Talk:Sunnah

message: There was a signature, "Salim Elhaj", at the end of this article.  I removed it, since Wikipedia articles have no single author: anyway, I don't think Mr. Elhaj would necessary want to attach his name to a text that anybody can modify, and that could potentially say something he disagrees with later.  Googling for the text of the article turned up no hits, so it appears that Mr. Elhaj added the text to the article himself.  I'm still a bit worried that it was plagiarized, though --- maybe someone should take the time to rewrite it.  --Shibboleth 21:12, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Removal of sig from article

message: I have some problem with this appearing in a Wikipedia article.  For one, it is obscure to those who are not Muslim (it is an abbreviation for "Peace Be Upon Him" and is said by the devout after each reference to Muhammad or another major prophet; an equivalent is SAS, which is a transliteration of the same words in Arabic); secondly it has the appearance of an endorsement of Islam by an encyclopedia (as does capitalization with regard to the titles of Jesus, such as Our Lord, the Son of Man, the Only Begotten Son of God, etc. imply an endorsement of Christianity).  I feel that I have quite a bit of respect for the Islamic faith for an outsider (likewise the Jewish faith) and don't want to start something just to start something, and I'm not about to edit this without leaving this here to be pondered for some time (and may well do nothing even then) but wanted to throw it out there. Rlquall 23:00, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: The distinction between the Qur'an and Sunnah is not as you have described. Perhaps you have confused "Sunnah" that is referring to the general tradition of the Prophet Muhammad (that is discussed in the article) with Sunnah used as a legal grading, that is in contrast to "fardh" (obligatory) and "mustahabb" (recommended). When used as the latter, then it is possible to say that it is not required to follow. Even then there would be some difference of opinion, as some scholars have deemed the deliberate abandonment of sunnah actions as constituting sin. As for the sunnah that is being discussed in this article, it is another source of Islamic law (similar to the Qur'an), and thus necessary to follow. Numerous rulings are established from the Sunnah, regardless of whether those rulings are classified as mandatory (wajib), sunnah (emphasized), or mustahabb (recommended). A tradition could be established from the Prophet that obligates a particular action or forbids it, which hasn't been mentioned in the Qur'an. Thus, the Sunnah is not only a recommendation, rather a comprehensive source of law from which rulings of differing weight are extracted. This does not contradict the adherence to the Qur'an, as the Qur'an and Sunnah are complementary to each other. 2601:243:2401:65E0:A4EF:9115:F19B:E704 (talk) 19:45, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  PBUH 

message: Could someone please add a section (or link to to a separate article) on different categories of Sunnah such as Sunnah Mu'akkadah and Sunnah Ghair Mu'akkad. And also include examples of Sunnah (e.g. salah, sadaqah etc.). Zunaid 09:39, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categories of Sunnah 

message: I don't like the forcefulness and phrasing used in this section. First of all, I know this article is supposed to be neutral and I know that it's a small nothing compared to everything else. But with each of those ayat there are different translations that can be used which also make sense. Also, the usage of the passage is directly revalent to how the meaning is interpretted. For instance, it might say that the Prophet isn't meant to protect misguided from Hellfire when speaking of his duty as a messenger. The capitalization isn't necessary, either. I don't have much time, but I'll cite one translation:
(from article) 5:99 "The messenger (Mohammad) has NO function EXCEPT delivery of the message."
(Shakir translation) 5:99 "Nothing is (incumbent) on the Messenger but to deliver (the message), and Allah knows what you do openly and what you hide."
Although others might dispute translators, translations, etc., I can't really look up any other translations at this time.
And "Qur'an Alone Muslims uphold only one sunnah: the Qur'an."?!?
That is SO not neutral.
(I'm removing that last part about upholding only one trodden path, atleast, and changing the caps. I think the section should be removed as a whole, only stating in the article that there IS a faction of Quran Alone Muslims, not their reasons for being so. I suppose something similar could, and maybe should, be said about altering the traditional viewpoint of Sunnah.)
--MercMetal 7:21, 15 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: This type of thing seems to be getting out of hand. I think people forget that the reason we are here is to write a general-purpose encyclopedia, not to espouse or force our particular viewpoint on the reader. This is not confined to any one segment of the Muslim population though, if you read any article objectively, you can tell the built-in bias of the writer in the way the article or section is presented in order to give it a certain slant. A lot of this article breaks several policies (WP:V, WP:NPOV, WP:NOR) by trying to conduct an analysis of the verses or sayings revealed, and by not providing reliable references for the statements made (indeed, for the entire article). It seems to be endemic to Islam-related topics that people always provide an interpretation or selective quoting of revelation, instead of reporting on others' interpretation of revelation as is required by the aforementioned policies. Zunaid 13:42, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Putting the neutrality aside, this whole section is glaring original research as the inferences drawn from the quotations cited can only be done through secondary or tertiary sources - not by us as WP editors. I have therefore removed this section. → Aktar (talk • contribs) — 12:33, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Absolutist rejection of hadith and sunnah: Neutrality? 

