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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.

From Judaism edit

From Christianity edit

 
Marie of Romania converted to the Baháʼí Faith, from the Romanian Orthodox Church and previously the Church of England

Converted from unknown religions edit

  • Arvid Nelson – American comic book writer, best known for Rex Mundi [21]
  • Zhang Xin (born 1965) – Chinese businesswoman.[22]
  • David Kelly (1944–2003) – former employee of the British Ministry of Defence and a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq who was an authority on biological warfare.[23]

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.
  • Dominic Parviz Brookshaw; Seena B. Fazel (2 October 2012). THE BAHA'IS OF IRAN: Socio-Historical Studies. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-25000-4.
  • 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.
  • 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.

References edit

  1. ^ Momen, Moojan (March 4, 2002). "Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpaygani, Mirza". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
  2. ^ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0853981523.
  3. ^ ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (1997) [1915]. Memorials of the Faithful (Softcover ed.). Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877432422.
  4. ^ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 268–270. ISBN 0853981523.
  5. ^ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 265–266. ISBN 0853981523.
  6. ^ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 245–256. ISBN 0853981523.
  7. ^ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 290–310. ISBN 0853981523.
  8. ^ Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 335–350. ISBN 0853981523.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Hasan M. Balyuzi, Hand of the Cause of God - the Treasure of All Humanity, by Richard Francis, 1998, Bahai-library.com
  11. ^ Russell Garcia
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Running the race of his life
  14. ^ Garriganm, Mary (May 28, 2007). "Left Hand Bull to lead nation's Baha'is". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  15. ^ Jacqueline Left Hand Bull, A Baha'i Perspective (Podcast and radio), August 14, 2010
  16. ^ Hassall, Graham; Fazel, Seena. "100 Years of the Baha'i Faith in Europe". Baháʼí Studies Review. 8 (3): 35–44. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
  17. ^ van den Hoonaard, Will C. (1996). THE ORIGINS OF THE BAHA'I COMMUNITY OF CANADA, 1898-1948. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfred Laurier University Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 0889202729.
  18. ^ A player and more Archived 29 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine by Les Everett, Australian Rules, from the Fremantle Herald
  19. ^ Lee, Anthony A. (2008), "Enoch Olinga", Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience, Oxford University Press
  20. ^ Remey, 1960 p. 2
  21. ^ Carey, Edward (September 17, 2008). "Nelson talks Rex Mundi and Religion". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  22. ^ Macau Daily Times: SOHO not interested in Macau's casinos Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine (09-02-2010)
  23. ^ "Profile: Dr David Kelly" BBC
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