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This is a list of converts to Sikhism.
[edit] From Christianity
- Max Arthur Macauliffe (1841-1913) - A senior British administrator who was posted in the Punjab, Macauliffe was a prolific scholar and author who converted to Sikhism in the 1860s. He was derided by his British employers for having "turned a Sikh". His personal assistant remarked in his memoirs that on his death bed, Macauliffe could be heard reciting the Sikh morning prayer, Japji, ten minutes before passing away. Macauliffe is held in high esteem among the Sikh communion, in particular the intelligentsia, for his monumental translation into English of the Sikh Scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib. At a lecture at the annual session of the Lahore Singh Sabha Macauliffe proclaimed that the Guru Granth was matchless as a book of holy teachings.[1][2]
[edit] From Islam
- Kuldeep Manak - (born Latif Mohammed) Famous Punjabi singer who, after his conversion, released a number of Sikh devotional tracks.[7]
[edit] From Hinduism
- Master Tara Singh - A prominent Sikh political and religious leader in the first half of the 20th century.[8]
- Banda Bahadur, formerly Madho Das - Affectionately known within the Sikh tradition as 'the first monarch of the Sikh Kingdom', Banda Bahadur is said to have received Sikh baptism by the hand of the tenth Messiah of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh.[9]
- Prof. Sahib Singh(1892-1977),A prolific scholar who translated Guru Granth Sahib into simple modern Punjabi and authored a number of books on the beliefs and history of Sikhism and Sikh Gurus. His initial name was Nathu Ram but during his youth he got baptised into Sikhism and changed his name to Sahib Singh.
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