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This is a list of notable people who have been Muslims sometime during their lives but no longer are.

Converted to a different Abrahamic religion

Converted to Christianity

Converted to Judaism

Converted to the Bahá'í Faith

Part of an unorganized religion or no religion

Became atheists

Ayaan Hirsi Ali a famous former Muslim who is now an atheist

Secular

Rationalist or free-thinker

Converted to Buddhism

Converted to Hinduism

  • Annapurna Devi - surbahar (bass sitar) player and music teacher in the North Indian classical tradition
  • Aashish Khan (born Ustad Aashish Khan Debsharma) - Indian musician

Other

Religious founders

  • Akbar - Ruler of Mughal Empire and founder of Din-i-Ilahi.
  • Ariffin Mohamed - Founder of the Sky Kingdom who claimed a unique connection to God. Although he also stated "no restriction on practising your own faith and at the same time belonging in the Sky Kingdom."
  • Salih ibn Tarif - Proclaimed himself a Prophet/Mahdi and came out with his own Qur'an.
  • Báb - founded Babism virtually all his followers upon his death accepted Bahá'u'lláh
  • Bahá'u'lláh - claimed to be the prophet the Báb spoke of thus forming the Bahá'í Faith

Undetermined current belief system but are former Muslims

  • Parvin Darabi- Iranian Critic of Islam
  • Khalid Duran
  • Wesley Snipes- converted from Christianity in 1978 and left Islam in 1988.
  • David Hicks- an Australian-born Al Qaida detainee who converted to Islam and was notorious in his homeland for his once support of radical islam and for the circumstances surrounding his incarceration, is believed to have renounced Islam whilst incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay.

See also

Other apostasy-related lists

References

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