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This is a '''List of converts to Islam from Hinduism'''.
This is a '''List of some converts to Islam from Hinduism'''.
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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&nbsp;— June 7, 2006</ref>
!Name
* [[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]].
!Notes
* [[Murshid Quli Khan]] - the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] governor of [[Bengal]].<ref>Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528</ref>
!Refs.
* [[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.
|-
* [[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]].
|[[A. R. Rahman#Early_life|Karima Begum]]
* [[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>
|Mother of [[A. R. Rahman]], formerly known as Kasturi Shekhar,<ref>{{cite|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/A-R-Rahman-In-tune-with-life/articleshow/23791015.cms?|title=A R Rahman: In tune with life|publisher=The Times of India}}</ref> she was was a practicing Hindu.<ref name="dawn">{{cite|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1157419|title=Why I converted: The transformation of Dilip Kumar into AR Rahman|publisher=Dawn News|}}</ref> She and her family (including A. R. Rahman) converted to Islam.
* [[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>
|<ref name="dawn"/>
* [[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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* [[Sharmila Tagore]] - Indian film actress. Converted after marriage to M A Patudi.
|[[Jayabaya]]
* [[Kamala Das|Kamala Suraiyya]] ''(formerly Kamala Das)'' - Anglo-Malayalam writer<ref>
| 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]].
* Saroj Khan- Converted after marriage
|<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>
{{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>
|-
* [[Dhoondia Wao]] - Opponent of the British East India company. Converted to Islam and took up the name, Malik Jahan Khan.<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&pg=PA105|author=Mohibbul Hasan|page=271|title=History of Tipu Sultan|}}</ref>
|[[Murshid Quli Khan]]
|the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] governor of [[Bengal]].
|<ref>Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528</ref>
|-
|[[Muhammed Yusuf Khan]]
|Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam and later served as Commandant for the [[British East India Company]] troops.
|<ref>Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant By Samuel Charles Hill</ref>
|-
|[[Mamta Kulkarni]]
|Former [[Bollywood]] actress who converted to Islam and is living in [[Nairobi]],[[Kenya]].
|<ref>{{cite|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/13/entertainment/all-hail-ramadan-mamta-kulkarni-converts-to-islam/|title=All hail Ramadan! Mamta Kulkarni converts to Islam|publisher=Pakistan Today|}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2013/07/15/ghatak-girl-mamata-kulkarni-converts-to-islam-1259801.html|title=Ghatak girl Mamata Kulkarni converts to Islam|author=Preeti Panwar|publisher=OneIndia|}}</ref>
|-
|[[Malik Maqbul]]
|[[Prime Minister]] or [[Vizier|Wazir]] of the [[Delhi Sultanate]], during the reign of [[Firuz Shah Tughluq|Feroz Shah Tughlaq]].
|<ref>The Cambridge history of Islam, Volume 2 By P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis, pg. 19</ref>
|-
|[[Monica (actress)|Rekha Maruthiraj]]
|A former [[India|Indian]] actress who converted to Islam. Her parents are of Hindu-Christian origin.
|<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>
|-
|[[Abdul Wahid Pedersen]]
|[[Denmark|Danish]] cleric.
|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=qr64xLMWtJgC&pg=PA310|author=Mogens S. Mogensen|page =310|title=Theology and the Religions: A Dialogue|}}</ref>
|-
|[[Deen Mohammad Shaikh]]
|a Muslim missionary. Shaikh's efforts are reported to have led to the conversion of 110,000 Hindus to become Muslims.
|<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>
|-
|[[Kabir Suman]]
|Modern [[Bengali people|Bengali]] singer & songwriter officially converted to [[Islam]] from [[Hinduism]] in 2000 following marriage.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kabirsuman.com/home_bio.htm |title=kabirsuman.com |publisher=kabirsuman.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]]
|son of [[Raja Ganesha]], Shah would convert to [[Islam]]. He would later introduce Islam to many Hindus.
|<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>
|-
|[[Sharmila Tagore]]
|Indian film actress. Converted after marriage to M A Patudi.
|<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><ref>{{cite|url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/what-sharmila-couldnt-do-in-her-time-kareena-manages-easily_5725.html|title=What Sharmila couldn’t do in her time, Kareena manages easily|author=Shomini Sen|}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kamala Das|Kamala Suraiyya]] ''(formerly Kamala Das)''
|Anglo-Malayalam writer.
|<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>
|-
|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
|Indian musician
|<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>
|-
|[[Muzaffarids (Gujarat)|Wajih-ul-Mulk]]
|Father of Zafar Khan Muzaffar. Zafar Khan Muzaffar was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty.
|<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>
|-
|[[Baba Shadi Shaheed]]
|Baba Shadi Shaheed was a Hindu-Rajput convert to Islam.
|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=yWEbAQAAMAAJ&|page=72|title=Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11|}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kamal Dasgupta|Kamal Uddin Ahmed]]
|Formerly known as Kamal Dasgupta, he converted to Islam.
|<ref>{{cite|url=http://www.bdlinks.net/biography/Kamal-Dasgupta.php|title=Kamal Dasgupta|}}</ref>
|-
|[[Malik Maqbul]]
|Formerly known as Yugandhar, Maqbuli converted to Islam.
|<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>
|-
|[[Sumita Devi|Nilufar Begum]]
|Born into a Brahmin family, Sumita Devi changed her name to Nilufar Begum after converting to Islam.
|<ref>{{cite|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2159698/bio|title=Sumita Devi Biography|}}</ref>
|-
|[[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&nbsp;— June 7, 2006</ref>
|-
|[[Malikussaleh]]
|Originally Mara Silu, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Malikussaleh.
|<ref>{{cite|url=http://melayuonline.com/eng/history/dig/371/perlak-sultanate|title=Perlak Sultanate|}}</ref>
|-
|[[Parameswara (sultan)|Parameswara]]
|Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah.
|<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200104/beyond.the.monsoon.htm|title=Beyond the Monsoon|author=Douglas Bullis|}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dhoondia Wao]]
|Opponent of the British East India company. Converted to Islam and took up the name, Malik Jahan Khan.
|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&pg=PA105|author=Mohibbul Hasan|page=271|title=History of Tipu Sultan|}}</ref>
|}

