Talk:Kutub al-Sittah

message: The two first are referred to as the Two Sahihs which indicates that they are authentic. The others were not claimed to be all authentic. In fact, thier authors (such as Tirmizi) declared many of these traditions as non authentic.--Islamic 13:41, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Islamic, please stop removing referenced  information.--Striver 11:24, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Authenticity

message: "Due to this, some people state that they were all Persian and not Arabs [4]." May I suggest that it is kinder to ignore non-notable people purveying claims known to be false than to quote them immediately after showing that they're wrong? - Mustafaa 22:47, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: al-Islam.org is not nn.--Striver 23:09, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Ethnicity

message: Search results on google books for "kutub al sittah" return desired topic (see ). However the six books doesn't do that. Pass a Method talk 13:33, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I have to admit that I'm not entirely comfortable even if sources insist on using a non-English name. Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English) states:"The title of an article should generally use the version of the name of the subject which is most common in the English language, as you would find it in reliable sources (for example other encyclopedias and reference works, scholarly journals and major news sources)."The reliable sources use an Arabic name, but we're supposed to use a name in the English language according to the same sentence. It puts us in a quandary here. It further says:"If an examination of the sources in an article shows that one name or version of the name stands out as clearly the most commonly used in the English language, we should follow the sources and use it."In most English sources I have found, both terms are mentioned, while a few use just the Arabic version and only a tiny fraction use the English version only (hence the inclusion of the Arabic version even after the move). Now, the lead does say here:"Where there is an English word, or exonym, for the subject but a native version is more common in English-language usage, the English name should be mentioned but should not be used as the article title."But I would argue that in English language discourse, both terms are used. I don't think a quick Google search will be handy in deciding which one is decisively used more than the other because:"Search-engine hits are generally considered unreliable for testing whether one term is more common than another, but can suggest that no single term is predominant in English."Hence, I am still uncomfortable and would prefer that the name be changed back to English with the Arabic version mentioned in the first sentence of the lead, as I had originally done. Obviously, another editor doesn't agree with that. So is there some project page where we can list this to elicit more feedback? MezzoMezzo (talk) 03:01, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  You could make a request for a page move. Pass a Method talk 07:31, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: If you think that's better, then sure. How do we do that? MezzoMezzo (talk) 06:34, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Use the template under single page moves in WP:RM/CM Pass a Method talk 11:25, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Book