An expected 1.61 billion individuals on Earth are Muslim, so rigorously off of numbers alone we will undoubtedly have a lot of extraordinary competitors who are devotees of Islam. As we mark the beginning of the Islamic Ramadan month, we’re getting some down time to give a salute to a portion of those mind boggling competitors as they fire up their vacation. We make them box greats, a couple HOF NBA focuses, and, surprisingly, a cricket hotshot.

So here are 10 Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah!

Marat Safin

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Marat Safin

Sport: Tennis
Years: 1997-2009
Awards: 421-266 vocation record and two Grand Slam titles

The hot-tempered Russian tennis incredible Marat Safin was brought up as a Muslim. Of Tatar drop, Safin was a previous No. 1 who grabbed a couple Grand Slams, has the record for broken racquets in a season (87), and is presently an individual from the Russian parliament. Let us know you saw this person becoming fruitful legislator after his tennis profession.

Naseem Hamed

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Naseem Hamed

Sport: Boxing
Years: 1992-2002
Awards: 36-1-0 (31 KOs); previous World Featherweight Champion

Sovereign Naseem Hamed rambled of junk in his day yet he could likewise back it up. He was one of the most mind-blowing featherweight champions in ongoing history, holding a title in that division from 1995 until 2001. With 31 KOs in his profession, Prince Naseem given out his reasonable part of discipline yet he actually showed empathy for his rivals. Try not to trust us? Peep the clasp above where he requests that Allah safeguard the fella he simply KO’d. #classic

Imran Khan

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Imran Khan

Sport: Cricket
Years: 1971-1992
Honors: 1992 Word Cup, ICC Hall of Fame, 3x Player of the Year

Viewed as one of the best all over cricketers ever, Khan’s most desirable characteristics his bowling and administration. Quite possibly of cricket’s quickest bowler, he drove the Pakistani National Team to their sole World Cup in 1992. Imran hand-picked that group, including future stars Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-haq, and Mushtaq Ahmed. After his retirement, Khan began his own ideological group, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which centers around removing debasement in the Pakistani government. Khan keeps on heading the party and is one of the country’s most well known pioneers because of his solid Islamic qualities.

Bernard Hopkins

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Bernard Hopkins

Sport: Boxing
Years: 1988-Present
Honors: 52-6-2 (32 KOs); previous undisputed World Middleweight Champion

Quite possibly of the best warrior in late history nearly passed up his vocation in the wake of being condemned to 18 years for an outfitted burglary at 17 years old. During his bid, Hopkins found his adoration for boxing and furthermore switched over completely to Islam. He turned star upon his delivery in 1988. From that point forward, the Executioner has piled up north of 50 wins, and turned into the principal contender to bind together each of the four world middleweight titles (WBA, WBO, WBC, and The Ring). His triumph over Jean Pascal in 2011 made him the most seasoned title holder in boxing history at 46 years of age. Hopkins keeps on battling today and is a certain fire Hall of Famer once he chooses to hang them up.

Zinedine Zidane

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Zinedine Zidane

Sport: Soccer
Years: 1988-2006
Awards: Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, 1998 World Cup Champion

Seemingly truly outstanding to at any point bind up the spikes, Zidane is a Frenchman of Algerian plunge who wowed the soccer world for a really long time and brought forth quite possibly of the most preposterous crossroads in World Cup history when he went Gus Frerotte all over Italy.

Sadly Zidane will always be associated with that play, yet we like to feature his particular smile subsequent to making a few protectors look senseless. Brazil figured out what’s up in the ’98 Cup last and Double Z pushed it along for quite a long time into the future.

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Mike Tyson

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Mike Tyson

Sport: Boxing
Years: 1981-2005
Honors: 50-6 (44 KOs); WBC, WBA, IBF Heavyweight Champion

The Baddest Man on the Planet switched over completely to Islam while carrying out his jail punishment for an assault conviction in 1992. Whenever he was delivered in 1995, Iron Mike got back to the ring to win the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. Then came the Bite Fight, a few captures, venereal illnesses, and a chronic drug use. Tyson returned to turn into a mainstream society symbol and has apparently warded off his past evil presences. Acclaim Allah!

