List of converts to Hinduism from Islam

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This is a list of converts to Hinduism from Islam.

List

Name Notes Refs.
Khusro Khan When he was a little boy he was enslaved and converted to Islam by emperor Alauddin Khilji. Later on he reverted to Hinduism. [1]
Bukka I King of Vijayanagara empire who converted to Islam, then reconverted. [2][3]
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi Son of Mahatma Gandhi; converted to Islam and later reconverted to Hinduism. [4]

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Haridas Thakura Prominent Vaishnavite saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism movement. [7][8]
Nargis Bollywood actress, politician, and social worker who converted upon marriage to actor Sunil Dutt. [9]
Asha Sachdev Bollywood actress. [10]
Harihara I King who converted to Islam, then reconverted. [11]
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. [12][13]
Zubeida Begum Film actress, on whose life story the film Zubeidaa was based; converted to Hinduism upon marriage. [14]
Annapurna Devi Born Roshanara Khan, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music, converted to Hinduism to marry sitar player, Ravi Shankar. [15][16]
Manyata Dutt Indian entrepreneur, born as Dilnawaz Sheikh. Converted upon marriage to actor Sanjay Dutt. [17]
Happy Salma Indonesian actress and entrepreneur, converted and became member of the Lordship of Ubud after marriage to a Balinese prince. [18]
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. [19]
Sukmawati Sukarnoputri
Daughter of Indonesia’s founding father and first president, Sukarno, converted to Hinduism from Islam on October 26, 2021 at the Sukarno Centre Heritage Area, located inside the Buleleng Regency in Bali. [20][21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Aziz Ahmad (1962). Der Islam. Verlag von Karl J. Trübner. p. 148. Khusrau Khan, a low class Hindu convert, to Islam, who usurped the kingdom, reverted to his ancient faith, began a reign of terror heaping dishonour on Muslim nobles.
  2. ^ The Mahatma and the Muslims, p.14, Y. G. Bhave, Northern Book Centre
  3. ^ Roy, K. (2015). Warfare in Pre-British India - 1500BCE to 1740CE. Asian States and Empires. Taylor & Francis. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-317-58691-3. Bukka I Rai (who had accepted Islam and served the Delhi Sultanate during the 1330s) declared their independence. They reconverted into Hinduism and established the Vijayanagara Empire.
  4. ^ Gandhi, Rajmohan (2006) p 376
  5. ^ "Watching 'Gandhi my Father' was painful: Tushar". Archived from the original on 28 May 2008.
  6. ^ Bhatia, Shyam. "Gandhi's letters to son may trigger storm". The Tribune.
  7. ^ Indiaʼs Spiritual Renaissance: The Life and Times of Lord Chaitanya, Steven Rosen, Folk Books, 1988
  8. ^ Caitanya caritāmṛta of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja: a translation and commentary Dept. of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, 1999
  9. ^ Katiyar, Arun (16 August 2013). "Sunil Dutt: A man of active conscience but simple beliefs". India Today.
  10. ^ https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-actress-asha-sachdev-follows-hinduism-born-in-muslim-family-still-unmarried-after-fiance-died-3098634/asha-sachdev-acting-career-3098636 [bare URL]
  11. ^ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, James G. Lochtefeld, The Rosen Publishing Group, 2002, p. 274
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Washburn, Dennis; Reinhart, Kevin (5 June 2007). Converting Cultures: Religion, Ideology and Transformations of Modernity. BRILL. ISBN 9789047420330 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ Zubeidaa’s secret Times of India – 11 July 2003
  15. ^ Massey, Reginald (22 October 2018). "Annapurna Devi obituary". The Guardian.
  16. ^ Surti, Aalif (14 October 2018). "Annapurna Devi and her music of silence". Mumbai Mirror.
  17. ^ "Looking at Bollywood's famous converts". Rediff.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Happy Salma's conversion from Islam to Hinduism". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  19. ^ Ojha, Arvind (6 December 2021). "Former UP Shia Waqf Board chief Waseem Rizvi converts to Hinduism". India Today.
  20. ^ "In Muslim-majority Indonesia, daughter of ex-president converts from Islam to Hinduism". 27 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Sukmawati Telah Resmi Pindah ke Hindu: Jadi Fondasi atas Penerimaan Perpindahan Agama". 26 October 2021.