5 Islam-Linked Conspiracy Theories of the world

Posted on 30/01/2017 I by: Navneeta

There was a time in history when people had to face persecution if they were suspected of being secret Catholics, Jews, communists, heathens or Satanists. Even influential people were accused of converting to Islam as part of a wider conspiracy theory. Here are five of such conspiracy Islam linked theories involving famous personalities

Princess Diana

Princess Diana had considered converting to Islam after falling for Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. The relationship was apparently going smoothly until Khan`s mother intervened at the idea of her son marrying someone who wasn`t a Pakistani Muslim woman. Her 1997 death in a car crash led to lurid speculation in Egypt that she had been killed by British intelligence to prevent her from marrying al-Fayed and making a Muslim the stepfather to the heir of the British throne.

Dalai Lama

Some claim that the Dalai Lama is not actually a Buddhist but rather a Muslim in disguise who is a theocratic dictator obsessed with the Nazis. Shugden followers believe that the Dalai Lama must be Muslim because he has never expressly admitted to being a Buddhist. The Geluk sect claims that Dalai Lama is a secret Muslim and is an attempted insult that draws from the cultural influence of global Islamophobia.

Michael Jackson

UK tabloid The Sun claimed that Michael Jackson had converted to Islam and is said to have changed his name to Mikaeel. To back it up, video proof was offered with an edited clip of Jackson saying `inshallah` (Allah willing). Some who believe that Jackson converted to Islam have offered even more ludicrous examples of proof, such as claims that Jackson`s brain was checked during his autopsy and memories of becoming Muslim were discovered inside.

Adolf Hitler

Some believe that Adolf Hitler preferred Islam and viewed it as the religion of men. There is evidence that the Third Reich tried to recruit Muslims as Aryan soldiers. However, there is little evidence that Hitler converted to Islam.

Neil Armstrong

Urban legend in the Islamic world claims that Neil Armstrong heard strange sounds of an unfamiliar language and years later he heard the same sounds in Egypt. After he was told that it was the Islamic call to prayer, the legend says that he immediately converted to Islam.