Religion carries the principles of ‘faith’ and seldom, the faith may change based on the conditions. We’ve seen a lot of people abandoning their religious teachings only to convert to some other religions because they don’t believe in their previous religion anymore. And this has been happening since quite the old days, it’s not new now.
Let’s have a look at the 10 famous personalities who changed their religion:
George Harrison:
Harrison was the famous and awesome guitarist of ‘Beatles’ then he visited India to learn Sitar from Pandit Ravi Shankar back in 1966. He fell in love with Hinduism and converted his religion to become a devotee of Krishna. He was a Hindu till his last day.
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Sharmila Tagore:
She converted from Hinduism to Islam when she married to famous Indian cricketer, Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, . She also changed her name from Sharmila Tagore’ to ‘Ayesha Begum’.
Madonna:
She born as a Christian and she accepted a Jewish name ‘Esther’ after converting to the ‘new age’ version of ‘Kabbalah’. It is derived from Jewish mystical teaching. The pop star is said to observe Shabbat (Jewish day of rest) and listen to Torah (Jewish written law) every Saturday.
Michael Jackson:
Pop sensation Michael got inspired by his brother Jeremy to convert to Islam just a few years before his death. It is also rumoured that he changed his name to Mikael.
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Nargis:
Famous Bollywood actress Nargis converted to Hinduism after marrying Sunil Dutt despite being born in a Muslim family. She even changed her name to Nirmala Dutt. But she was known by her previous name in the industry.
Snoop Dogg:
Calvin Broadus (Snoop’s real name) announced in 2009 that he follows a separatist group called ‘Nation Of Islam’ a group that was formed in the 1930s after converting to Islam. This group helps to promote conditions of black Americans.
AR Rahman:
Born to a Hindu father and a Muslim mother who after marriage was a practising Hindu woman, he was previously known as AS Dileep Kumar. However, after the death of his father, he embraced Sufism in 1987 and changed his name to Allah-Rakha Rahman.
Julia Roberts:
While playing the character of a woman who is on a soul-searching mission in India in the movie ‘Eat, Pray Love’, Julia got deeply influenced and converted to Hinduism in 2010.
Tom Cruise:
Tom was born as a Christian. But he converted to the Church of Science and has been a proud follower for more than 30 years. It holds a very unorthodox dictum.
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Mike Tyson:
While he was in prison on charges of rape, Mike converted into a Muslim. His conversion came into the public domain when he posted his picture in the Umra pilgrimage in Mecca in 2010, in front of the Holy Kaaba.
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