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Conversion to Islam is adopting Islam as a religion or faith. People who have converted to the religion often refer to themselves as "reverts." Conversion requires a formal statement of the shahādah, the credo of Islam, whereby the prospective convert must state that "there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."
Marmaduke Pickthall – English convert to Islam, famous for his English-language translation of the Quran known as The Meaning of the Glorious Koran. José Padilla – also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah; US citizen from Brooklyn, New York; convicted in federal court of aiding terrorists; also known as "the dirty bomber" [ 111 ]
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.
Rabiah Hutchinson – "Matriarch" of radical Islam in Australia, born to a Sydney Presbyterian family; she later become a Baptist, then converted to Catholicism and eventually, to Sunni Islam. [13] Semei Kakungulu – Originally followed traditional African religion, then converted to Protestantism, Malakite Christianity, and finally Judaism.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... John Nelson was one of the earliest known Englishmen to convert to Islam.
Sam Solomon is the pseudonym [1] of a British former Muslim author who specialises in Islam and Sharia law. He is a Christian convert, and is known for "A Proposed Charter of Muslim Understanding", [1] [2] as well as the Al Hijra-theory of Muslim immigration. [3] [4]
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Religious conversion can also be driven by practical considerations. Historically, people have converted to evade taxes, to escape military service or to gain political representation. [4] Proselytism is the act of attempting to convert by persuasion another individual from a different religion or belief system.