SHAQUILLE O’NEAL
Shaquille is a retired American professional basketball player and never shied away to tell about his religious beliefs. He was raised by a Baptist mother and a Muslim stepfather.
MIKE TYSON
Mike Tyson is an American former professional boxer. In 1992, Mike Tyson was convicted of rape. During his three years period in prison, he converted to Islam. He has made a trip to Makkah for the annual pilgrimage, Hajj. He also married the daughter of a Muslim cleric.
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR
Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr, Kareem is a retired professional basketball player and was introduced to Islam as a freshman at UCLA. He was inspired by Malcolm X and has said that Islam is a Religion of peace.Islam helped him find his true self and gave him the strength to fight for social justice.
ZAYN MALIK
Zayn Malik he has proudly embraced his Pakistani culture and Islamic heritage and has emerged shining against his haters.
ELLEN BURSTYN
Ellen Burstyn is an American actress. Her spiritual journey started with Sufi Islam and she calls herself "-----a spirit opening to the truth---"
JEMIMA KHAN
Formerly Jemima Goldsmith, Jemima Khan converted to Islam a few months before her marriage to Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan.
HUMA ABEDIN
Huma Abedin is a political staffer and long-time aid to Hillary Clinton.
ICE CUBE
Rapper Ice Cube converted to Islam in the early 1990s and takes a personal approach to his religion.
MUHAMMAD ALI
Born Cassius Clay in a Baptist household, this former boxer converted to Islam in 1964. He has been vocal in his stand against Donald Trump’s decision to ban Muslims from entering the U.S.A. and has also stand out against Muslim extremists saying “Islam is a religion of peace. Islam does not promote terrorism or the killing of people…If the culprits are Muslim, they have twisted the teachings of Islam.”
HASHIM AMLA
Hashim Amla is an amazing South African cricketer and it is hard to miss him on ground with that beard. Born to a South African Muslim Ansari family which has its roots in Surat region of Gujarat, India, Amla is a devout Muslim. He has said: “I love it when guys ask me about Islam or my beard. To share knowledge is a duty.” He has also spoken about his beard being, not purely a tribute to Islam, but to all faiths stemming from Ibrahim/Abraham.
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