List of converts to Islam from nontheism

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This is a list of notable people who have converted to Islam after a period where they claimed to be atheistic or non-theistic.

Name Notes Refs
Charles le Gai Eaton British diplomat and writer. [1][2]
Silma Ihram Australian educator, author, and racial tolerance campaigner. After an agnostic upbringing she became "born again Christian" and then Muslim. [3]
Martin Lings widely acclaimed British scholar. He was raised as a Protestant, became an atheist, and later converted to Islam. [4]
Nursultan Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan [5]
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez "Carlos the Jackal" - Marxist who was convicted of terrorism and converted to Islam. [6]
A. R. Rahman Indian music producer.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Radical Middle Way - Hasan Le Gai Eaton
  2. ↑ Obituary at the Guardian
  3. ↑ FAIR (pdf)
  4. ↑ "Martin Lings, a Sufi Writer on Islamic Ideas, Dies at 96". The New York Times. 2005-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-08. It states "He was raised a Protestant, and later became an atheist, according to Zaman, a Turkish newspaper."
  5. ↑ The Independent: "He has watched Mr. Nazarbayev transform himself from an open atheist into pro-religion leader who has even made the Haj pilgrimage."
  6. ↑ BBC
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