List of converts to Hinduism from Islam

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This is a list of converts to Hinduism from Islam.

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Name Notes Refs.
Khusro Khan When he was a little boy he was enslaved and converted to Islam by Alauddin Khilji, but he reconverted to Hinduism after overthrowing Khilji Dynasty and becoming Sultan. [1][2]
Bukka I Harihara and Bukka meeting Vidyaranya.jpg King of Vijayanagara empire who converted to Islam, then reconverted. [3][4]
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi Harilal.jpg Son of Mahatma Gandhi; converted to Islam and later reconverted to Hinduism. [5]

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Haridas Thakura Haridasa 1.png Prominent Vaishnavite saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism movement. [8][9]
Nargis Nargis - Hindi Movie Actress (1).jpg Bollywood actress, politician, and social worker who converted upon marriage to actor Sunil Dutt. [10][11][12]
Harihara I Harihara and Bukka meeting Vidyaranya.jpg King who converted to Islam, then reconverted. [13][14]
Netaji Palkar Maratha Empire's noble and commander-in-chief of the army of Chhatrapati Shivaji,(converted to Islam then reconverted) King of the Maratha Empire. [15][16]
Zubeida Begum Film actress, on whose life story the film Zubeidaa was based; converted to Hinduism upon marriage. [17]
Annapurna Devi Born Roshanara Khan, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music, converted to Hinduism to marry sitar player, Ravi Shankar. [18][19]
Syed Waseem Rizvi Former member and chairman of the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh, India converted to Hinduism on 6 December 2021 and changed his name to Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi. [20]
Ali Akbar National Award winning Malayalam film director [21]

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References[]

  1. ^ Mohammad Habib 1992, p. 449.
  2. ^ Lieberman, Benjamin (22 March 2013). Remaking Identities: God, Nation, and Race in World History. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781442213951.
  3. ^ The Mahatma and the Muslims, p.14, Y. G. Bhave, Northern Book Centre
  4. ^ Dr. Ambedkar and Social Justice, p.125, M. G. Chitkara
  5. ^ Gandhi, Rajmohan (2006) p 376
  6. ^ "Watching 'Gandhi my Father' was painful: Tushar". Archived from the original on 28 May 2008.
  7. ^ Bhatia, Shyam. "Gandhi's letters to son may trigger storm". The Tribune.
  8. ^ Indiaʼs Spiritual Renaissance: The Life and Times of Lord Chaitanya, Steven Rosen, Folk Books, 1988
  9. ^ Caitanya caritāmṛta of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja: a translation and commentary Dept. of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, 1999
  10. ^ "Conversions: Famous personalities who converted, and some who almost did". The Economic Times. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Nargis fell in love with Sunil Dutt after his courageous and heroic act when fire broke out on the sets of Mother India". Photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  12. ^ February 15, ARUN KATIYAR; February 15, 1993 ISSUE DATE; August 16, 1993UPDATED; Ist, 2013 15:40. "Sunil Dutt: A man of active conscience but simple beliefs". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, James G. Lochtefeld, The Rosen Publishing Group, 2002, p. 274
  14. ^ Memoirs of Egotism. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. January 1975. p. 352. ISBN 9780070611450.
  15. ^ Rana, Bhawan Singh (25 June 2005). Chhatrapati Shivaji. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. p. 84. ISBN 9788128808265 – via Google Books. Netaji Palkar, who, on account of his superb valour was known as a second Shivaji at his time, was lured by Mirza Jaisingh into Auranzeb's services, and in 1667 was forcibly converted to Islam. ...Only in 1676 could he get an opportunity to escape to Deccan and straightway seek a meeting with Shivaji. He was not only brought back to Hinduism but was taken back into his own community of Kayastha Prabhus without the least objection from anyone. Thus, the doors of Hinduism were opened to all those who wanted to return to it.
  16. ^ Washburn, Dennis; Reinhart, Kevin (5 June 2007). Converting Cultures: Religion, Ideology and Transformations of Modernity. BRILL. ISBN 9789047420330 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Zubeidaa’s secret Times of India – 11 July 2003
  18. ^ Massey, Reginald (22 October 2018). "Annapurna Devi obituary". The Guardian.
  19. ^ Surti, Aalif (14 October 2018). "Annapurna Devi and her music of silence". Mumbai Mirror.
  20. ^ Ojha, Arvind (6 December 2021). "Former UP Shia Waqf Board chief Waseem Rizvi converts to Hinduism". India Today.
  21. ^ Oommen, Ricksen (11 December 2021). "Kerala filmmaker Ali Akbar to convert to Hinduism, says have lost faith in religion". India Today.
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