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Karima Begum | Mother of A. R. Rahman, formerly known as Kasturi Shekhar, she was was a practicing Hindu. She and her family (including A. R. Rahman) converted to Islam. | |
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. | |
Muhammed Yusuf Khan | Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam and later served as Commandant for the British East India Company troops. | |
Mamta Kulkarni | Former Bollywood actress who converted to Islam and is living in Nairobi,Kenya. | |
Malik Maqbul | Prime Minister or Wazir of the Delhi Sultanate, during the reign of Feroz Shah Tughlaq. | |
Rekha Maruthiraj | A former Indian actress who converted to Islam. Her parents are of Hindu-Christian origin. | |
Abdul Wahid Pedersen | Danish cleric. | |
Deen Mohammad Shaikh | a Muslim missionary. Shaikh's efforts are reported to have led to the conversion of 100,000+ Hindus to become Muslims. | |
Kabir Suman | Modern Bengali singer & songwriter officially converted to Islam from Hinduism in 2000 following marriage. | |
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah | son of Raja Ganesha, Shah would convert to Islam. He would later introduce Islam to many Hindus. | |
Sharmila Tagore | Indian film actress. Converted after marriage to M A Patudi. | |
Yuvan Shankar Raja | Indian musician | |
Wajih-ul-Mulk | Father of Zafar Khan Muzaffar. Zafar Khan Muzaffar was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty. | |
Baba Shadi Shaheed | Baba Shadi Shaheed was a Hindu-Rajput convert to Islam. | |
Kamal Uddin Ahmed | Formerly known as Kamal Dasgupta, he converted to Islam. | |
Malik Maqbul | Formerly known as Yugandhar, Maqbuli converted to Islam. | |
Nilufar Begum | Born into a Brahmin family, Sumita Devi changed her name to Nilufar Begum after converting to Islam. | |
Steven Vikash Chand | Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests | |
Malikussaleh | Originally Mara Silu, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Malikussaleh. | |
Parameswara | Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah. | |
Dhoondia Wao | Opponent of the British East India company. Converted to Islam and took up the name, Malik Jahan Khan. |
References
- A R Rahman: In tune with life, The Times of India
- ^ Why I converted: The transformation of Dilip Kumar into AR Rahman, Dawn News
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(help) - Sarah C. Humphreys, Cultures of Scholarship, p. 202
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(help) - Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528
- Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant By Samuel Charles Hill
- All hail Ramadan! Mamta Kulkarni converts to Islam, Pakistan Today
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(help) - Preeti Panwar, Ghatak girl Mamata Kulkarni converts to Islam, OneIndia
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(help) - The Cambridge history of Islam, Volume 2 By P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis, pg. 19
- Islam converted actress Monika to tie the knot
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(help) - Mogens S. Mogensen, Theology and the Religions: A Dialogue, p. 310
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(help) - Sameer Mandhro, 100,000 conversions and counting, meet the ex-Hindu who herds souls to the Hereafter
- "kabirsuman.com". kabirsuman.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- N. Hanif, Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia, p. 320
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(help) - Sharmila Tagore
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(help) - Shomini Sen, What Sharmila couldn’t do in her time, Kareena manages easily
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(help) - Celebrities who converted to Islam
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(help) - Edward Balfour, The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia - Third Edition, p. 802
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(help) - Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11, p. 72
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(help) - Kamal Dasgupta
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(help) - Iqtidar Alam Khan, Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88
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(help) - Sumita Devi Biography
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(help) - A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
- Perlak Sultanate
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(help) - Douglas Bullis, Beyond the Monsoon
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(help) - Mohibbul Hasan, History of Tipu Sultan, p. 271
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