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Said Nursi

Bro, I noticed that you and User:Ithinkicahn have had a number of disagreements about the Said Nursi page. It might be a good idea for you guys to go the route of Misplaced Pages:Dispute resolution to solve it - when there are outside mediators, things get sorted out rather well. The Misplaced Pages:Dispute resolution noticeboard is also a good place to ask for what steps to take. (Note: I can't mediate the dispute myself due to time constraints. I just thought I would give the suggestion.) MezzoMezzo (talk) 06:53, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks - I have been rather busy of late, but might go down this route in the future.RookTaker (talk) 08:25, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

I would like to thank you RookTaker for your effort in improving the article on Said Nursi and keeping ill-intentions away from getting their inputs into the article. I am not very well versed in Misplaced Pages's style and policies of writing articles nor have time to do that. It is very pleasant to see somebody taking on this task especially on the article of Said Nursi. Please let me know if you would be interested in a project to improve the article in the future. Again, special thanks rinduzahid 18:45, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words @Mpolat:. I would certainly be interested in improving the Said Nursi article in the future. If you are able to suggest any academic works on Said Nursi that would be much appreciated. RookTaker (talk) 20:46, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

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Ibn Taymiyyah

salam Alikom My dear brother .. If you were Ash'ari I respect that.. But.. I hate the man a bigot When I put the references he does deletes as if decision in his hand Please.. tempered anger towards the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.. but if you have convincing excuse.. I am sorry.. I will accept your excuse my regards Tamim506 (talk) 21:19, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi, please engage in the talk page of the article on Ibn Taymiyyah if you disagree with my edits. Further, please do not refer to me as a bigot. I was genuinely seeking reliable references for the claim that the Theory of Relativity was a notable idea of Ibn Taymiyyah or that Ibn Taymiyyah influenced the individuals you mentioned. It seems far-fetched. I am happy for you to prove me wrong however using reliable sources as per[REDACTED] guidelines.RookTaker (talk) 22:03, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

I am so sorry because maybe I angered you but please how convinced you through my ref ?? I swear to you that my ref is reliable and from sources and Arab Studies like Compilation of Fatawa for Ibn Taymiyyah "Majmoo' al-Fatawa or Majmu' al-Fatawa" please if you can help please help me therein..Tamim506 (talk) 00:59, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Edip Yüksel

You claim I can't use a personal webpage for reference if the author claims fanatical views according to your POV. So what is your POV on Edip Yüksel? His Misplaced Pages article is referenced by his webpage. Kavas (talk) 02:58, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Please discuss on the talk page of Bayandir.RookTaker (talk) 10:10, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

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Asad Q. Ahmed

Dear RookTaker, I hope you are well. Sorry to ask, but could you please have a look at the page Asad Q. Ahmed and its talk page. Ashwak786 seems to want to consider this very imperfect page to be perfect and edit-proof. Thanks so much. Regards, George Custer's Sabre (talk) 17:41, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi GorgeCustersSabre. I am well thanks and hope you are too. I have never heard of Asad Q. Ahmed before. However, I will endeavour to improve the page over the next few days (if possible). RookTaker (talk) 17:47, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks so much RookTaker. You'll see that the page had various templates and citation tags, but this one editor keeps removing them without addressing the issues. My regards and wishes of peace, George Custer's Sabre (talk) 17:52, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

RootTaker, If you do the same with other similar articles, then I will accept your intervention. As it stands, I have provided plenty of citations, but you are not desisting. This seems to be a personal agenda of yours and GeorgeCusters. Here are examples: Intisar Rabb, Jonathan A C Brown, Asifa Quraishi, etc. I am happy that all these people are represented. But all should be represented equally. Use equal standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashwak786 (talk • contribs) 19:37, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Zad ul Maad

Hi,

You recently reverted my changes to this article claiming that the sources were un-reliable.

I have a couple of comments:

1. In current state, article is really a one liner. This is a famous book in most muslim countries. I have a general complaint with[REDACTED] that editors see things only in the light of knowledge that they have. If you don't know about this, ask for more references (which some editors do by adding a tag at the top of the article asking for referneces). Reverting the change doesn't make much sense.

2. Secondly, i have added information about the translations of this book and background information. Sources quoted were actually those translations. What other proof would be sufficient to tell people that translations exist other than referencing actual translations. It seems as if you did not open those source locations for verification. Also, I don't see any problem with mentioning who the publishers of this book are. I don't work for them and i have mentioned more than one. How is this going to be promotional. I have serious doubts.

This article needs to improve gradually and I believe this revision is hindering that. Future editors will need to start again from square A rather than building upon available information.

I had similar issue with another article 'Tariq Jameel'. He is a person who has 100s of sites dedicated to him, thousands of videos on youtube from various sources, coverage on TV and thousands of followers world-wide. Due to lack of information with the editor, changes were reverted back! If a youtube video presents news reports from tv or a gathering showing thousands of people, how can this be unreliable. A single person standing and promoting his product is definitely not acceptable but this blanket rule on clear proofs is strange. I would request you to consider this policy and consider further development of editors so that they should not just look at the name of website but at contents if they really see value in reverting changes which other people spend their precious time on. e i Kind Regards, Nabeel

Hi Nabeelsahab, thanks for the note. There are a number of problems with your edit on Zad al-Ma'ad. Firstly, the content you added seems to have been copied and pasted from http://www.kalamullah.com/zaad-al-maad.html. The text is therefore copyrighted material and should be removed. Please see Misplaced Pages:Copy-paste.

