Sinead O''Connor converts to Islam
Los Angeles, October 26
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has announced she has converted to Islam.
The "Nothing Compares 2U" singer revealed the news on Twitter, adding that she has changed her name to Shuhada Davitt.
''This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim. This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian's journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant. I will be given (another) new name. It will be Shuhada'
''Thank you so much to all my Muslim brothers and sisters who have been so kind as to welcome me to Ummah today on this page. You can't begin to imagine how much your tenderness means to me(sic)'' she wrote.
The 51-year-old singer also shared a video of herself singing the Azan, the Islamic call to prayer.
''Here is my 1st attempt at singing the Azan. I got some pronunciation wrong because emotions took me from my page... but there'll be hundreds of others onstage to come ... (sic)''
Thank you so much to all my Muslim brothers and sisters who have been so kind as to welcome me to Ummah today on this page. You can’t begin to imagine how much your tenderness means to me ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
— Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77)
On Thursday, Irish Imam Shaykh Dr Umar al-Qadri posted a video of the singer saying the Islamic declaration of faith.
The singer shared a picture of herself wearing a hijab and changed her profile picture on Twitter to a Nike tick logo featuring the words: ''Wear a hijab. Just do it.'' — PTI
