Just asking this question, for would it not be better if someone who believe's in the muslim way of life step's up to the mark and has a positive influence on the younger generation of muslim's and give them a good role model to follow, someone who understands them, for the more attention we give to Bid Laden the more younger generations will idolise him, just like the street kids did with krays in the the 60's....
2006-09-11 11:30:22 · 22 answers · asked by thenickistar 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
amir khan (boxer)
Zinedine Zidane
Chris Eubank
mohammed ali
mike tyson
cat stevens
Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), basketball player
Jermaine Jackson (Michael Jacksons brother)
Ice cube (american rapper & actor)
Flesh-n-Bone (american rapper)
Omar Sharif (hollywood actor)
MC Ren (rapper and hip hop producer)
Chris Wayne Jackson (former american professional basketball)
Brother Ali
Dave Chappelle(American comedian, satirist, and actor)
Ellen Burstyn (american actress) starred in the film The Exorcist
Everlast (musician)
Fawzeya Mohamed - Miss Egypt/Universe 2006
Lupe Fiasco (american rapper)
Freeway (american rapper)
Hammasa Kohistani (Miss England)
Ahmad Jamal (Fritz Jones}
Khadijah Shamillah Kiptoo - Miss Kenya/World 2006
Merve Buyukarac - Miss Turkey/World 2006
Mos Def (rapper & actor) was in the film The Italian job (2003)
Mousse T (sang alongside Tom Jones)
Moustapha Akkad (the executive producer of the Halloween films) and also made the film Mohammed (pbuh) Messenger of God.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
One Be Lo (american rapper)
Q-Tip (american rapper)
T-Pain (american hip-hop and R&B)
Brandon Toropov ( American writer)
Malcolm X
Craig Anthony Hodges (former american professional basketball)
Spencer Haywood (former american professional basketball)
Napoleon (american rapper)
RBX (cousin of Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger)
Lewis Arquette (American film actor, writer and producer) father
of David Arquette
Larry Johnson (former american professional basketball)
and many many many more. but if theres any names on this list which you not sure about just look them up.
2006-09-11 13:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by NO! 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Imran Khan, Omar Sheriff, Cat Stevens, Mohammed Ali
2006-09-11 11:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by Simon K 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
They are all of the islamic faith and can not be adored by those who don't know the true beauty of islam. Read poetry by RUMI. A 12th century muslim mystic. He was an islamic teacher for years till one day he came accross a man that changed his life forever. His poetry is very inspirational. I never knew there were people like this within islam. Imagine he was a teacher of islam and what he manifested into. And of course, there is always Malik Shabaz(Malcom X). PEACE!
2006-09-11 11:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mitchell B 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yusuf Islam (Cat stevens) is a famous Muslim who has had a profound effect on my life, not only through his music but his philosophy and religious conviction. I look up to him, even though I am a Catholic.
2006-09-12 05:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Prophet Mohammed comes to mind.
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Some great Islamic scientists:
Ibn Sina, philosopher and physician - Produced a standard medical text in the 10th century that was still in use in the 17th century.
Al-Tusi, astronomer - His mathematical models were essential to the work of Copernicus in proving that Earth travelled around the Sun.
Abu Jafar Muhammad, mathematician - Gave us algebra and algorithms that were central to the development of modern computing.
Ibn al-Haytham - His work on vision and light helped Newton formulate his theories on optics.
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Sheikh Ahmed Deedat
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Imran Khan
Zinedine Zidane
Benazir Bhutto (First Muslim female Head of state)
Mohammed Al Fayez
Omar Sharif
Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens
Mohammed Ali
Gamal Abdul Nasser (Egyptian Revolutionist that gave his country freedom,tried to combine Arab power)
Gentle Hearted Warrior: Saladin al-Din aka Salahuddin Ayyubi
Yasser Arafat
Iranian Revolutionary: Ayatollah Khomeini
Dracula: Saddam Hussein
Shirin Ebadi (Human rights leader, first female Muslim laureate)
Osama Bin Laden
Suleyman The Magnificent (Greatest Ottoman ruler)
Ahmed Sukarno (First President of Indonesia)
Mohammed Suharto (Ex-President Indonesia ,successfully led Indonesia to regional power)
Megawati Sukarnoputri (Current Indonesian president)
Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia's father of independence, first prime minister)
2006-09-11 12:18:18 · answer #5 · answered by copperyclover 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mohammed Ali
2006-09-11 11:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
that bloke off BBC news is a Muslim, obviously not that famous cos i can't memba his name. although it means he can bring a Muslim point of view and also shows a Muslim taking a stand against terrorism
2006-09-11 12:20:27 · answer #7 · answered by s f 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, there are plenty of famous muslims, but most people would agree that they wouldn't be good islamic role models. I'm not saying that Bin Laden is.
2006-09-11 11:40:58 · answer #8 · answered by reigning queen 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yvonne Riddley. Google it.
2006-09-11 11:36:32 · answer #9 · answered by Mr Slug 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Malcom X - Dead 1965
2006-09-11 11:33:00 · answer #10 · answered by imacman941 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