List of converts to Islam from Hinduism
This is a list of some converts to Islam from Hinduism.
Name | Notes | Refs. |
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Muhammed Yusuf Khan | Born Maruthanayagam Pillai; converted to Islam; later served as Commandant for the British East India Company troops | [1] |
Kabir Suman | Formerly known as Suman Chattopadhyay; a Hindu-Brahmin who converted | [2] |
Kamal Dasgupta | Bengali Singer, converted and married another maestro, Firoza Begum. Changed name to Kamal Ali after conversion. | [3][4][5][6] |
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah | Son of Raja Ganesha; introduced Islam to many Hindus after his conversion | [7] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja | Indian musician | [8] |
Baba Shadi Shaheed | Sufi saint | [9] |
Malik Maqbul | Formerly known as Yugandhar | [10] |
Malik Kafur | Commander of Alauddin Khalji, born as Hindu eunuch slave | [11] |
Steven Vikash Chand | Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests | [12] |
Malikussaleh | Originally Mara Silu; changed his name to Malikussaleh after his conversion | [13] |
Parameswara | Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah | [14] |
Dhoondia Wao | Opponent of the British East India company; took up the name Malik Jahan Khan after his conversion | [15] |
Kamala Das | Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer | [16] |
References
- Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant by Samuel Charles Hill
- ‘I followed my heart’, Deccan Chronicle, archived from the original on January 2, 2011
- "Shafin memorizes his father". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- GHOSH, BISHWANATH. LONGING BELONGING: AN OUTSIDER AT HOME IN CALCUTTA. Westland. ISBN 9789384030605. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- 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
- "Other side of 'Love Jihad'- List of renowned Hindus who had a Muslim wife". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- N. Hanif, Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia, p. 320
- Celebrities who converted to Islam
- Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11, p. 72
- Iqtidar Alam Khan, Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88
- http://www.preservearticles.com/2012031026316/complete-biography-of-malik-kafur.html
- A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
- Perlak Sultanate, archived from the original on 2017-11-20, retrieved 2015-06-19
- Douglas Bullis, Beyond the Monsoon, archived from the original on 2012-10-07, retrieved 2015-06-19
- Mohibbul Hasan, History of Tipu Sultan, p. 271
- Writer Kamala Das kicks up a storm with her remarks on Lord Krishna, conversion to Islam
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