Shaquille O’Neal

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Shaquille O’Neal

Sport: Basketball
Years: 1989-2011
Awards: 1990 NCAA AP Player of the Year, 4x NBA Champion, 3x NBA Finals MVP, 15-time NBA All-Star, 1993 NBA Rookie of ther Year

Better believe it you read that right, Shaquille O’Neal, the one who upset the NBA throughout recent years, is as a matter of fact a Muslim. Raised with both a Christian impact (mother) and Muslim impact (step-father), Shaq has never been too vocal about his strict connection yet he has referenced it in certain meetings and has taken the Muslim journey to Mecca called Hajj.

Shaq won three straight in L.A., captured one more in Miami, gave the world Kazaam, and presently he’s Charles Barkley’s street canine on TNT teasing NBA players on a daily premise. Any rundown of Muslim competitors wouldn’t be finished without the Shaq Daddy, that and he’ll have a spot when we drop our “Most noteworthy Players That Got Old and Joined Any Team That Would Take Them” list. #ondeck

Hakeem Olajuwon

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Hakeem Olajuwon

Sport: Basketball
Years: 1981-2002
Awards: 1983 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, 2x NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 2x NBA Finals MVP, 2x NBA Champion, Leading Shot-Blocker in NBA History, 12x NBA All-Star

Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon is point of fact quite possibly of the best place and players in NBA history. The 7-foot Nigerian has a clothing rundown of achievements, his protected “Dream Shake” is utilized right up to the present day by NBA players like Kobe Bryant, and he’s hardened up as much as $100 million since resigning thanks to land interests in Houston. During the entirety of his prosperity, Hakeem stays a passionate Muslim. He changed over almost immediately in his NBA vocation and was so committed to his confidence that he’d quick during Ramadan regardless of the way that the sacred period would frequently fall during the NBA season. #beast

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Sport: Basketball
Years: 1966-1989
Awards: 3x NCAA Champion at UCLA, All-Time Leading Scorer in NBA History, 6x NBA Champion, 6x NBA MVP, 2x NBA Finals MVP, 19x NBA All-Star

Kareem has forever been perfect at b-ball. He overwhelmed in secondary school, school and the aces. He imagined one of the most unguardable shots in NBA history and, surprisingly, named it. The “skyhook” assisted him with turning into the NBA’s record-breaking driving scorer with 38,387 places — the nearest dynamic player is Kobe with 29,484 places.

Kareem switched over completely to Islam and chose to change his name from Lew Alcindor in 1971 as an individual from the Milwaukee Bucks since it was a piece of his legacy — the offseason preceding Milwaukee’s sole NBA title. When he went to L.A. he established his heritage by winning five MVP grants, five NBA titles, and gave Bruce Lee some work in The Game of Death.

Muhammad Ali

Best Muslim Athletes Who Pray To Allah-Muhammad Ali

Sport: Boxing
Years: 1960-1981
Honors: 1960 Light Heavyweight Olympic Gold Medal, Three-time World Heavyweight Champion

Effectively the most unmistakable Muslim games figure within recent memory, Muhammad Ali caught the hearts of Americans with his promise play and incomparable boxing expertise — until he changed his name that is. He transformed it during the Civil Rights Movement and promised devotion to the Nation of Islam. He stood up fervently against the Vietnam War and was ousted from enclosing for quite some time 1967 in view of these convictions and his refusal to joing the Army.

Incidentally, a portion of the American public started to get used to Ali during this time since they too went against the conflict. In the wake of winning two battles when he got back to the ring, he had a title chance against Joe Frazier, yet lost in an unbelievable match considered “The Fight of the Century.” He ultimately turned into a boss again subsequent to being treacherously deprived of his belts back in ’67. Ali crushed each top heavyweight in the brilliant time of heavyweight boxing making him “The Greatest.”

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