مریم جمیلہ کی مذہبی تبدیلی کا تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Maryam Jameelah was born in an American-Jewish family. She migrated to Pakistan on the invitation of Sayyid Abū al-A‘lā Maudūdī after her conversion to Islam. Earlier studies on her conversion have overlooked the fact that before her embracing Islam, she had opted for atheism and Bahaism as well. Moreover, it is also ignored that during her spiritual journey she had also studied Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Therefore, it is needed to understand why she adopted atheism, Bahaism, and Islam while rejecting other religions. After analyzing various aspects of her life along with her study of world religions and the contexts in which her conversions took place, the present study argues that her acceptance of Islam is a continuous process rather than a single event which is in fact triggered by a number of incidents.