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Contents 1 Mission and Scope 2 Guidelines for editing Islam articles 3 To do 4 Departments 4.1 Assessment 4.2 Peer review 5 Task forces 6 Current issues 6.1 Vandalism 6.2 Discussing specific issues 6.3 Tasks 6.3.1 Requested articles 7 Participants/Members 7.1 Less active members 8 From whom you can ask 9 Templates 10 Lists 10.1 People 10.2 Books 11 Awards 12 Related WikiProjects 13 Wikipedia Associated 14 Related topics and lists of topics

[edit] Mission and Scope

The mission of WikiProject Islam is to ensure that Islam-related articles on Wikipedia are written in an encyclopedic style, in a neutral and non-sectarian manner, using verifiable and reliable scholarly sources. This is the best place to discuss issues which affect Islam-related articles in general. Discussions about particular articles should be handled on the talk pages of those articles.

The scope of this WikiProject is to improve the quality and quantity of information about Islam available on Wikipedia.

[edit] Guidelines for editing Islam articles

Main article: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Islam-related articles)

If you are a newcomer, the most important and often over-looked point to remember while editing Wikipedia is: You cannot insert your own particular viewpoints into articles. Articles should typically reflect the attributable opinions of qualified academic scholars, in neutral and balanced prose. Also remember to remember cite your sources correctly. If you feel a viewpoint merits mention, you can find some material which may constitute a reliable source by checking books, journals, articles, newspapers and others sources.

To promote consistency in the way articles are written and edited, a manual of style with recommended guidelines exists. Visit its talk page for current discussion.

[edit] To do

1. Place the project banner {{WikiProject Islam}} on the talk pages of all articles that fall within the scope of the project.
2. Add the articles to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam/Articles list by category.
3. Check the recent changes for recent improvements, vandalism, and other changes.

[edit] Departments

Departments are specific group of members who do the meta work. Tasks include keeping the project going, maintaining the project pages, related portals, assessing articles, participating in peer reviews, managing the consensus within the project and so on. The following is a list of departments within the WikiProject. WikiProject Members may not necessarily do only departmental tasks. They can contribute content as a member of Work Groups as well.

[edit] Assessment

The assessment department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia articles related to Islam. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

[edit] Peer review

The peer review department conducts peer reviews of Islam-related articles on request; this helps to obtain ideas for further improvement by having contributors who may not have previously worked on particular articles examine them. Project members are invited to submit articles to the department in lieu of using the generic peer review process.

[edit] Task forces

• Shi'a Islam
• Sunni Islam
• Hadith
• Prophets
• Salaf
• Leaders and politicians
• Muslim scholars
• Islam and Controversy

[edit] Current issues

Although members of the project are usually aware of current problems and specific tasks to perform in Islam articles, non-members - who are encouraged to help with these - may not be. Generally, discussions of articles take place on talk pages of those articles, but below is a list of some important problems and tasks.

Open tasks for WikiProject Islam

[edit ] Top priorities	[edit ] Cleanup / Wikify	[edit ] Missing articles	[edit ] Expansion
Islam Islamic concept of God Qur'an Muhammad	Islamic concept of God Islam in Suriname Iran's Cultural Revolution of 1980-1987 Islam in South America	Islamic historiography Standard Qur'an History of the Muslims in Latin America	Ja'fari jurisprudence Tawaf Islamic funeral Latino Muslims Black Muslims Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident
[edit ] Merges	[edit ] Discussions	[edit ] Maps, Pictures, Timelines etc.
Kalam-Muslim theology Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations-Historic background of the Sunni-Shi'a split Eid festival-Hari Raya-Hari Raya Aidilfitri Islamic concept of God - Tawhid Allah in Islam	Talk:Muhammad Talk:Muhammad/Mediation - Muhammad depictions debate Talk:Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists Talk:Qur'an Talk:Battle of Khaybar Talk:Banu Qurayza	Template:Islam Template:QuranRelated Template:Muhammad Template:Mosques Template:Prophets in the Qur'an Template:Prophets, salaf and caliphs Template:Umar Template:Uthman Template:ShiaTerms Template:Shia Islam Template:islam by country Template:Islam and China Template:Islam in India
[edit ] POV and disputed articles	[edit ] Original or Unverified articles	[edit ] Vandalism
Eurabia Criticism of Islam (see Talk:Criticism of Islam) Dhimmi#Status of dhimmis Islam and antisemitism Offensive jihad Ruhollah Khomeini Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists Tahrif Criticism of Islam#Discrimination against women and non-Muslims Criticism of the Qur'an#War and violence Pre-Columbian Islamic contact theories Banu Qurayza Islamist terrorism History of Iran#Iran after arrival of Islam Islamic revolution of Iran Islam and modernity Shari#Treatment of non-Muslims Islamic totalitarianism Hamas Sufism	Liberal movements within Islam Sharia#Contemporary practice of Sharia law Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork	Black Stone Kaaba Muhammad

[edit] Vandalism

• None at this time.