message: I noticew that one of the subheadings has the word "fiqht" in it (NB the "t" at the end.)  I don't know much about terminology, but I see there is a word "fiqh" to do with this and I wonder if the spelling "fiqht" is a mistake.  I don't know, so I haven't changed it: perhaps someone can check this. Boleslaw 01:25, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  fiqht 

message: What has the Sunnah/Hadith got to say about Male Circumcision? Is it compulsory or just stonrgly recommended practice in Islam? Any quotes and other necessary citations to support this topic? --Fantastic4boy 06:51, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Male Circumcision

message: Please read the Wikipedia Manual of Style: Islam for correct Wikipedia usage of Muhammed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MOSISLAM#Muhammad)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Editor2020 (talk • contribs) 02:22, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correct Wikipedia Usage for Muhammed. 

message: Correct if im wrong or reading this sentence wrong 
"The tradition of recording sunnah was an Arabic tradition, and once they embraced Islam they brought the tradition to the religion[1]. The specific Sunnah of the Prophet was emphasized and singled out by the caliph Umar b. ‘Abd al-’Aziz in the beginning of the 1st century"
But how could this caliph have done anything relating to mohammed in the 1st century considering mohammed aint born till sometime in the 600's..Eleutherius (talk) 15:43, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ehhh time travel??!! 

message: I removed the following statement from the introduction: "This is in contrast to the hadith, which contains just his words.  However, the two doctrines were closely related in the beginnings of Islam." Only a person with absolutely no exposure to even the most basic hadith literature would make a claim of this nature. Supertouch (talk) 13:34, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed unsubstantiated statement 

message: This article focuses almost exclusively on the connotation which is almost synonymous with the word hadith, however, there are several other connotations as well. In usool al-fiqh and in aqidah it has its own unique meaning. Supertouch (talk) 20:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different connotations of the word ''sunnah'' 

message: The allegiance to the tribal sunnah, which had been partially replaced during the time of the Prophet by submission to a new universal authority, and the feeling of brotherhood among all Muslims which had replaced Muhammad's death.
This is not a sentence.--91.148.159.4 (talk) 00:33, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unclear 

message: The present definition is certainly not a universal one- it is not well-referenced either. Quite a few Islamic scholars like Javed Ghamidi, for example, hold Sunnah and Hadith to be distinct from each other - and Sunnah to be the example of Abraham. Shaad lko (talk) 17:34, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition 

message: The following lines in the lead section are certainly not universally accepted:
//The sunnah of Muhammad includes his specific words, habits, practices, and silent approvals:[4] it is significant because it addresses ways of life dealing with friends, family and government.[5] Recording sunnah was an Arabian tradition and, once people converted to Islam, they brought this custom to their religion.//
Firstly, many scholars differentiate between Sunnah and Hadith. Secondly, many scholars state that Sunnah has not at all been recorded but transmitted through perpetual practice. This is the view of Imam Malik, Abu Hanifah and in present times Amin Ahsan Islahi.
Shaad lko (talk) 09:55, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead section 

message: There is a sunnah on deciding when a married couple should get pregnant.  She was talking about sunnah as a code of conducts about marriage and such.  Where can I find the typical code of sunnah taught to Indonesian women/men?  97.85.163.245 (talk) 09:23, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Indonesian friend discussing sunnah 

message: This section appears irrelevant to the article and promoting this individual (npov?):
"On a different note, according to the Islamic scholar, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, Sunnah predates both the Quran as well as Muhammad, and is actually the tradition of the Prophets of God, specifically the tradition of Abraham. A broad form of Sunnah was already being practised by the Christians, Jews and the Arab descendants of Ismail, when Muhammad reinstituted this practice as an integral part of Islam. Sunnah and Quran both are equally authentic and the former includes worship rituals like Salah, Zakah, Hajj, fasting in Ramadan as well as customs like circumcision. [12]"
Should it be removed? Missyis21 (talk) 05:09, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Individuals are often cited on Wikipedia to back up statements. You havent really established how is citing someone's work a violation of NPOV? Or are you saying that Ghamidi is not an Islamic scholar? Shaad lko (talk) 08:53, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  This is news to me! On other articles, only "reliable" secondary sources are allowed. Primary sources are generally not acceptable for Wikipedia according to the policy. If Wikipedia policy has changed on this matter, I think it's great... but I doubt it. Crimsoncorvid (talk) 05:10, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Point of Citing Ghamdi? 

message: Proposal for removing prefixes "Islamic views on xyz"
		I have started a request move to remove the prefixes Attached with the Prophets in Islam to there Names as in Islam. Like Islamic views on Abraham → Ibrahim as it becomes difficult to search the topic. Please participate in the discussion at Talk:Page Thanks. --Ibrahim ebi (talk) 19:26, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for comment 

message: I noticed this article does not mention "sunat" or female prepuce removal commonly practiced among Muslim populations in southeast Asia. Is there any particular reason why? See this link (http://www.mummysg.com/forums/f40/have-you-sunat-your-girls-29826/) for a discussion of this topic. Crimsoncorvid (talk) 03:54, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  FGM/Sunat 

message: I couldn't find in the article when it was written. Does anyone know or are there any theories? That would be useful information.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mogakai (talk • contribs) 05:25, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: What date was this document written?

message: I think that the article could be completed by adding two cases. one is concept of Sunnah. I added it. the other one is the concept of Sunnah from Shiite's view.--m,sharaf (talk) 21:38, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: empty titles

message: It should be sunnah 146.196.47.202 (talk) 16:55, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sunnah