Was Einstein a Muslim

Answer 1

No. Einstein lived and died as a Jew. He never converted or considered converting to Islam and was precariously close to being an Atheist (and a number of Atheists claim him as well). He was also a noted Zionist who spoke on numerous occasions on the behalf of Jewish Interests in Mandatory Palestine.

The "controversy" comes from a claim was made by Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, head of Imam Sadeq University and the Assembly of Experts in Iran, a powerful organization that is heavily influential in leading Iran. He wrote on his blog that Einstein founded his idea of relativity from learning of the Mir'aaj (Muhammad's miraculous ascendance to heaven and back) and therefore converted to Shiite Islam. Of course, this is nonsense and, even if the Mir'aaj was the inspiration for relativity (which is quite probably not the case), it is a non-sequitur to say that Einstein therefore converted to Shiite Islam. This is much more in response to the increasing pressure Iranians are placing on their government to become less religious, i.e. a proof that Shiite Islam provides science, by crudely and falsely manipulating history.

Answer 2

No. Einstein lived and died as a Jew. He never converted or considered converting to Islam and was precariously close to being an Atheist (and a number of Atheists claim him as well). He was also a noted Zionist who spoke on numerous occasions on the behalf of Jewish Interests in Mandatory Palestine.

The "controversy" comes from a claim was made by Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, head of Imam Sadeq University and the Assembly of Experts in Iran, a powerful organization that is heavily influential in leading Iran. He wrote on his blog that Einstein founded his idea of relativity from learning of the Mir'aaj (Muhammad's miraculous ascendance to heaven and back) and therefore converted to Shiite Islam. Of course, this is nonsense and, even if the Mir'aaj was the inspiration for relativity (which is quite probably not the case), it is a non-sequitur to say that Einstein therefore converted to Shiite Islam. This is much more in response to the increasing pressure Iranians are placing on their government to become less religious, i.e. a proof that Shiite Islam provides science, by crudely and falsely manipulating history.

Answer 3

A:No. Einstein was brought up in a Jewish family, but said that he realised that there is no God when he was twelve years old.