Do you know AR Rahman converted to Islam at the age of 23 after the death of his father and got his Muslim name from a Hindu astrologer?
His decision to embrace Islam was influenced by a deeply spiritual experience involving a Sufi healer who treated ... A Hindu astrologer suggested two names—Abdul Rahman and Abdul Rahim ...
Rahman paid homage to his guru with a selection of Sufi classics, including ‘Khwaja Mere Khwaja,’ ‘Kun Faya Kun,’ ‘Maula’ and ‘Izzu Mantasha’ among others.
Besides joining musician Ed Sheeran at a concert in Chennai recently, AR Rahman has been busy touring the world for concerts, including Sufi shows. He performed a Sufi concert, titled Haazri ...