10 Celebrities Who Are Surprisingly Muslim | TopX | Bilal Masood

We've produced several Articles about Islam so far well more than several at this point but we haven't talked a lot about the celebrities that identify as Muslim in some way or follow Islam fully so I'm gonna do that right now and by the way I'm not saying that any or all of these celebrities featured in this Blog Will be the epitome of what a Muslim should be rather They just identify as Muslim in some way. Just making that clears. So hi. You beautiful people do it My name is Bilal Masood And this is TopX where we post daily Articles about our world and the cultures within it and now a question that I have for you before I jump into this Article is which Celebrities inspire you.

Zayn Malik 

Zayn Malik former One Direction singer Zayn Malik is one of the most famous Muslim stars out there right now his religious identity of course has caused a lot of criticism and conflict especially because of his smoking and his tattoos and his lavish celebrity lifestyle conservative Muslims say that these are completely inconsistent with the teachings of Islam. So he's not even really a Muslim in their view.

Shaquille O'Neal aka

Shaquille O'Neal aka Shaq now he has been identified as Muslim in several biographies But he is quoted to have said, I'm Muslim. I'm Jewish I'm Buddhist I'm everybody cuz I'm a people person Shaq played for six different teams over his 19 year NBA career And he want four NBA championships and was an NBA all-star as well Shaquille O'Neal was raised Christian But he had a Muslim stepfather.

Janet Jackson

So Janet Jackson, the sister of the late Michael Jackson was a huge pop culture icon in her own, right? She sold over 160 million records and won five Grammy Awards and you know Janet Jackson like the rest of her family was raised as Jehovah's Witness But she converted to Islam back in the year 2015 and that came just a few years after marrying a Muslim billionaire by the name of Wisam al mana.

Lupe Fiasco 

So American rapper Lupe Fiasco initially disliked the musical genre of hip hop because of its tendency to promote drugs and was just completely vulgar and it promoted a lot of violence and misogyny. However, he appears to avoid all of that Temptation and he produces his own unique style of rap, which is in line with his Muslim faith not many people knew that he's a practicing Muslim.

T-pain 

T-pain recording artist t-pain whose real name is Fahim Rashid Naeem He was raised Muslim and he expressed his beliefs in religion and has said that he does not like that religion Separates people this is what he's said and I quote. I tried not to put a label on my beliefs I believe in God, I believe in Jesus. I was raised Muslim. I believe in everything I believe in Buddha I believe in whatever it is. I like Freewill.

Iman Muhammad Abdul Majeed 

The small the American model Entrepreneur an actress professionally known as simply Iman is a Muslim as well her stage name literally means faith in Arabic.

Dave Chappelle 

so he was raised by a Unitarian Universalist minister and was originally an atheist back in the year 1998 Chappelle converted to Islam and he even tried to go on the ceremonial pilgrimage called hot But he was held up in Turkey because he was denied a visa yet. Dave Chappelle has a long history of Controversy, but he seems to continue to pop up in the public eye and continues to go strong.

Dr. Mehmet

Turkish American descent and he's also a Muslim He's an acclaimed surgeon and author and the host of the popular helping wellness TV series the Dr Oz Show and this was launched by Oprah Winfrey's Network Harpo Productions in conjunction with Sony Pictures former heavyweight boxing champion.

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson has held all three major championship belts that boxing offers His career has had its share of controversial Moments, which I won't get into Right now because yeah, that's That's a no-no but Mike Tyson He said that he is a proud Muslim.

Angelina Jolie

Well, she's like three religions Angelina Jolie She visited Pakistan and she actually goes there pretty often and she's known for dabbling into several different Religions like Buddhism Christianity and Islam and she's even said that I have a Buddhist son And I'd like a Christian and a Muslim child, too.

So these are just ten celebrities who surprisingly are Muslim which of them did You know about sound off below in the comment section And also let me know what celebrity inspires you and again They don't have to be on this list Now if you enjoyed this Article.