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[edit] Creation - Islam Portal

Greetings fellow Pedians. I recently set up a Christian Portal and thought that, being one of the largest religions in the world, Islam deserves a portal of its own. Would you be happy to see it established? If you would want any help from me, I will be only to happy to help. I might even start it myself soon; if you would like to start it then follow this link. Brisvegas 01:21, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Great job on the Christianity Portal. Yes, please work on the Islam portal. --JuanMuslim 1m 04:57, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
Wow! The portal sure has come a long way these past few days. Well done to everyone who contributed! Brisvegas 09:47, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
Please continue to monitor the Islam Portal for changes. There are several anti-Muslim Wikipedians who will no doubt seek to present an inaccurate view about Islam and Muslims. That is the main reason I was reluctant to contribute to the development of the portal. --JuanMuslim 1m 22:13, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
Excellent job Juan! -- Svest 01:27, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Please keep this portal. Portal are a great idea. Hopefully, they will link wiki pages and people together. -- HusainI 18:00, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Originally from my talk page

[edit] Religion portals

I've noticed you've created quite a plethora of religion-based portals. In accordance with the conventions currently being discussed at WPT:P, I would like you to confirm that you intend to maintain all of these portals (I believe at least 6 are accredited to you at present), and that you intend to improve them in order to bring them up to the standard that is requested and required in order to maintain their presence in the namespace. While major religions are fairly high-volume and require suitable portals, several of the recent ones you have made are fairly irrelevant and definitely not high volume. While you have clearly put work into their creation, I feel obliged to let you know that several are liable to be removed from the namespace unless they demonstrate their necessity through extensive links either by articles or through the category system.

Finally, I must also point out that most of your portals are not listed at either WP:P or Portal:Browse, both of which are requirements stated at WP:P. Please feel free to contact me should you wish to discuss these matters further.

All the best, Deano 18:04, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Religion Portals

Someone said that he will delete the religious portals I set up if I don't do this and that. Will you please update the religious portals to confirm to whatever standards. Also, please help maintain the portals. Any advice, suggestions, etc are appreciated. Maybe I shouldn't have wasted my time with creating the portals. While creating the portals, I ensured that all information was accurate. These are the religious portals I established. -> Islam · Buddhism · Hinduism · Sikhism · Bahá'í Faith · Jainism · Shinto · Confucianism · Taoism · Zoroastrianism --JuanMuslim 1m 21:21, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fethullah Gülen

Hello, there seems to be an edit war going on at Fethullah Gülen. Would someone people familiar with Turkey and/or Islam like to pop in to look? -- JamesTeterenko 04:40, 10 January 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Halal Userbox

I'm designing a Halal userbox, and i'm wondering about what image I should use. Any ideas would be great. --SeanMcG 02:47, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Facts portal

I added "That Muslims respect the prophet Jesus(pbuh)" This is a fact most christians and athiests do not know, and its often the fact that makes christians feel more comfortable about muslims; That they are not so strange after all. I think its an important fact for people to know. -- --Duckmonster 23:31, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

What does (pbuh) mean? Meursault2004 12:22, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
It means "peace be upon him". An english salutation, many muslims feel to be a sign of respect. I'm not a muslim personally, but I prefer to respect muslim courtesys when talking about muslims. I think its a lovely custom. Duckmonster 07:59, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
Is the abbreviation SAW in Arabic? Meursault2004 11:29, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
It is usually SAAWS--it stands for Sala Allahu Alayhi Wa Salam; it's the arabic version of PBUH. Stoa 16:35, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
It should also be mentioned that in modern days, PBUH (in this case meaning "police be upon him") is also widely used as a short prayer by many Muslims, when mentioning the name of someone they consider to be a known criminal. For instance, a few days ago Hassan Nasrallah wrote an article in a Lebanese newspaper where he used "(PBUH)" after mentioning the name of President Bush.

[edit] Selected Place

I am going to add a "Selected Place" feature on the front page if no one objects; the area at the bottom looks a bit drab and bare. Stoa 01:44, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Wikiethics

We started a new policy page and need further input. Please visit Wikipedia:Wikiethics with your suggestions. Resid Gulerdem 03:12, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More links

The Islam template isn't showing up in that section. Can someone check it out try to fix it? Thanks. Stoa 18:53, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Selected Scriptures

Hi,Everyone,Assalamualaikum. I'm new to wikipedia,started reading the portal on Islam.Thank you all who put in the time and effort to set it up.But I have one comment regarding the 'Selected Scripture' portion,Why are only the verses or parts of verses regarding unbelievers selected? By reading it one would be led to assume that the Holy book only dealt with the unbelievers!There are innumerable other informative, beautiful verses which may have been selected,which would have given a better idea what the Holy Quraan was all about. Thanks

[edit] Featured article

The sept.11 article has been here for months now and it is not acceptable to stay here forever! Please do not revert w/o discussing. Cheers -- Szvest 15:22, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] On this day

We can make a separate part for Islamic occasions like Eid ul-Fitr and International Day of Quds.--Sa.vakilian 05:33, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

MashAllah at the muslimwikipedia there is an an islamic calendar, which has an on this day, in both the gregorian calander and the islamic calendar, for example http://www.muslimwikipedia.com/mw/index.php/Dhul-Hijjah_23. Although partially populated, it may be of some use to you 81.178.217.233 02:17, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Include Mosque Aqsa

In image "A view of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, a holy site in Islam", beside Temple Mount, Mosque Aqsa (not shown) is a Holy site for Muslims. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.101.174.115 (talk) 10:17, 25 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Selected Muslim

I'd rather to substitute natable scholar Ahmed ibn Hanbal with holy prophet. On the basis of There's good example for you in the prophet of Allah--Sa.vakilian 05:30, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request for info

I am working on the article on purgatory, which discusses different views concerning the purification of the dead and the efficacy of prayers for them. There is a section in the article on the "Islamic view", but it is unsourced and I have no idea if its information is correct or not. If anyone would like to contribute, that would be most appreciated, or at the least perhaps someone could point me to a good reference, thank you. Lostcaesar 09:12, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

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