Wednesday, 25 April 2012

The legacy of Victorian England's first apostate to islam

The legacy of Victorian England's first Islamic convert

By Rahila Bano
25 April 2012
The house, one of three adjoining properties, was once owned by William Abdullah Quilliam, a solicitor and son of a Methodist preacher. In 1887, he became the first Christian to convert to Islam in Victorian England.

Born William Henry Quilliam, he turned to the religion after a trip to Morocco, and adopted the name Abdullah.
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