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AR Rahman changed his name from Dileep Kumar after embracing Islam just days before the release of his first major project, Roja. On his birthday, here’s a look at his personal journey.
Jan 6, 2024 · He decided to convert to Islam, along with his mother and sisters, and changed his name to Allah Rakha Rahman, meaning “the merciful and compassionate one”.
Jan 16, 2015 · Did the peer ask you to embrace Islam? No, he didn’t. Nobody is forced to convert to the path of Sufism. You only follow if it comes from your heart.
Jan 7, 2021 · It was Rahman's mother, Kareema Begum, who had insisted on converting to Islam. It was during Rahman's father's deteriorating health that Kareema Begum had knocked the doors of all the temples, churches and mosques.
Jun 28, 2023 · In a chat with Karan Thapar for his BBC talk show in 2000, the composer opened up about what led him to embrace Islam and said that “another spiritual path gave us peace”. Rahman shared that there was a sufi who was treating his father in his last days when he was struggling with cancer.
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Oct 20, 2023 · Now, his frequent collaborator, percussionist Sivamani, has opened up about how he saw AR Rahman transform after he embraced a new faith. In a chat with O2 India, Sivamani recalled that he would visit the sufi saint’s shrine along with AR Rahman and his mother.
Jul 27, 2023 · But he converted to Islam after the death of his father, notable music composer, RK Shekhar. This was right before the release of his first big project, Roja. His biography, Notes Of A Dream, says that the singer’s mother requested him to change his name in the film’s credits at the last moment.
