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* [[Steven Vikash Chand]] - Arrested in the [[2006 Toronto terrorism arrests]]<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article829340.ece A convert who wanted to spread the faith] The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006</ref> |
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* [[Jayabaya]] - a [[Javanese culture|Javanese]] king in [[Indonesia]] in the 12th Century CE, famous for his prophecies of Dutch colonialism and Japanese invasion. Jayabaya allegedly converted under the influence of a Turkish [[sufi]]. |
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* [[Murshid Quli Khan]] - the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] governor of [[Bengal]].<ref>Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528</ref> |
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* [[Muhammed Yusuf Khan]] - Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam<ref>Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant By Samuel Charles Hill</ref> and later served as Commandant for the [[British East India Company]] troops. |
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* [[Malik Maqbul]] - [[Prime Minister]] or [[Vizier|Wazir]] of the [[Delhi Sultanate]],<ref>The Cambridge history of Islam, Volume 2 By P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis, pg. 19</ref> during the reign of [[Firuz Shah Tughluq|Feroz Shah Tughlaq]]. |
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* [[Abdul Wahid Pedersen]] - [[Denmark|Danish]] cleric.<ref>[http://www.islamonline.net/english/journey/2006/03/jour04.shtml Islam Online]{{Dead link|date=April 2010}}</ref> |
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|[[A.R.Rahman]] |
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* [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]] - son of [[Raja Ganesha]]; he converted to Islam, then to Hinduism and finally reverted to Islam, and later introduced Islam to many Hindus.<ref>Biographical encyclopedia of Sufis By N. Hanif, pg.320</ref> |
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|Ace Music Composer, Double Oscar and Grammy Award Winner. Born A.S.Dileep Kumar, converted after being influenced by a Sufi Saint. |
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* [[Kabir Suman]]- Modern [[Bengali people|Bengali]] singer & songwriter officially converted to [[Islam]] from [[Hinduism]] in 2000 following marriage to [[Sabina Yasmin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kabirsuman.com/home_bio.htm |title=kabirsuman.com |publisher=kabirsuman.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1157419/why-i-converted-the-transformation-of-dilip-kumar-into-ar-rahman|title=Why I converted: The transformation of Dilip Kumar into AR Rahman|}}</ref> |
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* [[Sharmila Tagore]] - Indian film actress. Converted after marriage to M A Patudi. |
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* [[Kamala Das|Kamala Suraiyya]] ''(formerly Kamala Das)'' - Anglo-Malayalam writer<ref> |
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|[[King Chakrawati Farmas]] |
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* Saroj Khan- Converted after marriage |
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|a Hindu king who converted to Islam. |
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{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/dec/14kamala.htm |title=Interview with Kamala Das on conversion to Islam |publisher=Rediff.com |date=1999-12-14 |accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref> |
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|[[Jayabaya]] |
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| a [[Javanese culture|Javanese]] king in [[Indonesia]] in the 12th Century CE, famous for his prophecies of Dutch colonialism and Japanese invasion. Jayabaya allegedly converted under the influence of a Turkish [[sufi]]. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=dS5-RMhAP_QC&pg=PA202|title=Cultures of Scholarship|page=202|author=Sarah C. Humphreys|}}</ref> |
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|[[Murshid Quli Khan]] |
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|the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] governor of [[Bengal]]. |
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|<ref>Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528</ref> |
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|[[Muhammed Yusuf Khan]] |
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|Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam and later served as Commandant for the [[British East India Company]] troops. |
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|<ref>Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant By Samuel Charles Hill</ref> |
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|[[Mamta Kulkarni]] |
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|Former [[Bollywood]] actress who converted to Islam and is living in [[Nairobi]],[[Kenya]]. |
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|<ref name="convert">{{cite|url=http://www.jithumpa.com/entertainment/11-indian-celebrities-converted-to-islam/|title=11 Indian Celebrities who converted to Islam|}}</ref> |
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|[[Malik Maqbul]] |
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|[[Prime Minister]] or [[Vizier|Wazir]] of the [[Delhi Sultanate]], during the reign of [[Firuz Shah Tughluq|Feroz Shah Tughlaq]]. |
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|<ref>The Cambridge history of Islam, Volume 2 By P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis, pg. 19</ref> |
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|[[Monica (actress)|Rekha Maruthiraj]] |
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|A former [[India|Indian]] actress who converted to Islam. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Islam-converted-actress-Monika-to-tie-the-knot/articleshow/45756699.cms|title=Islam converted actress Monika to tie the knot|}}</ref> |
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|[[Abdul Wahid Pedersen]] |
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|[[Denmark|Danish]] cleric. |
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|<ref>[http://www.islamonline.net/english/journey/2006/03/jour04.shtml Islam Online]{{Dead link|date=April 2010}}</ref> |
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|[[Deen Mohammad Shaikh]] |
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|a Muslim missionary. Shaikh's efforts are reported to have led to the conversion of 110,000 Hindus to become Muslims. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/325623/100000-conversions-and-counting-meet-the-ex-hindu-who-herds-souls-to-the-hereafter/|title=100,000 conversions and counting, meet the ex-Hindu who herds souls to the Hereafter|author=Sameer Mandhro}}</ref> |
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|[[Kabir Suman]] |
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|Modern [[Bengali people|Bengali]] singer & songwriter officially converted to [[Islam]] from [[Hinduism]] in 2000 following marriage. |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kabirsuman.com/home_bio.htm |title=kabirsuman.com |publisher=kabirsuman.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref> |
