List of converts to Islam from nontheism

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This is a list of notable people who have converted to Islam after a period where they claimed to be atheistic or non-theistic.

Name	Notes	Refs
Charles le Gai Eaton	British diplomat and writer.	[1][2]
Silma Ihram	An Australian educator, author, and racial tolerance campaigner. After an agnostic upbringing she became "born again Christian" and then Muslim.	[3]
Martin Lings	A widely acclaimed British scholar. He was raised as a Protestant, became an atheist, and later converted to Islam.	[4]
Nursultan Nazarbayev	President of Kazakhstan	[5]
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez	"Carlos the Jackal" - Marxist who was convicted of terrorism and converted to Islam.	[6]
AR Rahman	Indian music producer.

See also

• List of converts to Islam

References

1. The Radical Middle Way - Hasan Le Gai Eaton
2. Obituary at the Guardian
3. FAIR (pdf)
4. "Martin Lings, a Sufi Writer on Islamic Ideas, Dies at 96". The New York Times. 2005-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-08. It states "He was raised a Protestant, and later became an atheist, according to Zaman, a Turkish newspaper."
5. The Independent: "He has watched Mr. Nazarbayev transform himself from an open atheist into pro-religion leader who has even made the Haj pilgrimage."
6. BBC