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Few lead sentences would be useful. --Bhadani16:23, 23 June 2006 (UTC)i thought it gave good information i learned alot from this articleIt would be good if this page was written by someone who understood the idea of 'simple English' as well as they understand Islam.— Precedingunsigned comment added by82.41.246.130 (talk •contribs)
In my opinion, this article is biased. I understand that this Wiki needs to keep things simple, but put simply, I don't think many Imams or scholars would agree with such a definition of Jihad (for example). It seems to be weighted towards an Islamic point of view, especially with the "last religion revealed by Allah". This sort of thing isn't on the Christianity or Hinduism pages.222.153.37.12507:16, 7 August 2006 (UTC)(Lord Patrick on the English Wikipedia)
I think the article is biased too, and confusing. Firstly it says Islam means "peace" in Arabic, then it says it comes from the word peace and means submission. Also, who put SAW after Mohammed's name? Wikipedia's not Muslim, so we should just refer to him as Mohammed. We should also include the fact that some Muslims consider holy war to be a sixth pillar of Islam.--BolshoyJoe (talk)08:30, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello. I believe I under stand much about simple English when it comes to editing. But, I think I might need some help in making the article longer. Plus, is there a chance that anyone is allowed to make an information box on the right-hand-side of the page? Let me know. -Qasamaan20:11, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
The part about the five pillars seems really complicated. I think it sould be made a bit more clear. It might even be confusing for some who do speak English well. In fact, the entire article seems a little more complecated than most Simple English articles. --71.167.181.6216:46, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
"They believe that Muhammad was the last messenger of God who taught the religion in ancient Arabia in the 7th century,
"Islam is now the largest religion in the world with 1.3 billion followers" is an incorrect statement. It should be "Islam has more followers thanRoman Catholicism with 1.3 billion followers"
I agree with that statement.Islam is thesecond largest religion; Thelargest isChristianity.24.1.4.241 (talk)23:42, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello all,we learn that baout 93% of all Muslims are Sunni, and between ten and fifteen percent are Shi'a. In addition, two other movements are mentioned. Doinmg the calculation, 93+15 = 107. Can we try to get the numbers sourced, perhaps; ideally all from the same source? --Eptalon (talk)10:41, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
The Muslim is called to prayer five times a day. This call to prayer is called Adhan. The muezzin, a man appointed to call to prayer, uses a loud speaker which carries the voice for the people nearby.— Precedingunsigned comment added byUser:Asgharmalik (talk •contribs)
The prayer carpet is carried by the Muslim when he travels abroad. At the times of prayer, he will determine the direction of Qibla (Mecca), roll out his prayer carpet, and say his prayers to Allah.— Precedingunsigned comment added byUser:Asgharmalik (talk •contribs)
I know that I am probably not the most suited person to edit this article, as I do not have "background information". All I know is from Wikipedia. I still think there are a few things that could be done to improve the article:
Just ideas, feel free to propose others. --Eptalon (talk)13:15, 27 November 2012 (UTC)there are and have been similar movements: Sufism, Quran-only Islam, Islamic modernism and Islamic fundamentalism are all reform movements.
The section is poorly referenced, especially the third paragraph.
I'm not allowed to correct these errors:
Article: "Islam is a religion that believes in one God." - Basic grammar and syntax mistake. A religion can't believe in anything.
Article: " All of its teachings and beliefs are written out in the Quran (also spelled Qur'an or Koran), the holy scripture of Islam. ... Other beliefs and rules about what Muslims should do come from reports of what Muhammad taught, or hadith." - Basic grammar and syntax mistake. Either it's all or it's some. It can't be both.
Article: "Believers of Islam are called Muslims." - Basic grammar and syntax mistake. Should be 'believers in Islam".195.11.204.67 (talk)17:38, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
Article: "They believe that the Quran was spoken to Muhammad by the angel Jibril,..." The angel Gabriel is left out. If it's an encyclopedia article it should be in English. But the article's actually a propaganda piece for Islam.195.11.204.67 (talk)17:41, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
Article: "Sufis usually conclude their prayers with dhikr recitations."don't nearly all branches of sunni do so?— Precedingunsigned comment added byWikiedit01995 (talk •contribs)15:58, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
The third paragraph of the introduction reads, "Linguistically, Islam is defined as surrender to the command of God as per Islam, without objection, without submission, rebellion, and stubbornness."
I find the inclusion of "without submission" confusing, as "submission" can be understood as a synonym of "surrender." (Was "submission of complaint" the intended meaning?) I propose the removal of this phrase.
I also wonder about the use of "as per Islam," as it isn't clear what meaning it adds, while its inclusion seems to go against the principle that the definition of a term should avoid the inclusion of that same term.Jorjulio (talk)13:01, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
This sentence (currently the second one in the article's second paragraph) would benefit from attention. Its grammar is confused, and I have the impression that it might most easily be improved by being made into two sentences. In this case, the separation (period) would occur right after "theInjeel (Gospel)". The word "and" also seems to be wanted/missing right before that phrase.Jorjulio (talk)12:39, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
In the article's present form, we find both "Qur'an" and "Quran" used throughout. Shall the first be adopted as the standard, since it agrees with the Simple English article of that name? Shall the alternate spelling "Koran" also be mentioned?Jorjulio (talk)12:45, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
@Rohit Mahra - I have undone a change related to Muhammad "perfecting" Islam. In my opinion, "founded" is more appropriate as Islam describes the "perfected" version of the faith, rather than any version of the religion/beliefs prior to Muhammad. I will note that I am not Muslim, and this is only my understanding of the faith, so I welcome any comments.Griff (talk)18:58, 25 January 2025 (UTC)