List of converts to the Baháʼí Faith
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This is a list of converts to the Baha'i Faith organised by former religion.
Converted from Abrahamic religions[edit]
From Islam[edit]
Most of the early followers of Baháʼu'lláh came from an Islamic background.
- Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl – foremost Baháʼí scholar who helped spread the Baháʼí Faith in Egypt, Turkmenistan, and the United States.[1]
- Mishkín-Qalam – prominent Baháʼí and one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh, as well as a famous calligrapher of 19th-century Persia.[2]
- Táhirih – Persian poet and theologian of the Bábí faith in Iran.[3]
- Nabíl-i-Aʻzam – Baháʼí historian and one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh[4]
- Hají Ákhúnd – eminent follower of Baháʼu'lláh. He was appointed a Hand of the Cause, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh.[5]
- Ibn-i-Abhar – appointed a Hand of the Cause, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh.[6]
- Mírzá Mahmúd – eminent follower of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith.[7]
- Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn – two brothers who were beheaded in the city of Isfahan in 1879.[8]
- Somaya Ramadan[9] – 2001 winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature.
- Hasan M. Balyuzi – a descendant of relatives of the Báb, he was nevertheless a Muslim until he joined the religion following developing a friendship with Shoghi Effendi circa 1925, and eventually was named a Hand of the Cause of God.[10]
From Christianity[edit]
- Russell Garcia[11] – motion picture composer
- Khalil Greene[12] – shortstop for the Texas Rangers
- David Krummenacker[13][non-primary source needed] – Track & Field indoor World Champion in 800m in 2003, NCAA Champion (Georgia Tech) 1997, 1998
- Jacqueline Left Hand Bull[14] – Indian Health care policy administrator (from Catholicism)[15]
- Queen Marie of Romania[16] – final Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I.
- Luke McPharlin[17] – Australian footballer for the Fremantle Dockers
- Julia Lynch Olin an American author and Baháʼí who co-founded the New History Society in New York City.
- Enoch Olinga – born to an Anglican[18] earned the title Hand of the Cause of God.
- Charles Mason Remey[19]
Converted from unknown religions[edit]
- Ryan Abeo - American singer/songwriter and one half of the Hip-Hop duo Common Market. Ryan performs under the moniker RA Scion
- Brandon Brunelle - American producer/songwriter who performs under the moniker Grim Singmuf.
- Arvid Nelson - American comic book writer, best known for Rex Mundi [20]
- Zhang Xin - Chinese businesswoman.[21]
- David Kelly - former employee of the British Ministry of Defence and a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq who was an authority on biological warfare.[22]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Mehrdad Amanat (29 August 2013). Jewish Identities in Iran: Resistance and Conversion to Islam and the Baha'i. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78076-777-2. Search this book on
- Dominic Parviz Brookshaw; Seena B. Fazel (2 October 2012). THE BAHA'IS OF IRAN: Socio-Historical Studies. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-25000-4. Search this book on
- Anthony Lee (28 October 2011). The Baha'i Faith in Africa: Establishing a New Religious Movement, 1952-1962. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-20684-7. Search this book on
- Johnson, Todd M.; Brian J. Grim (26 March 2013). "Global Religious Populations, 1910–2010". The World's Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 59–62. doi:10.1002/9781118555767.ch1. ISBN 9781118555767. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ Momen, Moojan (March 4, 2002). "Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpaygani, Mirza". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2007. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0853981523. Search this book on
- ↑ ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (1997) [1915]. Memorials of the Faithful (Softcover ed.). Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877432422. Search this book on
- ↑
Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 268–270. ISBN 0853981523. Search this book on
- ↑ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 265–266. ISBN 0853981523. Search this book on
- ↑ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 245–256. ISBN 0853981523. Search this book on
- ↑ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 290–310. ISBN 0853981523. Search this book on
- ↑ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 335–350. ISBN 0853981523. Search this book on
- ↑ Lucy Provan (October 14, 2012). "Bahaʼis in Egypt - The 25 January revolution gave everyone hope for change, and the Bahaʼi hope for acceptance". Daily News Egypt. Egypt. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ↑ Hasan M. Balyuzi, Hand of the Cause of God - the Treasure of All Humanity, by Richard Francis, 1998, Bahai-library.com
- ↑ Russell Garcia
- ↑ Dolbee, Sandi,"Passion for game, faith drives Padres' Greene" Archived 8 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 September 2004. Accessed 10 August 2007.
- ↑ Running the race of his life
- ↑ Garriganm, Mary (May 28, 2007). "Left Hand Bull to lead nation's Baha'is". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Jacqueline Left Hand Bull, A Baha'i Perspective (Podcast and radio), August 14, 2010
- ↑ Hassall, Graham; Fazel, Seena. "100 Years of the Baha'i Faith in Europe". Baha'i Studies Review. 8 (3): 35–44. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ↑ A player and more Archived 29 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine by Les Everett, Australian Rules, from the Fremantle Herald
- ↑ Lee, Anthony A. (2008), "Enoch Olinga", Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience, Oxford University Press
- ↑ Remey, 1960 p. 2
- ↑ Carey, Edward (September 17, 2008). "Nelson talks Rex Mundi and Religion". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ↑ Macau Daily Times: SOHO not interested in Macau's casinos Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine (09-02-2010)
- ↑ "Profile: Dr David Kelly" BBC
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