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.
Muhammed Yusuf Khan Born Maruthanayagam Pillai; converted to Islam; later served as Commandant for the British East India Company troops [1]
Deen Mohammad Shaikh Muslim missionary; his efforts are reported to have led to the conversion of more than 100,000 Hindus to Islam [2]
Kabir Suman Formerly known as Suman Chattopadhyay; a Hindu-Brahmin who converted [3]
Kamal Dasgupta Bengali Singer, converted and married another maestro, Firoza Begum. Changed name to Kamal Ali after conversion. [4][5][6][7]
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah Son of Raja Ganesha; introduced Islam to many Hindus after his conversion [8]
Yuvan Shankar Raja Indian musician [9]
Baba Shadi Shaheed Sufi saint [10]
Malik Maqbul Formerly known as Yugandhar [11]
Malik Kafur Commander of Alauddin Khalji, born as Hindu eunuch slave [12]
Steven Vikash Chand Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests [13]
Malikussaleh Originally Mara Silu; changed his name to Malikussaleh after his conversion [14]
Parameswara Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah [15]
Dhoondia Wao Opponent of the British East India company; took up the name Malik Jahan Khan after his conversion [16]
Kamala Das Poet,Novelist,Short Story Writer [17]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant by Samuel Charles Hill
  2. ↑ Sameer Mandhro, 100,000 conversions and counting, meet the ex-Hindu who herds souls to the Hereafter
  3. ↑ ‘I followed my heart’, Deccan Chronicle, archived from the original on January 2, 2011
  4. ↑ "Shafin memorizes his father". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ↑ GHOSH, BISHWANATH. LONGING BELONGING: AN OUTSIDER AT HOME IN CALCUTTA. Westland. ISBN 9789384030605. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/firoza-begum-singer-who-popularised-the-work-of-kazi-nasrul-islam-and-was-known-as-the-nightingale-9765863.html
  7. ↑ "Other side of 'Love Jihad'- List of renowned Hindus who had a Muslim wife". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  8. ↑ N. Hanif, Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia, p. 320
  9. ↑ Celebrities who converted to Islam
  10. ↑ Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11, p. 72
  11. ↑ Iqtidar Alam Khan, Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88
  12. ↑ http://www.preservearticles.com/2012031026316/complete-biography-of-malik-kafur.html
  13. ↑ A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
  14. ↑ Perlak Sultanate
  15. ↑ Douglas Bullis, Beyond the Monsoon
  16. ↑ Mohibbul Hasan, History of Tipu Sultan, p. 271
  17. ↑ Writer Kamala Das kicks up a storm with her remarks on Lord Krishna, conversion to Islam
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