12 International Celebrities Who Converted to IslamA.R. Rahman (Allah-Rakha Rahman) ... Muhammad Ali. ... Mike Tyson. ... Sharmila Tagore aka Begum Ayesha Sultana. ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. ... Janet Jackson. ... Dave Chappelle. ... Ice Cube.More items...•
But while the share of American Muslim adults who are converts to Islam also is about one-quarter (23%), a much smaller share of current Christians (6%) are converts.
8 lakh Hindus converted every year: VHP general secretary | India News - Times of India.
Islam arrived in the inland of Indian subcontinent in the 7th century when the Arabs conquered Sindh and later arrived in North India in the 12th century via the Ghurids conquest and has since become a part of India's religious and cultural heritage.
According to various scholars and sources Pentecostalism – a Protestant Christian movement – is the fastest growing religion in the world, this growth is primarily due to religious conversion. According to Pulitzer Center 35,000 people become Pentecostal or "Born again" every day.
Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, while Muslims and Hindus tend to have the fewest years of formal schooling, according to a Pew Research Center global demographic study that shows wide disparities in average educational levels among religious groups.
Islam is a beautiful religion which talks about equality, about peace and compassion. Most of the Islamic texts are written in Persian, which is an extremely rich language, the ground for some of finest and deepest prose and poetry, literature which has a profound impact on the being.
Islam-The Most Beautiful Religion.
Major religious groupsChristianity (31.2%)Islam (24.1%)No religion (16%)Hinduism (15.1%)Buddhism (6.9%)Folk religions (5.7%)Sikhism (0.3%)Judaism (0.2%)
Religion in IndiaReligion in India is characterized by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. ... According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of the population of India practices Hinduism, 14.2% adheres to Islam, 2.3% adheres to Christianity, 1.7% adheres to Sikhism, 0.7% adheres to Buddhism, and 0.4% adheres to Jainism.More items...
Khadija bint KhuwaylidThe first converts to Islam at the time of Muhammad were: Khadija bint Khuwaylid - First person to convert and first free female convert. Ali ibn Abi Talib - First free male child in Muhammad's family to convert. Zayd ibn Harithah - First freed slave male convert.