[edit] Discussing specific issues

• Discussing whether Allah or God should be used in Islam articles.
• Discuss suggestions for giving Hadith references.
• Discussing whether certain Arabic words and terms are worthy of an article or if they are better placed in Wiktionary.
• Discuss whether to use salat or prayer in the salat article (and possibly others).
• Discussing whether to use the word "masjid" or "mosque" should be used. (this discussion has started here)

[edit] Tasks

• Standardise references to Qur'an translations.
• Placing articles in the most appropriate category or categories.
• Fix inadvertent placing of new Islam articles in Category:Islam when a better category (or more) can be chosen.

[edit] Requested articles

[edit] Participants/Members

1. Zora
2. TBC I do not actually believe in Islam, but I'm interested in the subject. By the way, why does there seem to be only one other member?
3. Tanzeel
4. Yung_Wei
5. Шизомби Atheist, but some knowledge of islam and arabic.
6. Wikipidian
7. ALM (I decided to be a member after seeing propoganda articles like redacted)
8. Suleyman Habeeb (I want to contribute as much as I can and not take part in disputes (if I can))
9. Netscott
10. Merzbow
11. Ariedartin 16:17, 18 June 2006 (UTC) - I'm very keen to help out from a different perspective. But I will still defer to first-hand knowledge.
12. Omerlives
13. MathPhys - the Wikipedian formerly known as Mpatel. I prefer to be called MP at Wikipedia.
14. Abdullah Geelah - I'm a Muslim a know a great deal of information on Islam
15. User:Itsmejudith not a Muslim but keen to help articles to NPOV particularly by finding reliable sources.
16. --Menasim( discuss | ) I'm a Muslim from Saudia Arabia And I like to Help in islam WikiProject
17. sa.vakilian
18. Nielswik_(talk) 17:56, 13 October 2006 (UTC) (is this how to join?)
19. Bazel 21:26, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
20. User:7day
21. Uncle Ed - I would like to see Muslim thought described accurately and fairly at Wikipedia. I am Jewish by birth, Christian by conversion, and Unificationist by choice.
22. Islamic
23. Striver - Muslim
24. a.n.o.n.y.m ^t
25. BrandonYusufToropov
26. F.a.y.^{تبادله خيال /c}
27. Street Scholar
28. Quasipalm - I am a strict atheist and have an interest in keeping religious issues on Wikipedia fair, factual, and NPOV. I am not, however, an apologist for any religion.
29. Tεxτurε - Still finding my religion. Not sure what it will be.
30. Natalinasmpf - very interested in Muslim topics, considering that many of my daily friends are Muslim. I am Christian but very sympathetic to the Muslim faith.
31. Revolución (talk) - Atheist
32. Quadell - Buddhist, but very interested in Islam as one of the most important and misunderstood religions. Working to add lots of information in a NPOV voice.
33. User:Raphael1 - Unfortunately native english speakers mostly have a very bad attitude towards Islam these days because of political propaganda. Although I'm no Muslim myself, I will try to intercede for the muslim Wikipedians. To all Muslims: Please don't take offense personally. Stay calm and occasionally drop a word, which will hopefully wear away the stone in the end. Raphael1 01:00, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
34. Mohammed Malvankar - I am from Maharashtra.
35. Mustaqbal
36. Salman
37. Aminz
38. Kirbytime Muslim, long history of studying Islam, the Quran, relationships with other faiths, etc.
39. Graphicalx
40. Palestine48 I will try to take care of the details and Insha'allah the broader picture will become clear.
41. Rob C (Alarob)
42. Sefringle- insuring NPOV is my goal
43. Jaber
44. Matt57 - I'm interested in Criticism of Islam and related articles when I have time.
45. User: Aaliyah_Stevens Long time convert to Islam, particularily frustrated with right-wingers trying to distort Islam or certain Islamic movements in wikipedia.
46. User:Strothra
47. User:Talib 72 I am a Palestinian-Arab-Muslim, I I am very interested in learning about other religions and I have placed arabic words in Islam related articles.
48. --TruthSpreader^reply 03:41, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
49. Kkrystian
50. Ibn battutah 21:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC) My Field is early islamic history will contribute as needed
51. --I.W 10:14, 4 January 2007 (UTC) I'm a Muslim.
52. Aslamt -- I hope to contribute to articles related Islam and Muslims in terms of content, language, formatting, and neutrality.
53. Arash_zlord
54. Alexander.Hainy - Islamic Philosophy and Islamic Philosophers
55. Farhoudk
56. Miraculousrandomness
57. Dnkrumah - I am a Muslim with extensive knowledge of Islamic History and knowledge of Sunni/Shi'a schools of thought
58. Ruminationz - I am an American-born Muslim but dedicated to working towards a comprehensive, as neutral as possible web of Islam-related articles. In particular, I will work at bringing to attention NPOV violations, and resolving disputes amicably.
59. Kyaa the Catlord
60. Jet123
61. Armyrifle - Salaam Alaykum. I have knowledge about Shia Islam related topics and things such as responses to criticims.