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|[[Dr. Nagisetty Mukunda Sudhir]] |
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|a former [[Hindu]] doctor who converted to [[Islam]]. |
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|<ref>{{cite||url=http://www.islamreligion.com/videos/10269/|title=Dr. Nagisetty Mukunda Sudhir, Former Hindu, India|}}</ref> |
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|[[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]] |
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|son of [[Raja Ganesha]], Shah would convert to [[Islam]]. He would later introduce Islam to many Hindus. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=O3GXOqPa67MC&pg=PA320|title=Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia|author=N. Hanif|page=320|}}</ref> |
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|[[Sharmila Tagore]] |
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|Indian film actress. Converted after marriage to M A Patudi. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/love-sees-no-religion/Mansoor-Ali-Khan-Sharmila-Tagore/articleshow/20661386.cms|title=Sharmila Tagore|}}</ref> |
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|[[Kamala Das|Kamala Suraiyya]] ''(formerly Kamala Das)'' |
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|Anglo-Malayalam writer |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/dec/14kamala.htm |title=Interview with Kamala Das on conversion to Islam |publisher=Rediff.com |date=1999-12-14 |accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref> |
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|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] |
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|Indian musician |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Celebrities-who-converted-to-Islam/photostory/40180874.cms|title=Celebrities who converted to Islam|}}</ref> |
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|[[Dharmendra]] |
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|Hindu convert to Islam. |
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|[[Hema Malini]] |
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|Wife of [[Dharmendra]]. |
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|[[Mahesh Bhatt]] |
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|Indian film director who converted to Islam. Former Hindu. |
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|[[Muzaffarids (Gujarat)|Wajih-ul-Mulk]] |
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|Father of Zafar Khan Muzaffar. Zafar Khan Muzaffar was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=iU0OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA802|page=802|author=Edward Balfour|title=The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia - Third Edition|}}</ref> |
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|[[Baba Shadi Shaheed]] |
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|Baba Shadi Shaheed was a Hindu-Rajput convert to Islam. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=yWEbAQAAMAAJ&|page=72|title=Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11|}}</ref> |
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|[[Kamal Dasgupta|Kamal Uddin Ahmed]] |
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|Formerly known as Kamal Dasgupta, he converted to Islam. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=http://www.bdlinks.net/biography/Kamal-Dasgupta.php|title=Kamal Dasgupta|}}</ref> |
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|[[Malik Maqbul]] |
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|Formerly known as Yugandhar, Maqbuli converted to Islam. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=iGSKTttoa3IC&pg=PA88|title=Historical Dictionary of Medieval India|author=Iqtidar Alam Khan|page=88|}}</ref> |
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|[[Sumita Devi|Nilufar Begum]] |
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|Born into a Brahmin family, Sumita Devi changed her name to Nilufar Begum after converting to Islam. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2159698/bio|title=Sumita Devi Biography|}}</ref> |
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|[[Steven Vikash Chand]] |
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| Arrested in the [[2006 Toronto terrorism arrests]] |
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|<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article829340.ece A convert who wanted to spread the faith] The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006</ref> |
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|[[Malikussaleh]] |
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|Originally Mara Silu, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Malikussaleh. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=http://melayuonline.com/eng/history/dig/371/perlak-sultanate|title=Perlak Sultanate|}}</ref> |
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|[[Parameswara (sultan)|Parameswara]] |
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|Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah. |
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|<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200104/beyond.the.monsoon.htm|title=Beyond the Monsoon|author=Douglas Bullis|}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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Revision as of 14:09, 6 May 2015
This is a List of converts to Islam from Hinduism.
- Steven Vikash Chand - Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests[1]
- Jayabaya - a Javanese king in Indonesia in the 12th Century CE, famous for his prophecies of Dutch colonialism and Japanese invasion. Jayabaya allegedly converted under the influence of a Turkish sufi.
- Murshid Quli Khan - the Mughal governor of Bengal.[2]
- Muhammed Yusuf Khan - Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam[3] and later served as Commandant for the British East India Company troops.
- Malik Maqbul - Prime Minister or Wazir of the Delhi Sultanate,[4] during the reign of Feroz Shah Tughlaq.
- Abdul Wahid Pedersen - Danish cleric.[5]
- Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah - son of Raja Ganesha; he converted to Islam, then to Hinduism and finally reverted to Islam, and later introduced Islam to many Hindus.[6]
- Kabir Suman- Modern Bengali singer & songwriter officially converted to Islam from Hinduism in 2000 following marriage to Sabina Yasmin.[7]
- Sharmila Tagore - Indian film actress. Converted after marriage to M A Patudi.
- Kamala Suraiyya (formerly Kamala Das) - Anglo-Malayalam writer[8]
References
- ^ A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
- ^ Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528
- ^ Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant By Samuel Charles Hill
- ^ The Cambridge history of Islam, Volume 2 By P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis, pg. 19
- ^ Islam Online[dead link]
- ^ Biographical encyclopedia of Sufis By N. Hanif, pg.320
- ^ "kabirsuman.com". kabirsuman.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
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- Saroj Khan- Converted after marriage
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