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http://www.hoor-al-ayn.com/kamal-el-mekki.html 213.42.2.11 (talk) 11:36, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 11:36, 2 July 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 07:18, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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Primary sources[edit]

I hope to edit this article to improve it and, in particular, remove unreliable or primary sources whenever possible, e.g., Nahj al-Balagha. Albertatiran (talk) 19:30, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good luck 🙏. This article can be a big and good article. M.Nadian (talk) 08:24, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks :) Albertatiran (talk) 08:54, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A number of issues with Selection as Caliph

  • Contains a long quote from the primary source Nahj Al-Balagha which seems unnecessary. Ali's reluctance can be quoted from more reliable sources, e.g., Madelung.
  • The following problematic claim is from a unreliable source: Then rebels offered the caliphate to Talhah and Al-Zubayr and some other companions but they refused it too. Therefore, they threatened that, unless the people of Medina choose a caliph within one day, they would be forced to take some drastic action.
  • There is perhaps undue emphasis on Talha and Zubayr, considering that this article is about Ali (and also not about the Battle of the Camel).
  • Key details about Ali's stance on Uthman's assassination are missing. Albertatiran (talk) 17:22, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In First Fitna, the following claims are not found in the given sources:

  • The First Fitna, 656–661 CE, followed the assassination of the caliph Uthman Ibn Affan, continued during the caliphate of Ali, and was ended, on the whole, by Muawiyah's assumption of the caliphate. This civil war is often called the Fitna, and regretted as the end of the early unity of the Islamic ummah (nation). Albertatiran (talk) 15:02, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Burial section is evidently unrelated to the title of the article. It might be a good idea to substantially shorten it and then merge with the previous section. Maybe the latter can also be renamed to Assassination which better relates to the title. Albertatiran (talk) 11:30, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Under First Fitna, the following is not in the source: "Ali was urged to accept Abu Musa but he never did. Those who preferred Abu Musa went decided to continue with the arbitration anyway." Albertatiran (talk) 12:08, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Under Assassination, I have problem finding the following material in the given sources and would like to add new ones instead.

Ali ordered his sons not to kill a group of people. Since the act was performed by a single member of Kharijite group and not all of them, they had to revenge just the murderer. Thus later Hasan fulfilled Qisas and killed ibn Muljam.

Under Assassination, the following is not reliably sourced and perhaps only marginally relates to the topic of the article.

In these two days he dictated his will to his household "My advice to you is that you should not consider anyone as a co-worker of the Lord, be firm in your belief that there is One and only One Allah. Do not waste the knowledge given to you by the Muhammad and do not give up and destroy his Sunnah [traditions]. Keep these two pillars of Islam [monotheism and Sunnah of the Muhammad] aloft. If you act according to my advice then you cannot be blamed for damaging or destroying the religion."Albertatiran (talk) 11:35, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reliance on Ismaili and Twelver sources[edit]

Many of the citations (Madelung, Poonwala, etc.) are done by Ismaili and Twelver specialists, or ones writing about Shia Islam in general. I don’t have to say that these sources will not dive into Sunni sources in depth. 2001:1970:5163:1200:0:0:0:D48B (talk) 07:50, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You may be correct or not, because this is entirely based on assumptions. What evidence is there of actual source bias? Iskandar323 (talk) 08:38, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Madelung’s work is heavily Ismaili and Shia centric. He has an entire book “The Succession of Muhammed” that explores the Shia view. He literally has no books or lectures even discussing Sunni sources and he comes to completely different conclusions than Sunni scholars do, usually taking the Shia position. He is cited on wikipedia numerous times in support of Shia positions. I’m not against having these sources on here, but not clarifying that something is so obviously the Shia position is extremely dishonest. 2001:1970:5163:1200:0:0:0:B4B9 (talk) 22:42, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for this comment. As someone familiar with Madelung's Succession and his other works, I strongly disagree with your claims but that discussion is perhaps irrelevant to this talk page. What matters is that Madelung and Poonawala are both academic experts of the highest caliber, so instead please provide specific instances of WP:NPOV violation in the article that require attention. Albertatiran (talk) 03:14, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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