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Replaced instructions regarding the defunct webcitation archiving service and updated the cite web template instructions
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|<tt><nowiki>{{Quote|{{cite web | |<tt><nowiki>{{Quote|{{cite web|url=http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/islamqa/8511 |title=The six blessings of the martyrs |publisher=Islam Q&A|series= Fatwa No. 8511 |author=Shaykh Waleed al-Firyaan|date= November 25, 2000 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602163814/https://islamqa.info/en/answers/8511/the-six-blessings-of-the-martyrs |archivedate=2023-06-02 |deadurl=no}}}|The martyr has seven blessings from Allah: 1- he is forgiven from the moment his blood is first shed; 2- he will be shown his place in Paradise; 3- he will be spared the trial of the grave; 4- and he will be secure on the Day of Judgement; 5- there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, 6- he will be married to 72 of al-hur al-‘iyn; 7- and he will be permitted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.}}</nowiki></tt> | ||
|{{Quote|{{cite web | |{{Quote|{{cite web|url=http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/islamqa/8511 |title=The six blessings of the martyrs |publisher=Islam Q&A|series= Fatwa No. 8511 |author=Shaykh Waleed al-Firyaan|date= November 25, 2000 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602163814/https://islamqa.info/en/answers/8511/the-six-blessings-of-the-martyrs |archivedate=2023-06-02 |deadurl=no}}}|The martyr has seven blessings from Allah: 1- he is forgiven from the moment his blood is first shed; 2- he will be shown his place in Paradise; 3- he will be spared the trial of the grave; 4- and he will be secure on the Day of Judgement; 5- there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, 6- he will be married to 72 of al-hur al-‘iyn; 7- and he will be permitted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.}} | ||
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Templates make it easy to cite Islamic sources. For example, instead of finding the exact USC-MSA URL of a Qur'an verse or hadith, all that is needed is to type <code><nowiki>{{Muslim|7|88}}</nowiki></code> and the reference and link is automatically created. Here are some templates you can use. | Templates make it easy to cite Islamic sources. For example, instead of finding the exact USC-MSA URL of a Qur'an verse or hadith, all that is needed is to type <code><nowiki>{{Muslim|7|88}}</nowiki></code> and the reference and link is automatically created. Here are some templates you can use. | ||
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When citing references in articles, it is important not to leave naked URLs. What is being referenced should be easily identifiable without having to leave the page through an external link. For example, this link: | When citing references in articles, it is important not to leave naked URLs. What is being referenced should be easily identifiable without having to leave the page through an external link. For example, this link: | ||
::<code> | ::<code>https://islamqa.info/en/answers/8511/the-six-blessings-of-the-martyrs</code> | ||
When applied to the Cite Web template: | When applied to the Cite Web template: | ||
::<code><nowiki>{{cite web|url= http://www. | ::<code><nowiki>{{cite web|url=http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/islamqa/8511 |title=The six blessings of the martyrs |publisher=Islam Q&A|series= Fatwa No. 8511 |author=Shaykh Waleed al-Firyaan|date= November 25, 2000 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602163814/https://islamqa.info/en/answers/8511/the-six-blessings-of-the-martyrs |archivedate=2023-06-02 |deadurl=no}}}</nowiki></code> | ||
Should produce this: | Should produce this: | ||
::{{cite web|url= http://www. | ::{{cite web|url=http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/islamqa/8511 |title=The six blessings of the martyrs |publisher=Islam Q&A|series= Fatwa No. 8511 |author=Shaykh Waleed al-Firyaan|date= November 25, 2000 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602163814/https://islamqa.info/en/answers/8511/the-six-blessings-of-the-martyrs |archivedate=2023-06-02 |deadurl=no}}} | ||
====Minimal Parameters==== | ====Minimal Parameters==== | ||
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Link rot is a frequently occurring phenomena where external website links become unavailable after some time. | Link rot is a frequently occurring phenomena where external website links become unavailable after some time. | ||
Where a linked page is at significant risk of disappearing or would be hard to replace, a link to an archive copy of the page on https://archive.org/ can be added. This is usually done by adding in round brackets an external link in the two-part format ([link archive]) at the end of the citation where "link" is the url of the archived page on archive.org. | |||
As detailed above, the <code><nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki></code template can be used to link external websites, including linking an archived copy of the page. Two paramaters for the archive url and the archive date are detailed in the specification for that template above. | |||
Formerly, editors were instructed to use the webcitation.org archiving website to obtain archive urls, but as that service is no longer functioning, https://archive.org/ should be used instead. When convenient, it is helpful if editors replace existing webcitation.org links with copies held on archive.org. | |||
====Embedded Links==== | ====Embedded Links==== | ||
Embedded links to external websites should never be used as a form of inline citation. Nevertheless, they are used on occasion | Embedded links to external websites should never be used as a form of inline citation. Nevertheless, they are used on occasion. In these rare instances, only a single link is appropriate, rather than both the original and the archive link side-by-side. | ||
If absolutely needed, embedded links to Wikipedia can be made by using the <code><nowiki>[[w:Target article|Text]]</nowiki></code> feature or <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki><nowiki>wp|article name}}</nowiki></code>. As with embedded links to other sites, these links should never be used as a form of inline citation. | If absolutely needed, embedded links to Wikipedia can be made by using the <code><nowiki>[[w:Target article|Text]]</nowiki></code> feature or <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki><nowiki>wp|article name}}</nowiki></code>. As with embedded links to other sites, these links should never be used as a form of inline citation. | ||