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William Henry Quilliam (10 April 1856 [1] [2] [3] – 23 April 1932), who changed his name to Abdullah Quilliam and later Henri Marcel Leon or Haroun Mustapha Leon, was a 19th-century British convert from Christianity to Islam, noted for founding England's first mosque and Islamic centre, and Britain's oldest Muslim organization, the Association of British Muslims.
Campbell Mustafa Ağa – Scottish convert to Islam who from 1775 was the chief instructor in the new Ottoman naval mathematical academy (the Hendishâne). Claude Alexandre, Count of Bonneval – French army officer who later went into the service of the Ottoman Empire, eventually converting to Islam and becoming known as Humbaracı Ahmet Paşa.
Converts to Islam may be referred to as "converts," "reverts," or "new Muslims." Many people who have converted to Islam prefer to call themselves "reverts," in reference to a hadith that says that all people are Muslims at birth, but only come to "leave" the faith due to the environment they are raised in. [1] [2] The belief in the innate condition of Islam in all people is referred to as ...
Robert of St. Albans (died 1187) [1] was an English templar knight who converted to Islam from Christianity in 1185. [2] In 1187, he led an army for Saladin [3] against the Crusaders during the Battle of Hattin as well as the reconquest of Jerusalem, [4] which was at the time under the control of the Franks.
Muhammad Ali, an Olympian and professional boxer, converted to Islam from Christianity. Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., 1942–2016) – converted from Baptist [ 8 ] [ 9 ] to The Nation of Islam to Sunni Islam ; [ 10 ] American professional boxer (three-time world heavyweight champion), philanthropist and social activist
Francis Bok – Sudanese-American activist, convert to Islam from Christianity; but later returned to his Christian faith. [217] George Weah – Liberian soccer player (from Christianity to Islam back to Christianity). [218] Ghorban Tourani – former Iranian Sunni Muslim who became a Christian minister. Following multiple murder threats, he ...
Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person to some form of Christianity. Some Christian sects require full conversion for new members regardless of any history in other Christian sects, or from certain other sects. The exact requirements vary between different churches and denominations.
@GorgeCustersSabre: That what i excally tried to say, I did not say that the source is false or wrong as you say you can see here and here or even here at my first comment, I said that the information of that source is cited that 12.5 million more people converted to Islam (from different religious backgrounds) than to Christianity. While the ...