User talk:HaEr48/Archives/2017/July

DYK for Anthonio Hurdt

On 3 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anthonio Hurdt, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1678, Anthonio Hurdt led the forces of the Dutch East India Company for the Kediri campaign in Java, despite his lack of experience in Java or in military command? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anthonio Hurdt. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Anthonio Hurdt), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Al-Inshiqaq

On 4 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Inshiqaq, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the last Quranic chapters revealed in Mecca, called "The Sundering", talks about the Day of Judgment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Inshiqaq. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Al-Inshiqaq), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk) 00:03, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Muhammad I of Granada

The reason I changed this in the first place was because I had to go look for sources to fix some of the clarification issues. I closed the copy edit because there wasn't much more I could do in that regard, but as I said on talk, I think the article should be expanded before it goes up for GA—when I didn't hear back from you, I went to go look up sources to work on it myself, and I found out that basically every source (except harvey) calls him "Ibn al-Ahmar" consistently and exclusively. Even worse, reading our article it is easy to overlook this. At least, after reading the article, you will know his name was Ibn al-Ahmar. The books don't really refer to him as Muhammad I of Granada—when I realized this I changed it. This makes is more confusing for readers—let's say they go look up Banu Ashqilula (which is what I did to create the stub) and they find a bunch of books talking about the Ashqilula and some guy named al-Ahmar—it's pretty obvious that the least confusing thing would be to follow the majority of sources. Seraphim System ^(talk) 03:28, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the copyediting and the input, Seraphim System. Apologies for not being responsive—I have limited internet access at the moment and even less access to the sources. I used Harvey and Kennedy as the main source for Muhammad I. They used both "Muhammad/Muhammad I" and "Ibn al-Ahmar" interchangeably, given that I just prefer the personal name because I feel it's more systematic. Since you bring up more sources that use ibn Al-Ahmar exclusively, I'm undecided at the moment and will not revert your change until I look into it more. Just a note, if you're going to replace names, please make sure they say "ibn al-Ahmar" and not just "al-Ahmar". Ibn al-Ahmar simply means "Son of al-Ahmar", al-Ahmar ("The Red") is I'm guessing a reference to an ancestor of the dynasty (hence the dynasty's name Banu al-Ahmar, "Sons/Children of al-Ahmar"), so calling Muhammad I just "al-Ahmar" wouldn't make sense. Also I'm not sure what the correct capitalization would be for "I"bn and "A"l-Ahmar, but please make sure they are consistent.

I still also owe you those clarification tags, I will update when I got the chance. I guess I'll hold nominating the GA before all these are sorted. HaEr48 (talk) 05:04, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Check out Google books, try both Ibn al-Ahmar and Muhammad I. I was able to find more sources searching for Ibn al-Ahmar then Muhammad I Granada. Also, I have already replaced al-Ahmar with Ibn al-Ahmar, as most of the sources used this version. (I did have one that used just "al-Ahmar" for whatever reason, but following up on your revert I went with the version that seems to be used by the majority of sources.) Seraphim System ^(talk) 05:19, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Muhammad III, Sultan of Granada

On 7 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Muhammad III, Sultan of Granada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the beginning of his reign, Muhammad III of Granada allied his kingdom with Castile and Aragon against the Marinids, while at the end those three powers were allied against him? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Muhammad III, Sultan of Granada. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Muhammad III, Sultan of Granada), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk) 00:04, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Al-Hujurat

On 11 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Hujurat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 49th chapter of the Quran compares backbiting, a sin in Islam, to "eating the flesh of one's brother"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Hujurat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Al-Hujurat), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih^Talk 00:04, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Saba (surah)

On 13 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Saba (surah), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 34th chapter of the Quran was named after Sheba, but does not talk about the Queen of Sheba? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saba (surah). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Saba (surah)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:03, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Karimata Strait

On 13 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Karimata Strait, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Karimata Strait, today in Indonesia, was used by the British fleet in the 1811 invasion of Java? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Karimata Strait. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Karimata Strait), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Al-Waqi'a

On 14 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Waqi'a, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Islamic prophet Muhammad was reported to have said that whoever recited the Quranic chapter Al-Waqi'a every night would "never be afflicted by need"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Waqi'a. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Al-Waqi'a), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:03, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Muhammad II of Granada

On 15 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Muhammad II of Granada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the reign of Muhammad II, Granada survived simultaneous attacks by Castile and the Marinids, its two larger neighbors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Muhammad II of Granada. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Muhammad II of Granada), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih^Talk 00:01, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Muhammad I of Granada

On 16 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Muhammad I of Granada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Muhammad I of Granada (pictured), founder of the last Muslim state in Spain, helped Castile take Córdoba and Seville from the Muslims? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Muhammad I of Granada. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Muhammad I of Granada), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk) 00:02, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for As-Sajda

On 28 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article As-Sajda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 32nd chapter of the Quran is known by the name "The Prostration", and alternatively, "The Beds"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/As-Sajda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, As-Sajda), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk) 00:03, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Al-Mujadila

On 30 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Mujadila, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 58th chapter of the Quran explains how Muhammad's original position on the legal status of divorced women was overruled? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Mujadila. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Al-Mujadila), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih^Talk 00:04, 30 July 2017 (UTC)