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|Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam and later served as Commandant for the [[British East India Company]] troops.
|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>
|<ref>Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant by Samuel Charles Hill</ref>
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|[[Monica (actress)]]
| former Indian film actress, who starred predominantly in [[Tamil language]] films, converted to [[Islam]] in 2014.
|<ref name="tof"> "[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Monica-converts-to-Islam-and-quits-films/articleshow/35832431.cms Monica converts to Islam and quits films]" , Times of India , May 31, 2014</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://jafrianews.com/2014/06/04/another-indian-actress-converts-to-islam-quits-films/|title=Another Indian Actress Converts to Islam, quits films}}</ref>
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|[[Abdul Wahid Pedersen]]
|[[Abdul Wahid Pedersen]]
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|son of [[Raja Ganesha]], Shah would convert to [[Islam]]. He would later introduce Islam to many Hindus.
|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>
|<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>
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|[[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>
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|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
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|Baba Shadi Shaheed was a Hindu-Rajput convert to Islam.
|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>
|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=yWEbAQAAMAAJ&|page=72|title=Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11|}}</ref>
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|[[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>
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|[[Malik Maqbul]]
|[[Malik Maqbul]]
|Formerly known as Yugandhar, Maqbuli converted to Islam.
|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>
|<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>
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|[[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>
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|[[Steven Vikash Chand]]
|[[Steven Vikash Chand]]
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|Opponent of the British East India company. Converted to Islam and took up the name, Malik Jahan Khan.
|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#v=onepage&q=271|author=Mohibbul Hasan|page=271|title=History of Tipu Sultan|}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&pg=PA105#v=onepage&q=271|author=Mohibbul Hasan|page=271|title=History of Tipu Sultan|}}</ref>
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|[[Saroj Khan]]
|Hindu convert of Sindhi-Punjabi heritage. She went to a mosque in Mumbai and converted. She said she did not convert because of marriage, but because she truly loved Islam.
|<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-BOaylB4E|publisher=Geo TV|title=Saroj Khan converted to Islam|}}</ref>
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|[[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>
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|[[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>
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Revision as of 22:33, 5 November 2015

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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

Name Notes Refs.
Murshid Quli Khan the Mughal governor of Bengal. [1]
Muhammed Yusuf Khan Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam and later served as Commandant for the British East India Company troops. [2]
Abdul Wahid Pedersen Danish cleric. [3]
Deen Mohammad Shaikh a Muslim missionary. Shaikh's efforts are reported to have led to the conversion of 100,000+ Hindus to become Muslims. [4]
Kabir Suman Formerly known as Suman Chattopadhyay, Suman was a Hindu-Brahmin who converted. [5]
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah son of Raja Ganesha, Shah would convert to Islam. He would later introduce Islam to many Hindus. [6]
Yuvan Shankar Raja Indian musician [7]
Baba Shadi Shaheed Baba Shadi Shaheed was a Hindu-Rajput convert to Islam. [8]
Malik Maqbul Formerly known as Yugandhar, Maqbuli converted to Islam. [9]
Steven Vikash Chand Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests [10]
Malikussaleh Originally Mara Silu, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Malikussaleh. [11]
Parameswara Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah. [12]
Dhoondia Wao Opponent of the British East India company. Converted to Islam and took up the name, Malik Jahan Khan. [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Concise Encyclopaedia Of World History, By Carlos Ramirez-Faria, pg. 528
  2. ^ Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant by Samuel Charles Hill
  3. ^ Mogens S. Mogensen, Theology and the Religions: A Dialogue, p. 310 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ Sameer Mandhro, 100,000 conversions and counting, meet the ex-Hindu who herds souls to the Hereafter
  5. ^ ‘I followed my heart’, Deccan Chronicle {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ N. Hanif, Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia, p. 320 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ Celebrities who converted to Islam {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11, p. 72 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ Iqtidar Alam Khan, Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ^ A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
  11. ^ Perlak Sultanate {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  12. ^ Douglas Bullis, Beyond the Monsoon {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ Mohibbul Hasan, History of Tipu Sultan, p. 271 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
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