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title: "Harvard Professor Henry Klassen Converted to Islam"
url: "https:\/\/theislamicinformation.com\/news\/harvard-professor-henry-larson-converted-to-islam\/"
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updated: "2024-03-20"
description: "Henry Klassen is also a famous stem cell researcher."
taxonomies: ["News","Converts","Harvard","United States"]
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# Harvard Professor Henry Klassen Converted to Islam

Source: https://theislamicinformation.com/news/harvard-professor-henry-larson-converted-to-islam/
Updated: 2024-03-20

Henry Klassen, a professor at [Harvard University](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/harvard-university-sujood-best-posture-for-back-pain/) and a renowned stem cell researcher and scientist has converted to Islam.

A video has been shared online showing Klassen, is saying the Shahadah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkOspONoioM

*He also changed his name to Abdul Haq.*

On the first Ramadan, 2024, he also performed [Taraweeh](https://theislamicinformation.com/duas/taraweeh-dua/) and fasted for the first time. Klassen will also perform [Umrah](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/pakistani-umrah-companies-cheating-pilgrims/).

Henry Klassen is a leading scientist in the field of stem cell medicine and a professor at Harvard University. He also invested in a Stem Cell drug that was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat hereditary blindness.

Recently, [Lil Jon](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/rapper-lil-jon-converts-to-islam/) a famous rapper and [Shaun King](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/shaun-king-and-his-wife-accept-islam/) along with his wife converted to Islam.