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Mission and scopeEdit
The mission of WikiProject Islam is to ensure that Islam-related articles on Wikipedia are written in an encyclopedic style, in a neutral and non-sectarian manner, using verifiable and reliable scholarly sources. This is the best place to discuss issues which affect Islam-related articles in general. Discussions about particular articles should be handled on the talk pages of those articles.
The scope of this WikiProject is to improve the quality and quantity of information about Islam available on Wikipedia.
Guidelines for editing Islam articlesEdit
If you are a newcomer, the most important and often over-looked point to remember while editing Wikipedia is: You cannot insert your own particular viewpoints into articles. Articles should typically reflect the verifiable opinions of qualified academic scholars, in neutral and balanced prose. The Qur'an and hadith are considered primary sources and they shouldn't be quoted in support of a particular argument unless also backed up by a citation to a reliable secondary source. Also remember to cite your sources correctly. If you feel a viewpoint merits mention, you can find some material which may constitute a reliable source by checking books, journals, articles, newspapers and other sources.
To promote consistency in the way articles are written and edited, a manual of style with recommended guidelines exists. Visit its talk page for current discussion.
To doEdit
- Place the project banner {{WikiProject Islam|class=|importance=}} on the talk pages of all articles that fall within the scope of the project.
- Add the articles to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam/Articles list by category.
- Check the recent changes for recent improvements, vandalism, and other changes.
Participants/membersEdit
DepartmentsEdit
Departments are specific group of members who do the meta work. Tasks include keeping the project going, maintaining the project pages, related portals, assessing articles, participating in peer reviews, managing the consensus within the project and so on. The following is a list of departments within the WikiProject. WikiProject Members may not necessarily do only departmental tasks. They can contribute content as a member of Work Groups as well.
- List of all subpages of this page
- Links Cleanup
- Watchlist of All Islam-related articles
- Watchlist of Main Islam-related articles
AssessmentEdit
The assessment department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia articles related to Islam. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.
StatisticsEdit
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Peer reviewEdit
The peer review department conducts peer reviews of Islam-related articles on request; this helps to obtain ideas for further improvement by having contributors who may not have previously worked on particular articles examine them. Project members are invited to submit articles to the department in lieu of using the generic peer review process.
Task forcesEdit
- Ahmadiyya task force
- Hadith (watchlist)
- Islam and Controversy (watchlist)
- Mosques (watchlist)
- Muslim history (watchlist)
- Muslim scholars (watchlist)
- Prophets of Islam (watchlist)
- Salaf (watchlist)
- Shi'a Islam (watchlist)
- Sunni Islam (watchlist)
RelatedEdit
ArticlesEdit
Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selectionsEdit
- Averroes
- Avicenna
- Idi Amin
- Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
- Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
- Muhammad Iqbal
- Shia Islam
- Sunni Islam
- Zheng He
Current issuesEdit
Although members of the project are usually aware of current problems and specific tasks to perform in Islam articles, non-members – who are encouraged to help with these – may not be. Generally, discussions of articles take place on talk pages of those articles, but below is a list of some important problems and tasks.
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[ ] Missing articles
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[ ] Expansion
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[ ] Discussions
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[ ] Maps, Pictures, Timelines etc.
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[ ] Neutrality and Factual accuracy disputed
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[ ] Original or Unverified articles
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[ ] GA and FA articles
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Islamic terms
Notable persons
Historical issues Contemporary issues
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Featured articles
Good articles
FA review A class review Peer review GA review To see the complete list refer to here |
Vandalism/sock puppet alertsEdit
Please watch out for editing behaviors of these banned puppet masters and revert their edits when suspected:
- His excellency (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks confirmedsuspected)
- DavidYork71 (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks confirmedsuspected)
- Kirbytime (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks confirmedsuspected)
- Patchouli (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks confirmedsuspected)
- JarlaxleArtemis (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks confirmedsuspected)
Articles affectedEdit
- Controversial articles like Apostasy, Apostasy in Islam, Ibn Khaldun, Dhimmi, and Jihad Watch
- Islam and Children (frequented by DavidYork71's socks)
- Islamophobia, Criticism of Islam (frequented by H.E.)