[edit] Less active members

1. Hanbali - My main focus will be Hanbalism, although, I will from time to time contribute to other areas of the project.
2. Khalid!
3. ulayiti (talk)
4. Svest - I am in this category for the time being. I got some other projects on hand.
5. Irishpunktom\^talk - I keep forgetting about stuff like this, but when I Remember I will help out. --
6. Zereshk
7. JuanMuslim ^1m
8. ςפקιДИτς ^{СФГиганты}
9. Ahmednh
10. Chaos
11. Stoa Hopefully I will be able to contribute to articles about Islam/Muslims for Wiki-readers to benefit from. I would also like to make certain that the information provided on Islamic Wikipedia articles be written proffesionally and without bias.
12. SeanMcG
13. User:Angrynight - Self-described NPOV warrior, I doesn't matter that I'm a Muslim, I hate your opinion- whoever you are, and will wipe it clean from this encyclopedia. Hell, I hate my opinion.
14. Inahet
15. Sulaimandaud I will try to Contribute as much as I can
16. Zak
17. Badbilltucker - Probably only in assessment and directly project-related activities.
18. Al-Bargit - Convert; will do what I can
19. Absar.Template:Flagion
20. shaherazade - Professor of Islamic Studies and Gender
21. Omar 180 - Al-sala'am alaykum wa rahmatu Allahi wa baraka'atuh. I am here with a broom and a mub to clean up any mess as good as possible.
22. ISubmit786
23. User:ProtectWomen - Interested in women's and children's rights in Islam
24. Izmaster3000 Peace
25. Towaru 02:17, 2 April 2007 (UTC) I am a Malaysian Muslim, sometimes, wikipedian try to vandalize Islamic articles, so I'm here to correct them, insyaAllah, and I do not support wikipedia for some reason.

[edit] From whom you can ask

In this page you find which wikipedian can help you with your question about Islamic issues. Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam/Expert Wikipedians in Islamic issues

[edit] Templates

What to type	What it makes	Usage
{{WikiProject Islam}}	This article is part of the WikiProject Islam, an attempt to build a comprehensive guide to Islam on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. If you are new to editing Wikipedia visit the welcome page so as to become familiar with the guidelines. NA This page is not an article and does not require a rating on the quality scale.	Template to be placed on talk page of an article within the scope of WikiProject Islam. See the assessment department for more information.
{{User WikiProject Islam}}	This user is a member of WikiProject Islam.	Userbox for members to direct and inform others about this WikiProject.
{{User WikiProject Islam/Userbox2}}	This user is a member of WikiProject Islam.	Userbox for members to direct and inform others about this WikiProject. Second option.
{{WPIslam-invite}}	You are invited to participate in Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam, a project dedicated to developing and improving articles related to Islam and Muslims. Currently, we are discussing prospects for the project. Your input would be greatly appreciated!	Invite other editors to participate in WikiProject Islam.

[edit] Lists

[edit] People

• List of Muslims
• List of Converts to Islam
• List of former Muslims

[edit] Books

• List of Shi'a books
• List of Sunni books
• List of books critical of Islam

[edit] Awards

Image	What to type	Description
	{{subst:Islamic Barnstar Award|message ~~~~}}	The WikiProject Islam Barnstar The Islamic Award is to be used for the recognition of any excellent contributions to Islam-related articles Designed and introduced by User:JuanMuslim

[edit] Related WikiProjects

WikiProject Islam is one of the religion related WikiProjects.

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[edit] Wikipedia Associated

• Islam on Wikinews
• Islam on Wikiquote
• Islam on Wikibooks
• Islam on Wikisource
• Islam on Wikicommons

[edit] Related topics and lists of topics

• Islam
• Islam category
• List of Islamic terms in Arabic