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== | ==Ref Tags== | ||
Statements of facts, especially those that are likely to be challenged, must be appropriately referenced. These references must be provided via inline citations. A general list of references at the bottom of a page is of little use because they do not specify which particular statements they support. | |||
===Single Citation=== | ===Single Citation=== | ||
An example of a reference being made on a page: | An example of a reference being made on a page: | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" | {| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" | ||
| | | This is how to provide inline citations.<ref>This is the reference text. [http://example.com/ Links can also be provided]</ref> | ||
''(article text)'' | ''(article text)'' | ||
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Here is what has to be typed: | Here is what has to be typed: | ||
::<tt> | ::<tt>This is how to provide inline citations.<nowiki><ref>This is the reference text. [http://example.com/ Links can also be provided]</ref></nowiki></tt> | ||
Then at the end of the article, give a "References" heading and below that, write: | Then at the end of the article, give a "References" heading and below that, write: | ||
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Thereafter, the same footnote may be used multiple times by adding: | Thereafter, the same footnote may be used multiple times by adding: | ||
::<tt><nowiki><ref name="name here"></ref></nowiki></tt> | ::<tt><nowiki><ref name="name here"></ref></nowiki></tt> | ||
===Multi-columned References=== | |||
For ease of reading, when a page includes many citations, the standard <tt><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></tt> template should be replaced by <tt><nowiki>{{Reflist|30em}}</nowiki></tt> (for 10+ citations). | |||
===Linking to External websites=== | ===Linking to External websites=== | ||
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Give it a try in the [[WikiIslam:Sandbox]]. If you want to make other kinds of references using this method, see the related [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Footnotes WikiMedia] page. | Give it a try in the [[WikiIslam:Sandbox]]. If you want to make other kinds of references using this method, see the related [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Footnotes WikiMedia] page. | ||
==Islamic Text== | ==Islamic Text== | ||