Talk:Ismail al-Faruqi

message: Hi Menj, I read this page for the first time this evening, after being directed here from Anti-Zionism. I was a bit concerned with the section that says Faruqi said Zionism was a disease. Did he actually say that, and if so, could you put the entire quote from him in quotation marks? The reason I wonder about it is that it's very extreme, and to judge by the book reviews I've read of his work, does not sound like him. For example, he is quoted as saying: "The relation of Islam to Judaism is one of sympathy, even identity." I don't know anything about him and therefore can't correct it myself, but I hope you'll consider finding a quote. Slim 09:43, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)
::Hi SlimVirgin...yes, Faruqi really did say that (in fact the comments were harsher). If you wish to have a quote from the cited book ("Islam and the Problem of Israel"), I will definitely put it up in the article soon. And true, Faruqi was sympathetic to Judaism, but he distinguishes it from Zionism. In fact, he considers Zionism as a perverted travesty of Judaism. Best regards. Menj 04:18, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I pulled down those paragraphs because I wanted to rework/add more details to them. Perhaps you could go through the previous Wiki edits and tell me whether they are relevant or what should be worked on? Even though I have never met him, I feel as though I am close to him, and working on this article is my small contribution to see that his efforts are remembered. Thanks. Menj 04:18, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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message: This section needs to be cleaned. The text is mostly taken from a Nov. 1986 article in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs . Apparently in 1987 a Joseph Young, a Muslim convert, was convicted of the killing. Here's a link that mentions it.  Javadane 17:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The 2001 Pottstown Mercury report link given by Javadane is now a dead link.  There is exactly one useful Wayback Machine archive of it, and it's at .  This says that "Young was diagnosed as a paranoid psychotic", who "testified he had been 'picking up messages from voices'" and "had delusions that the prophet Mohammed ordered him to kill the Faruqis".  It also states that, after being twice sentenced to death, "Young died of natural causes in the State Correctional Institution at Greene in February 1996 at the age of 50".  I have no problems with the newspaper's neutrality, so feel it should be a reliable source.  Are there others?  yoyo (talk) 02:21, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, and I've found a better source:  Philadelphia's The Inquirer, available online at [philly.com], has a contemporary article reporting Young's conviction and sentencing, which also makes it clear that the jury weren't convinced by his defence claims of insanity.  The source is available at  and I've archived it at .  Now we can update the article on Isma'il al-Faruqi. yoyo (talk) 02:55, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

text: Also this from the Allentown, Pennsylvania Morning Call during the 1987 trial: Confession Details Stalking, Slaying Of Islamic Scholars and today's archive of it: . yoyo (talk) 03:16, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
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message: is this the same Ismail al-Faruqi who translated Hayat Muhammad ("The Life of Muhammad") by Musammad Husayn Haykal...
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MH_LM/default.htm -- "Translated by Isma'il Razi A. al-Faruqi"
:: Yes, it is. Menj 17:24, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
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message: This article needs Infobox person and more inline citations. Ahendra (talk) 17:00, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inline citations & bio box