# Did a banned treatise claim Leonardo da Vinci converted to Islam? - Tags: religion, islam, leonardo-da-vinci - Score: 15 - Views: 3,139 - Answers: 1 - Asked by: Carlo Alterego (4,013 rep) - Asked on: Dec 7, 2012 - Last active: Apr 13, 2013 - License: CC BY-SA 3.0 --- ## Question I found this to be strange, if not absurd: > Morteza Khalaj Amirhosseini, the author of the book "Leonardo Da Vinci's Drawings", went on to say that the book presents a complete biography of Da Vinci in which he has proved based on first-hand sources that the Renaissance artist had become a Muslim. However, the west prefers to keep silent on the subject, he added. > He added: "A French writer in the 19th century has evaluated the issue of Da Vinci's conversion to Islam in a treatise, but the west has banned the publication of this treatise." [Source](http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=307415). I'm skeptical of the claim for many reasons. Is there such a treatise? Is any verifiable evidence contained therein? Are there first-hand sources that claim that Leonardo converted to Islam, or other documents on the matter? --- ## Accepted Answer — Score: 15 - By: Cruril (2,722 rep) - Answered on: Dec 11