Notable Former Muslims

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For testimonies and news of people leaving Islam, see: People Who Left Islam

Whilst apostatising from the Islamic faith is a dangerous thing to do, many outspoken Muslim preachers, mullahs, imams, scholars, missionaries and even terrorists have apostatized and become atheists, Buddhists, Christians, Hindu's etc. In doing so, many have taken it upon themselves to oppose the Islamic ideology and have become celebrities in their own right. This page contains names and links to further information about these notable former Muslims.

[edit] Former Muslims who became atheists/agnostics/deists

[edit] Former Muslims who Converted to Buddhism

[edit] Former Muslims who Converted to Christianity

[edit] Former Muslim Preachers, Mullahs, Imams, Scholars and Dawah missionaries who left Islam and converted to Christianity

[edit] Other Prominent Converts to Christianity from Islam

[edit] Websites of former muslims who converted to Christianity

[edit] Former Muslims who Converted to Hinduism

Here are just a few prominent people who left Islam and converted to Hinduism:

Muslim scholar Hassan Palakkode
Aasish Khan, the son of sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Nafisa Ali, former Miss India and leading social activist
Nargis Dutt (Fatima Rashid), famous Bollywood actress
Revathi Masoosai, Muslim born Malaysian convert
Haridas Thakura - Prominent Vaishnavite saint born in 1450, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of Hare Krishna movement. He used to chat "Hare Krishna" 300,000 times daily! His Muslim name remains unknown to this day. ^[1]
Khushboo Sundar (born Khushboo Khan - Tamil movie actress^[2]
Annapurna Devi (born Roshanara Khan) - Surbahar (bass sitar) player and music teacher in the North Indian classical tradition^[3]
Asha Gawli (born Ayesha) - Wife of Arun Gawli, notorious gangster (dada) turned politician from Mumbai, India.^[4]
Aashish Khan (born Ustad Aashish Khan Debsharma) - Indian musician^[5]
Ifa Sudewi - Chief judge for the 2002 Bali bombing trials in Indonesia.^[6]^[7]
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi - He was the son of Mahatma Gandhi (father of India) and converted to Islam. He was in Islam for a few months, before reverting back to Hinduism.^[8]
Umesh (born Mohammad Umer) - Bhopal born man whose marriage and conversion to Hinduism was upheld by an Indian High Court^[9]
Anjum Hussain alias Bhavani
Bukka I - King of Vijayanagara empire who converted to Islam, then reconverted. The early life of Bukka as well as his brother Hakka (also known as Harihara I) are relatively unknown and most accounts of their early life are based on theories.^[10]^[11]
Harihara I - King of Vijayanagara empire who converted to Islam, then reconverted^[11]
Netaji Palkar - Maratha noble and commander-in-chief of the army of Shivaji, 19 June 1676.^[12]^[13]^[14]
Sarmad - 17th century mystical poet and Sufi saint, arrived from Persia to India, beheaded for assumed heresy by the Mughal emperor, Aurungzeb. Sarmad renounced Judaism, briefly converting to Islam and then Hinduism. He later denounced all religions and rejected belief in god.^[15]^[16]
Anwar Shaikh (British Author). ^[17]
Zubeida - Hindi film actress, on whose life story the film Zubeidaa was based^[18]
Nalini Patel (born Nayyara Mirza) - Miss India finalist of 1967, was the first Muslim to participate in the pageant. She converted to Hinduism after marriage. She is settled in the USA.^[19]
Shanti Devi (born Ashgari) - Mother of yesteryear Bollywood Actress Tabassum. She was daughter of a Maulvi but converted to Hinduism after marriage and even underwent Hindu religious education.^[20]
Nadira Babbar (born Nadira Zaheer) - Wife of actor turned politician Raj Babbar. She converted to Hinduism upon marriage. She was the daughter of communist leader Syed Sajjad Zaheer and Urdu writer Razia Sajjad Zaheer.
Sonam (born Bakhtawar Murad) - Bollywood actress and Wife of Bollywood director Rajiv Rai. She converted to Hinduism upon marriage. She is the niece of character actor Raza Murad and granddaughter of veteran character actor Murad. She is the cousin of actress Sanober Kabir.

[edit] See Also

People Who Left Islam
Islam and Apostasy
Persecution of Ex-Muslims
Converts to Islam
Fake Conversions
List of former Muslims - a list on Wikipedia

[edit] References

↑ Haridasa Thakura
↑ Southern siren Namitha has a temple NDTV - July 10, 2008
↑ Unveiling the mystique of a reclusive artiste The Hindu - June 28, 2006
↑ Daddy in jail, Mummy seeks votes for both - Indian express
↑ Indian musician goes back to roots OneIndia - August 23, 2006
↑ Five bombers were prepared to die in Bali - The Sunday Telegraph - Australia - Newstext
↑ Five bombers were prepared to die The Australian - May 25, 2003
↑ Watching 'Gandhi my Father' was painful: Tushar
↑ Hindu-Muslim love gets HC's blessing Times of India - April 12, 2007
↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukka_I
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Chopra, P.N. T.K. Ravindran and N. Subrahmaniam.History of South India. S. Chand, 2003. ISBN 8121901537
↑ http://www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/landmaratha.html
↑ http://hero-for-modern-india.blogspot.com/
↑ http://www.indiatime.com/category/religion/
↑ Sarmad, the mystic poet
↑ Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed: The Naked Sufi Martyr
↑ Dr. Anwar Shaikh : A Great Soul, A Great Fighter for Truth - International Opinion
↑ Zubeidaa’s secret Times of India - July 11, 2003
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[0] Haridasa Thakura

[1] Southern siren Namitha has a temple NDTV - July 10, 2008

[2] Unveiling the mystique of a reclusive artiste The Hindu - June 28, 2006

[3] Daddy in jail, Mummy seeks votes for both - Indian express

[4] Indian musician goes back to roots OneIndia - August 23, 2006

[5] Five bombers were prepared to die in Bali - The Sunday Telegraph - Australia - Newstext

[6] Five bombers were prepared to die The Australian - May 25, 2003

[hg-7] Watching 'Gandhi my Father' was painful: Tushar

[8] Hindu-Muslim love gets HC's blessing Times of India - April 12, 2007

[-9] ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukka_I

[vijay-10] 11.0 ^11.1 Chopra, P.N. T.K. Ravindran and N. Subrahmaniam.History of South India. S. Chand, 2003. ISBN 8121901537

[11] ttp://www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/landmaratha.html

[12] ttp://hero-for-modern-india.blogspot.com/

[13] ttp://www.indiatime.com/category/religion/

[14] Sarmad, the mystic poet

[15] Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed: The Naked Sufi Martyr

[16] Dr. Anwar Shaikh : A Great Soul, A Great Fighter for Truth - International Opinion

[17] Zubeidaa’s secret Times of India - July 11, 2003

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Notable Former Muslims

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[edit] Former Muslims who became atheists/agnostics/deists

[edit] Former Muslims who Converted to Buddhism

[edit] Former Muslims who Converted to Christianity

[edit] Former Muslim Preachers, Mullahs, Imams, Scholars and Dawah missionaries who left Islam and converted to Christianity

[edit] Other Prominent Converts to Christianity from Islam

[edit] Websites of former muslims who converted to Christianity

[edit] Former Muslims who Converted to Hinduism

[edit] See Also

[edit] References

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