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===Religious Sources=== | ===Religious Sources=== | ||
The primary religious sources for Islam include the Qur'an and [[Hadith]] collections. | The primary religious sources for Islam include the Qur'an and [[Hadith]] collections. WikiIslam uses the University of Southern California Muslim Students Association's [[Compendium of Muslim Texts]]. This includes the respected and widely accepted Qur'an translations of Yusuf Ali, Marmaduke Pickthal and M. H. Shakir. Hadith translations available from the Compendium of Muslim Texts are the translation of Sahih Al-Bukhari by Muhsin Khan, the translation of Sahih Muslim by Abd-al-Hamid Siddiqui, the translation of Sunan Abu Dawud by Ahmad Hasan, and the translation of Malik's Muwatta by A'isha Abd-al-Rahman al-Tarjumana and Ya'qub Johnson. | ||
Other useful resources concerning primary religious sources are the [http://www.islamawakened.com/Quran/ Master Ayat (Verse) Index] from IslamAwakened.com which provides 34 compared English translations, and the [http://iknowledge.islamicnature.com/quran/surah/1/lang/englishliteral/ iKnowledge Qur'an] from IslamicNature.com which provides the English literal translation. The hadith collection at [http://www.searchtruth.com/hadith_books.php SearchTruth.com] is also useful due to including a few narrations that have oddly been misplaced/removed from the Compendium. | Other useful resources concerning primary religious sources are the [http://www.islamawakened.com/Quran/ Master Ayat (Verse) Index] from IslamAwakened.com which provides 34 compared English translations, and the [http://iknowledge.islamicnature.com/quran/surah/1/lang/englishliteral/ iKnowledge Qur'an] from IslamicNature.com which provides the English literal translation. The hadith collection at [http://www.searchtruth.com/hadith_books.php SearchTruth.com] is also useful due to including a few narrations that have oddly been misplaced/removed from the Compendium. | ||
Ibn Ishaq's [[Sirat Rasul Allah|sira]], and those of Ibn Hisham, [[The History of al-Tabari|Tabari]], and Ibn Saa'd are also important religious sources, second only to the Qur'an and hadith (although in practice, the hadith and sira literature's contribution to mainstream Islam far out-way the Qur'an's). The edition of Ishaq's [http://www.justislam.co.uk/images/Ibn%20Ishaq%20-%20Sirat%20Rasul%20Allah.pdf Sirat Rasul Allah] | Ibn Ishaq's [[Sirat Rasul Allah|sira]], and those of Ibn Hisham, [[The History of al-Tabari|Tabari]], and Ibn Saa'd are also important religious sources, second only to the Qur'an and hadith (although in practice, the hadith and sira literature's contribution to mainstream Islam far out-way the Qur'an's). The edition of Ishaq's [http://www.justislam.co.uk/images/Ibn%20Ishaq%20-%20Sirat%20Rasul%20Allah.pdf Sirat Rasul Allah] that is generally used is translated by A. Guillaume and published by the Oxford University Press. The various volumes of The History of al-Tabari that is generally use is published by the State University of New York Press (SUNY Press). | ||
===Other Sources=== | ===Other Sources=== | ||
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Statements of fact concerning Islam from polemic sources such as books, articles or commentaries by individuals such as Robert Spencer, Pamela Gellar, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Mark A. Gabriel, Wafa Sultan, Ali Sina, Walid Shoebat, Brigitte Gabriel etc. are not to be used under any circumstances as references on WikiIslam. If you come across any such statements, remove them immediately. | Statements of fact concerning Islam from polemic sources such as books, articles or commentaries by individuals such as Robert Spencer, Pamela Gellar, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Mark A. Gabriel, Wafa Sultan, Ali Sina, Walid Shoebat, Brigitte Gabriel etc. are not to be used under any circumstances as references on WikiIslam. If you come across any such statements, remove them immediately. | ||
Excluding the [[Islam in the News]] section, news sources that could be considered "right-wing" or "Jewish/Zionist" should also be avoided when possible (e.g. Fox News, WorldNetDaily, FrontPage Magazine, National Review | Excluding the [[Islam in the News]] section, news sources that could be considered "right-wing" or "Jewish/Zionist" should also be avoided when possible (e.g. Fox News, WorldNetDaily, FrontPage Magazine, National Review or the Daily Mail). In the majority of cases, news sources such as the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse or Reuters would have also covered the story. | ||
==Additional Notes== | ==Additional Notes== | ||
WikiIslam's criticism of Islam is based on its own sources, the Qur'an, hadith and Islamic scholars. So primary sources are not limited and may be freely used in articles. | WikiIslam's criticism of Islam is based on its own sources, the Qur'an, hadith and Islamic scholars. So primary sources are not limited and may be freely used in articles. More importance is placed on pro-Islamic, religious Muslim sources over neutral secular sources. However, multiple references from both types of sources are preferred. Although we do not allow polemic sources to be used as references, they can be provided as supplementary external links. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||