarantee you one thing. If Islam didn't have all these
answers to the question that he was most definitely thinking about asking, like, why am I here?
What's the purpose, he would not have accepted it, but it did. And that's why we're congratulating
him and sharing this good news. With all of you. He's been known to play with some of the greats,
		

			Kobe Bryant, Michael Jackson, I'm sorry, actually, Michael Jordan. He's had all the finer things in
life. He's been around some of the most famous individuals, some of the most influential people,
he's been around stars, he's experienced the finer things of life. But now he's gotten to experience
something that money can't buy with that but
		

			and that's what Islam gives you. Because you can have all these things, but all these things, you
can never get rid of the drama of life, you can never get out of the test of life. And many people
are just living in the past they might have been the Michael Jordan's of the world, but they're
living in the past. What are you doing to set things right for your future? Okay, your limited
future in this life. That's okay. But what about the future to come after this life. So that's what
Islam gives you. It gives you a blueprint for this life, how you can be successful, what you need,
what your purpose is, what your ultimate goal is. And it puts you want a direct path towards the
		

			ultimate goal. And the ultimate goal is to pass the test of this life and get to the real home
called Jenna paradise. And to avoid the Hellfire, Stephen Jackson did something very courageous
also, because he went against all the negative hype and propaganda that's pushed out there, calling
people away from Islam. So he got to see beyond that, beyond all the hype, and he looked at the
evidences, I'm sure. He looked at the Quran, he read the Quran. And now look, this is what brought
him to Islam. Now you guys can learn from Stephen Jackson, he's brave. He's not a coward. Many
people wish they can be in his place. But they're scared. They're worried about they're worried
		

			about what their peers are going to say. They're worried about what what people are going to say.
But that's not Stephen Jackson. He took that bold step. He got past all the garbage that's put out
there against Islam, he got past all the hate, and all the propaganda and all of the distortions
that are out there. He looked beyond that he went and he investigated for himself and that's what
you should do Also, look into this beautiful way of life. Don't let others think for you think for
yourself, evaluate it like he did, and inshallah God willing, you can also come to that same
decision as he did, as based on proof and evidence. Now I can go on and on. I get very excited when
		

			I hear news like this. So I wanted to congratulate our brother Steven Jackson, congratulations, my
brother with much love and much respect for you making this bold decision because I know for many
it's not easy, but
		

			You're a brave individual, you're courageous, you were seeking the guidance and Alhamdulillah the
Creator of the heavens and earth, He guided you Assalamualaikum my brother, inshallah, God willing,
I'm going to have you here on the deen show sometime in the near future. May Allah bless you, the
creator bless you and continue to preserve you and protect you and make you someone who will help to
share this message with all those people around the world who are also in a state like you were
before Islam, where they don't know anything about Islam. All they know is the misinformation. And
they're also looking and seeking for more to life purpose. Now it's our duty to go ahead and do our
		

			part to help to convey this message in the best, most respectful, honorable way that we can. And for
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