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This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Sikhism. Jasvinder Sanghera, British activist against forced marriages [1] Bakht Singh, Indian Christian evangelist [2] Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor known for his role in Phua Chu Kang as the title character [3] Sadhu Sundar Singh, Indian Christian missionary and sadhu [4]
Preacher and translator of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text of the Sikhs into Spanish [5] Alexander Gardner: American Soldier in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. [6] Maharaja Duleep Singh: British, Punjabi: The Last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (reverted back to Sikhism) [7]
He also worked to translate the Sikh scriptures to help Christian missionaries to understand Sikhs and thereby aid their conversion. [2] [3] [4] He authored the first Sindhi grammar entitled Sindhi Alphabet and Grammar. He also published Grammar of Pashto, or language of the Afghans, compared with the Iranian and North Indian idioms. [5]
Bhai Mardana – Rubabi convert from Islam to Sikhi. [4] Bhai Bala – childhood friend and companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak. [5] Rai Bular Bhatti – Muslim Rajput noble of the Bhatti clan during the latter half of the 15th century who was inspired by the Sikh Guru Nanak and donated half of his land.
Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person to some form of Christianity. Some Christian sects require full conversion for new members regardless of any history in other Christian sects, or from certain other sects. The exact requirements vary between different churches and denominations.
According to 2015 Believers in Christ from a Muslim Background": A Global Census study published by Baylor University institute for studies of religion, it estimates that 10.2 million Muslims converted to Christianity. [12] Due primarily to conversion, Christianity has grown in South Korea from 2.0% in 1945 [13] to 29.3% in 2010. [14]
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The term Dalit Christian or Christian Dalit is used to describe those who have converted to Christianity from other forms of religion in the Indian subcontinent, and are still categorised as Dalits in Hindu, Christian, Muslim, and Sikh societies in South Asia. Hindu Dalits are sometimes referred to as Harijans.