In last 100 years how many famous peoples changed their religion?
Can you give me their name, their original religion and the religion they converted to?
2006-07-30 23:46:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cat Stevens , Mohamed Ali Clay and Tyson they converted from Christianity to Islam>Omar Elsharef,was Jewish and his name was Michel Shalhop ,and he converted to Islam and his name became Omar Elsharef
2006-07-30 23:53:42 · answer #1 · answered by renoz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets see
Malcolm X converted to NOI then the real Islam ...Sunni Muslim
Mohammad Ali converted to Islam
Yusuf Islam formely known as Cat Stevens converted to Islam
Yusuf Estes former Christian Minister/Preacher converted to Islam http://www.islamtomorrow.com
Micheal Jackson converted to Islam with the help of his blood brother who also converted to Islam.
Kareem Abdul Jabar converted to Islam
Many athletes converted to Islam. Football players, basketball players. Some do it in secret. There are several from the who play in world cup. Cricket stars.
Madonna converted to Karbala (sect of Judaism)
2006-07-31 07:58:06 · answer #2 · answered by EnlightME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A singer named Cat Stevens converted from christianity to islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam. Muhammed Ali's real name was Cassius Clay before he converted to islam.
2006-07-31 06:50:19 · answer #3 · answered by Greg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bass player from Korn became a Christian and left the group because it conflicted with his moral beliefs. I think he was an atheist.
Darwin died after recalling his theory of evolution and believing in the Bible as a Christian. I don't know what "religion" he believed in prior.
President Bush converted to Christianity.
2006-07-31 07:17:27 · answer #4 · answered by mywifeisbetterthanyours 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ropin Van Persie from netherland , Foot ball player / Tery Henry from Franc / Frank Repre from Franc all convert to Islam
2006-07-31 06:57:07 · answer #5 · answered by roly jazz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar converted from Catholicism to Islam.
2006-07-31 06:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by drink_more_powerade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MOHAMMED ALI converted to ISLAM
princess Diana converted to ISLAM
Michael Jackson converted to ISLAM the folowing website is a prove that michael converted(http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/11/26/133539.php)
and jews who did there names are here in this website with there stroy (http://www.jews-for-allah.org/Jewish-Converts-to-Islam/)
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/famconv_islam.html
few more people from texas who converted to islam
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9184353144432289069&q=texas
this website shows some famouse people got converted
2006-07-31 06:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sammy Davis, Jr. converted to Judaism from Christianity. I don't know what his reason was.
2006-07-31 06:49:17 · answer #8 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CHUCK NORIS. PENTECOST.
2006-07-31 07:51:32 · answer #9 · answered by Gabriel Revelations 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