Helpful links for reporting vandalism and getting helpEdit
- Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism – only for persistent vandals
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents – report block evading users
- Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser
Article alertsEdit
Did you know
- 07 Apr 2021 – Sitara (textile) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by MartinPoulter (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Mar 2021 – Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Limorina (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 16 Apr 2021 – Syed Tauseef ur Rehman Rashidi (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Onel5969 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 09 Apr 2021 – Pretoria Muslim School (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gbawden (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 29 Mar 2021 – Asid bin Kurz al-Bajali (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Onel5969 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
- 23 Mar 2021 – MUSLIM Institute Islamabad, Pakistan (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DoubleGrazing (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 27 Mar 2021 – Amir Butler (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Star Mississippi (t · c) was closed as delete by Premeditated Chaos (t · c) on 11 Apr 2021; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
- 25 Mar 2021 – Mohamad Osseiran (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by CommanderWaterford (t · c) was closed as no consensus by Sandstein (t · c) on 17 Apr 2021; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
Redirects for discussion
- 11 Apr 2021 – Church-state relations (talk · edit · hist) →Separation of church and state was RfDed by 86.23.109.101 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Apr 2021 – Nasibi (talk · edit · hist) →Shia–Sunni relations was RfDed by Discospinster (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 04 Apr 2021 – Al-Muti (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Cplakidas (t · c); see discussion
- 31 Jan 2021 – MF Doom (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AleatoryPonderings (t · c); start discussion
- 27 Jan 2021 – Kharijites (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AhmadLX (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jul 2020 – Abdurauf Fitrat (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Man77 (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 27 Mar 2021 – Crusades (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Srnec (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Mar 2021 – Crusading (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Norfolkbigfish (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 12 Apr 2021 – Q2:255 Ayatul Kursi (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Throne Verse by Mahir256 (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Apr 2021 – Science in the medieval Islamic world (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Science in the Islamic Golden Age by Maudslay II (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Mar 2021 – Sidi Bellahsen Mosque (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Sidi Bel Hasan Mosque by R Prazeres (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Mar 2021 – Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Jamal al-Din al-Afghani by Solavirum (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 06 Apr 2021 – Peace be upon him (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Islamic honorifics by Pathawi (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Apr 2021 – Islamic hygienical jurisprudence (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ritual purity in Islam by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Mar 2021 – List of converts to the Baháʼí Faith from Islam (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of converts to the Baháʼí Faith by Cuñado (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Feb 2021 – Destruction of Kashmiri Shias (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Kashmiri Muslims by TrangaBellam (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Feb 2021 – Beheading in Islam (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Capital punishment in Islam by KuroNekoNiyah (t · c); see discussion
- 31 Jan 2021 – Takfiri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Takfir by GenoV84 (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jan 2021 – Azazel (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Scapegoat by Yaakovaryeh (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Jan 2021 – ʽAd (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging by JorgeLaArdilla (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Nov 2020 – Quran and miracles (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Islamic view of miracles by Gazelle55 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Nov 2020 – Islamic socialism (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Islamo-leftism by Dereck Camacho (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 19 Dec 2020 – Boko Haram (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fontaine347 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 May 2019 – Religious text (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Dbachmann (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 15 Apr 2021 – Draft:Kamaluddin Nurdin Marjuni (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Islamic Study (t · c)
- 04 Apr 2021 – Draft:Nuhu Muzaata Batte (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Liz (t · c)
- 21 Mar 2021 – Draft:Mussab Ali (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Thetangent24 (t · c)
- 12 Mar 2021 – Draft:Syed Abdullah Tariq (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by PriyaWrites (t · c)
- 26 Feb 2021 – Draft:Happy Asmara (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Putra Yudha Pradana (t · c)
- 21 Feb 2021 – Draft:Muslim Council of Elders (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Rozella.protas (t · c)
- 11 Feb 2021 – Draft:Sulaiman Jenkins (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 37.125.37.159 (t · c)
- 31 Jan 2021 – Draft:Fadaei (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Farbud (t · c)
- undated – Draft:Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
- 16 Dec 2020 – Draft:Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Zahra Bkh (t · c) was declined by Worldbruce (t · c) on 15 Apr 2021
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TasksEdit
- Standardise references to Qur'an translations.
