List of converts to Islam from Hinduism

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This is a List of some converts to Islam from Hinduism.

Name Notes Refs.
A.R.Rahman Ace Music Composer, Double Oscar and Grammy Award Winner. Born A.S.Dileep Kumar, converted after being influenced by a Sufi Saint. [1]
King Chakrawati Farmas a Hindu king who converted to Islam. [2]
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. [3]
Murshid Quli Khan the Mughal governor of Bengal. [4]
Muhammed Yusuf Khan Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam and later served as Commandant for the British East India Company troops. [5]
Mamta Kulkarni Former Bollywood actress who converted to Islam and is living in Nairobi,Kenya. [6]
Malik Maqbul Prime Minister or Wazir of the Delhi Sultanate, during the reign of Feroz Shah Tughlaq. [7]
Rekha Maruthiraj A former Indian actress who converted to Islam. [8]
Abdul Wahid Pedersen Danish cleric. [9]
Deen Mohammad Shaikh a Muslim missionary. Shaikh's efforts are reported to have led to the conversion of 110,000 Hindus to become Muslims. [10]
Kabir Suman Modern Bengali singer & songwriter officially converted to Islam from Hinduism in 2000 following marriage. [11]
Dr. Nagisetty Mukunda Sudhir a former Hindu doctor who converted to Islam. [12]
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah son of Raja Ganesha, Shah would convert to Islam. He would later introduce Islam to many Hindus. [13]
Sharmila Tagore Indian film actress. Converted after marriage to M A Patudi. [14]
Kamala Suraiyya (formerly Kamala Das) Anglo-Malayalam writer [15]
Yuvan Shankar Raja Indian musician [16]
Gauri Khan Indian Model
Aisha Goradia Indian television personality
Dharmendra Hindu convert to Islam. [6]
Hema Malini Wife of Dharmendra. [6]
Mahesh Bhatt Indian film director who converted to Islam. Former Hindu. [6]
Wajih-ul-Mulk Father of Zafar Khan Muzaffar. Zafar Khan Muzaffar was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty. [17]
Baba Shadi Shaheed Baba Shadi Shaheed was a Hindu-Rajput convert to Islam. [18]
Kamal Uddin Ahmed Formerly known as Kamal Dasgupta, he converted to Islam. [19]
Malik Maqbul Formerly known as Yugandhar, Maqbuli converted to Islam. [20]
Nilufar Begum Born into a Brahmin family, Sumita Devi changed her name to Nilufar Begum after converting to Islam. [21]
Steven Vikash Chand Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests [22]
Malikussaleh Originally Mara Silu, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Malikussaleh. [23]
Parameswara Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah. [24]

References

  1. ↑ Why I converted: The transformation of Dilip Kumar into AR Rahman
  2. ↑ CHAKRAWATI FARMAS
  3. ↑ Sarah C. Humphreys, Cultures of Scholarship, p. 202
  4. ↑ Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528
  5. ↑ Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant By Samuel Charles Hill
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 11 Indian Celebrities who converted to Islam
  7. ↑ The Cambridge history of Islam, Volume 2 By P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis, pg. 19
  8. ↑ Islam converted actress Monika to tie the knot
  9. ↑ Islam Online
  10. ↑ Sameer Mandhro, 100,000 conversions and counting, meet the ex-Hindu who herds souls to the Hereafter
  11. ↑ "kabirsuman.com". kabirsuman.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  12. ↑ Dr. Nagisetty Mukunda Sudhir, Former Hindu, India
  13. ↑ N. Hanif, Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia, p. 320
  14. ↑ Sharmila Tagore
  15. ↑ "Interview with Kamala Das on conversion to Islam". Rediff.com. 1999-12-14. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  16. ↑ Celebrities who converted to Islam
  17. ↑ Edward Balfour, The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia - Third Edition, p. 802
  18. ↑ Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11, p. 72
  19. ↑ Kamal Dasgupta
  20. ↑ Iqtidar Alam Khan, Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88
  21. ↑ Sumita Devi Biography
  22. ↑ A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
  23. ↑ Perlak Sultanate
  24. ↑ Douglas Bullis, Beyond the Monsoon

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