The singer formerly known asย Sinรฉad OโConnorย has converted toย Islam, Her New name is Shuhadaโ.
She made the announcementย on Twitter, saying her conversion was โthe natural conclusion of any intelligent theologianโs journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant.โShe posted on twitter that she wants to seek refuge in Allah from being ignorant .
โ Shuhadaโ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) 25 October 2018
She has since documented her new faith, writing that she was โvery, very, very happyโ after being given her first hijab, and expressing thanks to โall my Muslim brothers and sisters who have been so kind as to welcome me to Ummahโ, meaning the Islamic community. She also posted a YouTube video of her making the Islamic call to prayer.
Happy pic.twitter.com/VkJsj2IFAi
โ Shuhadaโ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) 23 October 2018
Her full new name is Shuhadaโ Davitt, using the surname she gave herself when she changed her name to Magda Davitt in 2017. She said at the time that she wanted to be โfree of the patriarchal slave names. Free of the parental curses.โ
Davitt has candidly documented her struggles with mental health in recent years, posting a Facebook videoย in August 2017ย in which she admitted to suicidal thoughts. โI am one of millions โฆ people who suffer from mental illness are the most vulnerable people on earth, we canโt take care of ourselves, youโve got to take care of us,โ she said in the video. โMy entire life is revolving around not dying, and thatโs not living.โ In a previous update in November 2015, she said she had โtaken an overdoseโ, and a police search was launched for her in May 2016 after she briefly went missing in Chicago, sparking fears for her wellbeing.
Earlier this week, she claimed on Twitter that a healthcare assistant working with her was fired โfor spiking me with crystal methโ.
She was ordained as a priest in 1999 by the Irish Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic church โ the group are not officially affiliated with the Catholic church, who do not allow the ordination of women as priests.
She became disillusioned with Catholicism in the wake of child abuse scandals in the church, describing the Vatican as a โnest of devilsโ in a 2011 newspaper article. In an open letter published in August this year, she askedย Pope Francisย to excommunicate her, and said she had made similar previous appeals to Pope Benedict and John Paul II.
She took sahada with Dr Umar Al Qadri and she is so happy about it .Masha Allah!
World renowned singer Shuhada Davitt @MagdaDavitt77 (#SineadOConnor) has proclaimed the #Shahadah with me in #Ireland. She is so happy ! Masha Allah !#Ireland #Islam #SineadOConnorEmbracesIslam @SineadOconnorHQ pic.twitter.com/mBeHlcrgqW
โ Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri (@DrUmarAlQadri) 25 October 2018
Ref :Twitter and Guardian.
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Ustadha Fahmina holds the Alimah sanad from two prestigious institutes and is a certified Optometrist Doctor. She teaches Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Seerah to Women and Kids and is passionate about spreading authentic information about the religion of Islam. Connect with her to keep updated about her recent ebooks and projects.
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