Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam

Welcome to WikiProject Islam!

Mission and Scope

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 articles

Main page: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Islam-related articles)

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. Also remember to remember 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 others 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 do

1. Place the project banner {{WikiProject Islam}} on the talk pages of all articles that fall within the scope of the project.
2. Add the articles to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam/Articles list by category.
3. Check the recent changes for recent improvements, vandalism, and other changes.

Departments

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.

Assessment

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.

Peer review

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 forces

• Shi'a Islam (watchlist)
• Sunni Islam
• Hadith (watchlist)
• Prophets (watchlist)
• Salaf (watchlist)
• Leaders and politicians
• Muslim scholars (watchlist)
• Islam and Controversy (watchlist)

Current issues

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.

Open tasks for WikiProject Islam

[] Top priorities	[] Cleanup / Wikify	[] Missing articles	[] Expansion
Allah God in Islam Islam Qur'an Muhammad Islamophobia Sufism	Islamic concept of God Islam in Suriname Iranian Cultural Revolution Islam by country	History of Muslims in Latin America	Islamic funeral Jaʽfari jurisprudence Sa'sa'a bin Sohan Hispanic and Latino American Muslims Farewell Sermon Tawaf Wudu Minhaj-ul-Quran Peace TV Islam by country (including related articles) Yusuf Estes List of largest mosques
[] Merges	[] Discussions	[] Maps, Pictures, Timelines etc.
Kalam-Muslim theology Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations-Historic background of the Sunni-Shi'a split Eid festival-Hari Raya-Hari Raya Aidilfitri Islamic concept of God - Tawhid Allah in Islam Islam and modernity - Modern Islamic philosophy	Talk:Muhammad Talk:Quran Talk:Criticism of Islam Talk:Battle of Khaybar Talk:Banu Qurayza Talk:Kaaba - Picture of Muhammad debate Ka'bah - WP:BRD - Spelling of name Talk:Religion of peace - Is this article really needed for an encyclopedic value or was it created for propaganda? Talk:Taqiya - It's mostly bias, so please give priority attention (Shias preferred)	Template:Islam Template:Quran Template:Muhammad Template:Wives of Muhammad Template:Prophets in the Quran Template:Omar Template:Uthman Template:Ali Template:Islamic culture Template:Shia Islam Template:islam by country Template:Islam in China Template:Islam in India
[] Neutrality and Factual accuracy disputed	[] Original or Unverified articles	[] GA and FA articles
Islamic terms Quran History of the Quran Jihad Sharia Tahrif Ahl al-Bayt Zakat Jizya#Historical development People of the Book Rashidun Notable persons Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Husayn ibn Ali Musa al-Kadhim Ali al-Ridha Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy Mohammad Mofatteh Ruhollah Khomeini Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari Historical issues Banu Qurayza Succession to Muhammad Contemporary issues Hizb ut-Tahrir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Salafi Wahhabism Ali Jinnah's Shi'ite background, ongoing discussion on the talk page. Other issues Science in the medieval Islamic world Psychology in medieval Islam Antisemitism in Islam Companions of the Prophet Shia view of the Quran Islamic–Jewish relations Islam in China Islamic terrorism Berbers and Islam Niqāb Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development	Prophets of Islam Diplomatic career of Muhammad Liberalism and progressivism within Islam Sharia Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork Contemporary Islamic philosophy Astrology in the medieval Islamic world Ash'ari Medina Battle of the Camel Battle of Nahrawan People of the Book Religious_conversion#Islam	Featured articles Battles Second Crusade Religious leaders and scholars Twelve Imams (list) Malcolm X Good articles Islamic terms Allah Five Pillars of Islam Prophets: Muhammad Jesus in Islam Isaac Islamic view of Ezra Wars and battles: Battle of the Trench Battle of Uhud Battle of Yarmouk Byzantine–Arab Wars Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Byzantine-Seljuk Wars Battle of Manzikert Battle of Anzen Scholars: Al-Kindi Ibn al-Haytham(Alhazen) Mahmud Hasan Deobandi Mosques and shrines: al-Aqsa Mosque Abbey Mills Mosque Great Mosque of Gaza Cologne Mosque project Other issues: Hezbollah Splitting of the moon Sources of Islamic law Ayyubid dynasty Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind FA review A class review Peer review GA review Tablighi Jamaat To see the complete list refer to here

Helpful links for reporting vandalism and getting help

• Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism - only for persistent vandals
• Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents - report block evading users
• Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser

Discussing specific issues

• Discussing whether Allah or God should be used in Islam articles.
• Discuss suggestions for giving Hadith references.
• Discussing whether certain Arabic words and terms are worthy of an article or if they are better placed in Wiktionary.
• Discuss whether to use salat or prayer in the salat article (and possibly others).
• Discussing whether to use the word "masjid" or "mosque" should be used. (this discussion has started here)

Tasks

• 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: Check the sandbox for developing content

Reference Materials

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 independant 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.

• • We can safely use Islamonline.net only for articles written by Yusuf al-Qaradawi himself as he is a renowned, qualified scholar. The quotes should be credited to al-Qaradawi himself. For other articles, those articles or quotes that are signed by scholars that their degree of fame could be established could be used. Please note that the articles on Islamonline.net have only authority on matters of Islamic jurisprudence. Islamonline.net should not be used when the author is not a scholar.

Tips: How to find good sources

General Tips

• Encyclopedia of Islam is a very good scholarly resource 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.

• You can have free (but limited) online access to many of their 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'.

• 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 US, 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.

Participants/Members

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam/Members

From whom you can ask

In this page you find which wikipedian can help you with your question about Islamic issues. Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam/Expert Wikipedians in Islamic issues

Templates

What to type	What it makes	Usage
{{WikiProject Islam}}		Template to be placed on talk page of an article within the scope of WikiProject Islam. See the assessment department for more information.
{{User WikiProject Islam}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Islam.	Userbox for members to direct and inform others about this WikiProject.
{{User WikiProject Islam/Userbox2}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Islam.	Userbox for members to direct and inform others about this WikiProject. Second option.
{{User Islam related}}	This user edits Islam-related pages.	Userbox for people who edit Islam related articles
{{WPIslam-invite}}		Invite other editors to participate in WikiProject Islam.

Lists

People

• List of Muslims
• List of Converts to Islam
• List of former Muslims

Books

• List of Shi'a books
• List of Sunni books
• List of books critical of Islam

Deletions

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Islam

Awards

Image	What to type	Description
	{{subst:Islamic Barnstar Award|message ~~~~}}	The WikiProject Islam Barnstar The Islamic Award is to be used for the recognition of any excellent contributions to Islam-related articles Designed and introduced by User:JuanMuslim

Wikipedia Associated

• Islam on Wikinews
• Islam on Wikiquote
• Islam on Wikibooks
• Islam on Wikisource
• Islam on Wikicommons

Related topics and lists of topics

• Islam
• Islam category
• List of Islamic terms in Arabic
• List of Islamic and Muslim related topics