Sputnik
October 26, 2018
The Grammy award-winning singer once revealed that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had struggled with depression, and PTS for many years.
Sinead O’Connor, who changed her name to Magda Davitt last year, has reportedly converted to Islam, having now taken a new name, Shuhada, which means “martyr” in Arabic.
The announcement was made on an unverified Twitter account, where she also posted a picture of herself in a hijab.
This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim. This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian’s journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant. I will be given (another) new name. It will be Shuhada’
— Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) October 19, 2018
— Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) October 25, 2018
She also retweeted a video by Imam Shaykh Dr. Umar al-Qadri of her saying the Islamic declaration of faith:
I keep getting the Arabic words wrong!! I’m so sorry!! I’ll get them right eventually. In sha Allah https://t.co/DVzkDcjuJU
— Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) October 25, 2018
O’Connor also changed her Twitter profile image to a Nike symbol with the caption “wear a hijab. Just do it.”
While she’s been inundated with welcome messages from Muslims, other social media users have suggested that O’Connor was only looking for attention:
— Furedogg (@Furedogg) October 25, 2018
— Scott A. Schultz (@scottschultz96) October 26, 2018
Shuhada Davitt? More like Shouldnt Havedunit!!!! Please clap.
— Ben (@reidbtwntheline) October 25, 2018
Some hinted at her previous revelations about her mental health issues, saying that she was unstable:
Unfortunately Sinead is quite unstable. I don’t think choosing a religion will make her…