Secondly, Misplaced Pages articles are required to present a neutral point of view based on reliable secondary sources. Websites such as kalamullah.com are not considered reliable due to there polemic and sectarian nature. Neutral sources include media agencies such as the BBC or academic sources. Please read WP:RS. There are a number of academic sources on Ibn Qayyim such as the works of Livnat Holtzman and Jon Hoover which you should consider looking into that might provide reliable and accurate information about Zad al-Ma'ad.

Thirdly, the language of the article needs to be Encyclopedic. Claims such as "This book is one of the important resources of knowledge for those who seek to know the Seerah.." seems to be an example of puffery. Please read WP:PUFF.

Fourthly, adding statements such as "Available from Australian Islamic Library website" seems to be a clear case of WP:PROMOTION. Zad al-Ma'ad is available in a whole series of websites such as http://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_Complete_Zaad_al_Maad.pdf, http://idci.co.uk/Provisions-For-The-Hereafter---Mukhtasar-Zad-Al-maad-699-d etc.... so there is no need to specify the Australian Islamic Library in particular. RookTaker (talk) 09:46, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

‘Abdullaah bin Muhammad Al-Qar’aawee

Done Jimfbleak - talk to me? 17:20, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

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Umar Vadillo

Dear RookTaker, I hope life is good. I've nominated the article on Umar Vadillo for deletion. It seems to be one of those poorly sourced pages created by a fan or by someone connected by Vadillo himself. I'd be grateful if you would take a look at the page and share your views at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page. Thanks and best regards, George Custer's Sabre (talk) 04:06, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi @GorgeCustersSabre:, I hope you are well. I'll hopefully do some research on Umar Vadillo in the near future and see if I can find some reliable secondary sources. From my recollection he belongs to a group named al-Murabitun, though I am unaware of his notability. RookTaker (talk) 23:13, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Assistance needed

Salam alaikum man, I wanted to as you and @GorgeCustersSabre: for some assistance. If you could, try taking a look at Special:Contributions/Islamic11111. I reverted some clearly jihadist stuff the guy was posting about two weeks ago without any sources or discussion; he has not yet responded to any attempts to contact him or edit summaries which requested a discussion be opened on talk. The Sunni Islam, Ihsan, Salafi movement, Athari, Shirk (Islam) and Kafir articles have been on the receiving end of some of this, though the user has already been reverted by multiple users across multiple articles so those might be safe since the changes are less substantial. The main problem area is Tawhid.
Take a look at the article's history page. For the past few days, the guy has basically been rewriting the article. I don't have time to check it out right now, but if what we have seen on other articles is any indication this is a cause for concern. Just let me know what you think if you have the time, I will take a look myself later. This is definitely something that needs attention. MezzoMezzo (talk) 04:20, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi and salams @MezzoMezzo:. I also reversed a change made by the editor on the Athari article as it did not seem constructive. It is a little difficult to keep pace of things however as he seems very active and has already made a few hundred edits. One thing you might want to look at is his suggestion to change the title of the Salafi Movement article to Salafism. I'm not strongly against this, though you might want to contribute to the discussion on the talk page. RookTaker (talk) 23:10, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

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Umar

Dear User:RookTaker, I hope you are well. I've been working hard on the Umar page to copy edit the clumsy and repetitive written expression and to add appropriate temples. Another editor has started reverting EVERYTHING. Can you please take a look. Thank and regards, George Custer's Sabre (talk) 07:47, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi @GorgeCustersSabre:, I am well thanks and hope you are too. I'm a bit tied up today, but I will endeavour to look at the Umar article tomorrow. Thanks RookTaker (talk) 17:47, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

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Some clarification

Hello RookTaker, thank you for spotting the mistake about Ibn Rajab. After your edit, I reviewed the encyclopedia of Islam article again and found that his mention was in reference to him being inspired by Ibn Taymiyyah so I have corrected it.

Secondly I deleted the mention of Mohammad Yusuf because there are/were a lot of other Islamist leaders who have also been inspired by Ibn Taymiyyah and who are also more notable. These are as follows; Osama bin Laden, Sayid Qutb, Abdullah Azzam, Hassan Al Banna and Rashid Rida. I have reliable sources for all of these. Should we include these as well as they are much more widely known than Mohammad Yusuf?

The content regarding Sabuktigin, I took from Sabuktigin's page because it was referenced. However you have stated that the book, "The Ash'aris: in the Scales of Ahlus Sunnah", is a bigotted PoV source. Could you please explain why? Regards Mbcap (talk) 00:09, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi @Mbcap:, thanks for the questions.

I get your point regarding Muhammad Yusuf - we could end up with a very long list in the infobox. Is this a good enough reason not to include him - I'm not sure. Perhaps we can get some guidance from more experienced editors. Assistance can be provided from WP:ASSIST so if you feel it is worthwhile we can raise a question there.

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Thanks, RookTaker (talk) 11:30, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the speedy reply. I just thought Mohammed Yusuf was relatively insignificant as compared to Sayyid Qutb and OBL etc who are basically responsible for modern Islamism, in whatever shape one chooses to ascribe to the form of Islamism. It may be better for us to remove his name (my opinion). I understand if you would still like it left in, in which case I would have to add the above mentioned names to maintain proper weight in the influenced section.

As to the points regarding reliable sources, yes I was aware that Salafimanhaj is a partisan source. You could basically figure that out just by the name. However the book in question is written by a notable qualified scholar by the name of Uthman al- Jasim. In the Arab world the book is part of respected mainstream publications. The book has no assocation with Salafimanhaj. All Salafimanhaj did was to take that book and translate it in English, which they then published. The only alternative is to find the original Arabic book and find someone willing to translate but this would be a weighty effort if one can simply use a translation. As I mentioned previously, this bit of the article was not my work but an attempt to keep well sourced information in the article is preferable. Mbcap (talk) 12:23, 11 February 2015 (UTC)