Debunked: No, Young Sheldon cast member Iain Armitage has not become a Muslim

The rumours started from a tweet that claimed he had taken his Shahadah in London

4 months ago

As Young Sheldon rumours go, this one that cast member Iain Armitage has actually become a Muslim is quite a wild one. But how did all this speculation first start and most importantly, is there actually any truth to any of it? Let’s break it all down, shall we?

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The rumours that Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage had actually become a Muslim started from a now deleted tweet as all rumours seem to do. User Nadeem Ashraf claimed Iain Armitage had been in London, which at the time he was, and was speaking to him about Islam.

Nadeem Ashraf is a street Dawah specialist and the founder of Dawah Motivation and he also said in the tweet that Iain had taken his Shahadah. In the tweet, he wrote: “Actor Iain Armitage took his shahadah today with London street Dawah team, Leceister Square. Takbeer!”

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Breaking News😳😳, Young Sheldon Actor Actor (Ian Armitage) Becomes A Muslim🙌🏾☪️ #foryou #fyp #muslim #islam #allah

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The Shahadah is the First Pillar of Islam and is an oath and creed that reads: “I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.” It is typically the first step to take when you become a Muslim, and so by Nadeem claiming Iain had taken the Shahadah the rumour quickly went viral.

Whilst from the picture that was tweeted it does look like it was Iain, he likely didn’t know what the tweet was going to say and has not confirmed he is now Muslim. Because of this and the lack of any other evidence, we can most likely assume this was a false tweet.