Nicolas Anelka, converts to Islam and Experiencing
Peace
For football fans the world, especially the supporters of
English clubs, Chelsea Football Club, certainly no stranger to
the name of Nicolas Anelka. Anelka is one of the most
dangerous strikers in front of an opponent's goal mouth.
Anelka is known as a striker who is very prolific in creating
chances and throw the skin round the opponent's goal. In the
English Premier League (England Primiership League / EPL) and
then from 2008 to 2009, Nicolas Anelka leading scorer (top
score) with 22 goals. This amount is more than his compatriot,
Didier Drogba, Chelsea's Ivorian striker.
Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba, is one of the greatly feared
striker duo in the league. Both are known as a hungry striker
gol.Anelka included as the world's top football player. In
today defended the club, Chelsea, Anelka became one of the
major players when not bandaged injury.
Behind the ferocity of the skin round struck the opponent's
goal, Nicolas Anelka had a very cold attitude. He rarely smiled
when he was already in the field. Sometimes, his colleagues
often feel awkward when talking to him. He is very focused on
the game.
On the front lines of the Blues, Chelsea, Anelka is known as a
cool player in the act, but fierce in front of the opponent. He is
also fairly quiet player and unemotional.
This condition is the opposite when he was with Real Madrid,
Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal. At that time, the man
born in Versailles, France, is known as a man who likes cranky
and emotional.
Embrace Islam
Now, Anelka in the know cold, not explosive, and do not like
cranky anymore since playing at Chelsea. What the hell
happened with Anelka? What caused him more wise and calm
it? In an interview with the media in Britain, when asked about
his cool and more mature now that Anelka replied lightly.
"Islam helped me a lot to be calm and concentrated and have
high morale. I love being a Muslim, a religion of peace and I
learned a lot from Islam, "Abdel-Salam Bilal Anelka, his Muslim
name.
Earlier, Anelka had time to hide the Islamic identity of the
public. In fact, unlike his colleague Franck Ribery, FC Bayern
Munich players, Germany, the origin of the French, who always
pray when the match starts. Anelka just quiet and completely
hide his Muslim identity. "For me, religion is a personal matter,
need not be disclosed to the public," he explained.
But later, when the public already knows his identity as a
religion of Muhammad, Nicolas Anelka looked even more wise
and bijaksana.Sejak when Anelka converted to Islam?
Apparently, his move to Turkish club, Fenerbahce, after playing
at Manchester City over the past three seasons, in 2004, Anelka
get guidance to embrace Islam. Therefore, the owner's full
name is Nicolas Sebastien Anelka to announce officially about
the transfer himself into a Muslim.
Born in Versailles, France, on March 14, 1979, Anelka spent his
childhood in Trappes, a small town located on the western
outskirts Paris.Sebelum become a Muslim, Anelka was an atheist
(no religion). He is also not a Christian religion as predicted by
some people. He was once really did not have God.
However, when he was irreligious, Anelka many associate and
make friends with a Muslim family. And that's where Anelka
became interested in Islam. "I became a Muslim since I was 16
years old," confidante in an interview with the Arabic
magazine, Super Magazine.
To the readers of FourFourTwo magazine, players from France
reveals the reason why choosing Islam. Islam, he said, is a way
of life that fit him. "I felt comfortable and quiet with religion
and my life today. But this is a personal matter and it's why I'm
not talking about that always frequent. That is my personal
side. "
Embraced Islam, the Chelsea striker is widely acknowledged to
bring positive changes in her life. According to him, the religion
of Islam led him to act wisely. And, this is what lies behind his
quiet attitude while competing on the field. "Islam helped me a
lot to be calm and concentrated and have high morale," he
said.
"I am pleased to be a Muslim, a religion of peace and I learned
a lot from Islam," he added. In an interview published in the
Match, a magazine published by the French, Anelka reveals
that Islam is a source of strength inside and outside the field. "I
had a tough career. I then resolved to find peace. And, I finally
found Islam. "
In private life, Anelka married a Belgian woman, Barbara
Tausia, on June 9, 2007 in Marrakesh, Morocco. His marriage
with a woman who works as a choreographer does not make
Anelka chose to abandon his new faith. In fact, Anelka plan to
stay in the Union Arab Emirates after retirement. And, on the
sidelines to play football, often playing tennis and Anelka
played for a movie called "Le Boulet" as a football player
named Nicolas.
Remain abstinent
As a professional football player and a devout follower of
Islam, the obligation of fasting during Ramadan does not make
Anelka's hard to keep its activities on the gridiron. Like most
other Muslim soccer players in the Premier League, Anelka tried
to keep running fast.
In an interview with FourFourTwo magazine, the Premiership
Golden Boot winner of the 2008/2009 season revealed that as
a devout Muslim, he is obliged to respect the obligations of
Ramadan with fasting. "Actually, fasting is not a difficult thing
to run. I've done it several times. However, in recent times my
Ramadan experience two or three injuries. Thus, it makes me
can not fast. "
Recite the Creed at Fenerbahce
Last season, Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka into the Premier
League's top scorer. This French striker is eager to return to top
score with team-mate Didier Drogba.
Since declare themselves converted to Islam in 2004, Anelka
also bears the name of Islam, namely Abdul Salam Bilal
Anelka. Anelka's move is believed to Islam when he was
defending the giant Turkey, Fenerbahce, after three seasons
playing for Manchester City, England. Starting a career at Paris
Saint-Germain, but after that move to Arsenal, Anelka instantly
become a major player and won the PFA young player the
best version.
After playing for the Gunners, a nickname Arsenal, Anelka
moved to Real Madrid in 1999 with the transfer of 22.3 million
pounds. Unfortunately he did not feel at home and back to his
old club, Paris Saint-Germain, with a lower transfer value,
which amounted to 20 million pounds.
Although already comfortable in Paris, Anelka returned after
the Premier League and playing for Liverpool in January 2002
on loan. Afterwards, he joined Manchester City with a transfer
worth 13 million pounds at the beginning of the 2002-2003
season. After grazing for three seasons with Manchester City,
then he moved to Fenerbahce.
On the Turkish side of this, Anelka is believed to utter two
sentences creed. Following from Fenerbahce, Anelka back
English Premier Lige. In this blue continent, Anelka joined
Bolton Wanderers who memboyongnya from Fenerbahce for a
fee of 7-8 million pound.Kemudian, in the 2008/2009 season,
Anelka moved to Chelsea for a fee of 15 million pounds. He
began joining the Blues in January 2008 ago, and became top
scorer with 22 goals.
Bios:
Full Name: Nicolas Sebastien Anelka
Muslim Name: Abdul-Salam Bilal Anelka
TTL: Versailles, France, March 14, 1979
Wife: Barbara Tausia
Currently the club: Chelsea FC
Converted to Islam: 2004
Professional career:
1. Saint-Germain/PSG Paris (France)
2. Arsenal (England)
3. Liverpool (England)
4. Real Madrid (Spain)
5. Manchester City (England)
6. Fenerbahce (Turkey)
7. Wonderes Bolton (England)