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

Name Notes Refs.
Karima Begum Mother of A. R. Rahman, formerly known as Kasturi Shekhar,[1] she was was a practicing Hindu.[2] She and her family (including A. R. Rahman) 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][7]
Malik Maqbul Prime Minister or Wazir of the Delhi Sultanate, during the reign of Feroz Shah Tughlaq. [8]
Rekha Maruthiraj A former Indian actress who converted to Islam. Her parents are of Hindu-Christian origin. [9]
Abdul Wahid Pedersen Danish cleric. [10]
Deen Mohammad Shaikh a Muslim missionary. Shaikh's efforts are reported to have led to the conversion of 110,000 Hindus to become Muslims. [11]
Kabir Suman Modern Bengali singer & songwriter officially converted to Islam from Hinduism in 2000 following marriage. [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][15]
Kamala Suraiyya (formerly Kamala Das) Anglo-Malayalam writer. [16]
Yuvan Shankar Raja Indian musician [17]
Wajih-ul-Mulk Father of Zafar Khan Muzaffar. Zafar Khan Muzaffar was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty. [18]
Baba Shadi Shaheed Baba Shadi Shaheed was a Hindu-Rajput convert to Islam. [19]
Kamal Uddin Ahmed Formerly known as Kamal Dasgupta, he converted to Islam. [20]
Malik Maqbul Formerly known as Yugandhar, Maqbuli converted to Islam. [21]
Nilufar Begum Born into a Brahmin family, Sumita Devi changed her name to Nilufar Begum after converting to Islam. [22]
Steven Vikash Chand Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests [23]
Malikussaleh Originally Mara Silu, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Malikussaleh. [24]
Parameswara Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah. [25]
Dhoondia Wao Opponent of the British East India company. Converted to Islam and took up the name, Malik Jahan Khan. [26]

References

  1. ^ A R Rahman: In tune with life, The Times of India
  2. ^ a b Why I converted: The transformation of Dilip Kumar into AR Rahman, Dawn News {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ Sarah C. Humphreys, Cultures of Scholarship, p. 202 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528
  5. ^ Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant By Samuel Charles Hill
  6. ^ All hail Ramadan! Mamta Kulkarni converts to Islam, Pakistan Today {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ Preeti Panwar, Ghatak girl Mamata Kulkarni converts to Islam, OneIndia {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ The Cambridge history of Islam, Volume 2 By P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis, pg. 19
  9. ^ Islam converted actress Monika to tie the knot {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ^ Mogens S. Mogensen, Theology and the Religions: A Dialogue, p. 310 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  11. ^ Sameer Mandhro, 100,000 conversions and counting, meet the ex-Hindu who herds souls to the Hereafter
  12. ^ "kabirsuman.com". kabirsuman.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  13. ^ N. Hanif, Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia, p. 320 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  14. ^ Sharmila Tagore {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  15. ^ Shomini Sen, What Sharmila couldn’t do in her time, Kareena manages easily {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  16. ^ "Interview with Kamala Das on conversion to Islam". Rediff.com. 1999-12-14. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  17. ^ Celebrities who converted to Islam {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  18. ^ Edward Balfour, The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia - Third Edition, p. 802 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  19. ^ Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11, p. 72 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  20. ^ Kamal Dasgupta {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  21. ^ Iqtidar Alam Khan, Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  22. ^ Sumita Devi Biography {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  23. ^ A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
  24. ^ Perlak Sultanate {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  25. ^ Douglas Bullis, Beyond the Monsoon {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  26. ^ Mohibbul Hasan, History of Tipu Sultan, p. 271 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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