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===Adding references===
===Adding references===
{{further|Help:Referencing for beginners|WikiIslam:Citing sources}}
 
{{hatnote|Introductions: [[Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/1]] and [[Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor/1]]}}
[[File:Citing sources tutorial, part 1.ogv|thumb|upright|A screencast that walks through the essentials needed in citing your sources. <small>(2:01&nbsp;min)</small>]]
[[File:RefTools rework.ogv|thumb|right|upright|A screencast that walks through how to use the various features of RefTools. <small>(5:03&nbsp;min)</small>]]
Generally, sources are added directly after the facts they support at the end of the sentence and after any punctuation. WikiIslam permits editors to use any citation system that allows the reader to understand where the information came from, and strongly encourages use of [[WikiIslam:Inline citation|inline citations]] to do so. Common methods of placing inline citations include [[Help:Footnotes|footnotes]], [[Help:Shortened footnotes|shortened footnotes]] and [[WikiIslam:Citing sources#Parenthetical referencing|parenthetical references]].
Generally, sources are added directly after the facts they support at the end of the sentence and after any punctuation. WikiIslam permits editors to use any citation system that allows the reader to understand where the information came from, and strongly encourages use of [[WikiIslam:Inline citation|inline citations]] to do so. Common methods of placing inline citations include [[Help:Footnotes|footnotes]], [[Help:Shortened footnotes|shortened footnotes]] and [[WikiIslam:Citing sources#Parenthetical referencing|parenthetical references]].


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