- Placing articles in the most appropriate category or categories.
- Fix inadvertent placing of new Islam articles in Category:Islam when a better category (or more) can be chosen.
- Sandbox
DeletionsEdit
Cleanup listingEdit

Cleanup listing for this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
TemplatesEdit
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Userbox for members to direct and inform others about this WikiProject. | |||||||||||
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{{User Islam related}} |
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Invite other editors to participate in WikiProject Islam. |
Barnstar awardsEdit
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{{subst:Islamic Barnstar Award|message ~~~~}} | The WikiProject Islamic Barnstar is to be used for the recognition of any excellent contributions to Islam-related articles. Designed and introduced by User:LatinoMuslim in May 2006. |
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{{subst:The Islamic Barnstar|message ~~~~}} | May be awarded to an editor who contributes, spreads, or posts helpful information about Islam. |
CategoriesEdit
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ResourcesEdit
Reference materialsEdit
In accordance with general directives on reliable source usage, Wikipedia should quote qualified scholars of Islam, as Wikipedia policy dictates that authors must be "authoritative in relation to the subject at hand." Other indicators of reliability is whether or not the work is published in a scholarly, peer-reviewed press, or whether the work is itself the subject of independent academic reviews. As per WP:REDFLAG, It is especially important for the source to be of high quality (and perferably there should be multiple sources) when assertions about Islam are made which are unsupported by mainstream academic opinion.
The editors should not write for example "Some Muslims argue X" and then reference it to some Muslim websites unless they could show that the website is representative of the thought of a particular significant group.
- Please note that websites such as "Answering-Christianity.com" are not reliable sources, because they are neither written by famous scholars nor peer reviewed works. Articles at islamic-awareness.org are usually signed by the authors. For those articles, if one can establish that the authors hold an official academic degree (Western or Islamic) and are notable, they could be used when properly attributed to the authors. Articles at islamic-awareness.org are more likely to have references. So, if you found something there, try to look up for its source and then look up the original source. If you are lucky, you'll get a good sourced piece of information.
Arabic Wikisource has many relevant works in the Arabic language. See the Islamic collection there.
How to find good sourcesEdit
General tipsEdit
- Encyclopedia of Islam and Encyclopedia of the Qur'an are a very good scholarly resources and one can find information on almost everything. But it is not free unless you belong to an organization that provides access to this for you. Encyclopædia Iranica online is an exception that contains many articles pertinent to Islam, which are peer-reviewed and free to the public, and which may provide additional information not found in the other encyclopedias.
- You can have free (but limited) online access to many of these books at books.google.com or amazon.com. You can also search for a word (like Islam) in books.google.com and find good books. It is useful to memorize names of some reputed scholars of Islam, most of whom are listed on the 'List of Islamic studies scholars'. Since the scholarly books are usually published by "University of X" presses, you can also add "university" in the appropriate box in the advanced search to get the more scholarly works.
- If you can afford $15 a month for access to an online library, Questia has a spotty selection of Islam-related books. They don't have everything one would want, but they have enough to justify the money, IMHO. You can search the library without joining.
- In the U.S., if you have a library card at the local public library (usually free to city residents) you can often get a card at the library of a nearby public university or community college. This may get you access to their online databases like Lexis/Nexis, Jstor, and the Oxford English Dictionary.
From whom you can askEdit
Please see: Expert Wikipedians in Islamic issues, where you may find a Wikipedian who can help you with your questions about Islamic issues.