Tuesday, May 19, 2009

From Atheism to Islam

* A. R. Rahman (Initially raised Hindu, but was atheist as a teenager until conversion to Islam) - famous Indian music composer[192]
* Zhang Chengzhi - contemporary Hui Chinese author; raised as an atheist.[193]
* Charles le Gai Eaton - British diplomat and writer.[194]
* Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) - British musician and singer (had a nominally Christian upbringing, but never was a believer)[195]
* Jeffrey Lang - American, Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas. (Raised Catholic, but atheist from age 18 to conversion)[196][197]
* Martin Lings - a widely acclaimed British scholar. He was raised as a Protestant, became an atheist, and later converted to Islam.[198]
* Mos Def - American rapper and actor. [199]



Source : Wikipedia

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