Former good articleMuhammad was one of the Philosophy and religion good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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GA Reassessment

Muhammad

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Result: While instability is not in itself a reason to delist, poor quality sourcing is; the discussions on the talk page constitute, in my view, consensus that the sourcing has been degraded. Delisted. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:49, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It has recently been brought to light that this page and its sourcing have been altered fairly wholesale since the page was last reviewed and kept as GA, and that there is little reason to believe the level of former quality has been maintained; on the contrary, recent informal assessments by editors have uncovered significant issues in terms of prior content and source removal, as well as in terms of the quality of new sourcing and the resulting balance of the page and its contents. The sum conclusion of the current state of affairs has already been assessed by several editors as no longer meeting GA standard. For details, see the existing talk page discussion at Talk:Muhammad#Removal of "good article" status, as well as the broader discussion entitled Talk:Muhammad#Recent neutrality concerns, and other subsequent talk page discussions. Iskandar323 (talk) 15:43, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fails Wikipedia:Good article criteria It is not stable due to edit warring on the page....: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Moxy- 04:08, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Even excluding the wholesale rewriting the article has undergone recently, 2012 is a long time ago, and the article quality standards back then were arguably lower. I do not see a reason to maintain GA status given the current edit warring. Hemiauchenia (talk) 18:51, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

About Muhammad's Alleged Suicide Attempt

The following text is from the article:

"When Muhammad came to his senses, he felt scared; he started to think that after all of this spiritual struggle, he had been visited by a jinn, which made him no longer want to live. In desperation, Muhammad fled from the cave and began climbing up towards the top of the mountain to jump to his death. "


The part where it says "Muhammad fled from the cave and began climbing up towards the top of the mountain to jump to his death." is false, despite it being found in Sahih Al Bukhari, it is known to have a defective chain for attributing to unknown sources. If we were to compare any other historical hadith about it we won't find any source claiming he attempted suicide.

Karim Ibn Karim (talk) 10:19, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a lie, Sahih Al Bukhari is considered the most authoritative collection of hadiths in Sunni Islam. But if you have a reliable reference feel free to edit the article. 173.230.28.18 (talk) 21:43, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What you have said is true, however to comprehend the error in this narration which is present in Sahih al-Bukhari 6982 it is necessary to have some knowledge on usul al Hadith.
The great scholar that made the famous Fath Al-Bari, explanation of Sahih Al Bukhari, Ibn Hajar Al Asqalani wrote:
"And the author’s arrangement suggests that it is part of ‘Aqil’s narration. Al-Humaydi, in his compilation, proceeded accordingly, carrying the hadith to the phrase “and the revelation ceased,” then stating: “The narration of ‘Aqil, transmitted in a singular report from Ibn Shuhba, ends at the point we have mentioned.” Al-Bukhari then augmented it in his hadith associated with Maʿmar, from al-Zuhri, by saying: “And the revelation ceased for a period until the Prophet became grieved,” and he continued it to the end. In my view, this additional phrase is specific to Maʿmar’s narration. For indeed, it was transmitted via the chain of ‘Aqil—Abū Nuʿaym recorded it in his extract from the chain of Abū Zarʿah al-Rāzī, from Yaḥyā ibn Bakīr, the teacher of al-Bukhārī, in the beginning of the book without it—and he transmitted it here in conjunction with Maʿmar’s narration, thereby indicating that the expression belongs to Maʿmar. Likewise, al-Ismāʿīlī explicitly stated that the addition is in Maʿmar’s narration, and it was also transmitted by Aḥmad, Muslim, al-Ismāʿīlī, and others, as well as by Abū Nuʿaym from a collection transmitted from some of al-Layth’s companions from al-Layth without it. Moreover, the narrator in what has reached us is al-Zuhri, and the implication is that, in the entirety of what has come to us concerning the report of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in this story, it is derived from al-Zuhri’s eloquence and is not part of a connected (continuous) report."
Al-Karmānī said: “This is what appears to be the case."
Source: Fath Al Bari Chapter 12, page 359.
The scholar Al-Suyuti commenteed on the hadith stating: "("As we have heard"): This is the statement of al-Zuhri."
Source: Kitab al-Tawshih Sharh al-Jami' al-Sahih Chapter 9.
The great scholar Al-Albani stated:
I say: This attribution to al-Bukhari is a grave mistake because it implies that the story of his attempted suicide is authentic according to the criteria of al-Bukhari, which is not the case. The clarification is that al-Bukhari narrated it in the last part of the hadith of Aisha about the beginning of revelation, which Dr. (1/51-53) has mentioned. It is found in al-Bukhari in the beginning of (Interpretation) (12/297-304 Fath) through the chain of narrators including Ma'mar: Al-Zuhri told me, from Urwah, from Aisha... and the hadith continues until the statement: "And the revelation paused." Al-Zuhri added: "Until the Prophet (peace be upon him) became so sad – as it reached us – that he would sometimes go to the tops of mountains, intending to throw himself off. Whenever he reached the summit of a mountain to throw himself down, Gabriel would appear to him."
Source: Kitab Difaa' 'an al-Hadith al-Nabawi Page 40.
Please cheeck the following hadiths and note that these do not have any mentions on attempted suicide:
https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4953
https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3
https://sunnah.com/muslim:160a
And for the lenghty explanation, please read from the following website:
Islamqa.info, The reports which suggest that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) contemplated suicide are flawed in both their chains of narration or their texts Karim Ibn Karim (talk) 12:30, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
[Please read the previous comments in this topic]
Original text present in the wikipedia article of Muhammad: "Shortly after Waraqa's death, the revelations ceased for a period, causing Muhammad great distress and thoughts of suicide. On one occasion, he reportedly climbed a mountain intending to jump off. However, upon reaching the peak, Gabriel appeared to him, affirming his status as the true Messenger of God. This encounter soothed Muhammad, and he returned home. Later, when there was another long break between revelations, he repeated this action, but Gabriel intervened similarly, calming him and causing him to return home."
Remove the following content: "and thoughts of suicide. On one occasion, he reportedly climbed a mountain intending to jump off. However, upon reaching the peak, Gabriel appeared to him, affirming his status as the true Messenger of God. This encounter soothed Muhammad, and he returned home. Later, when there was another long break between revelations, he repeated this action, but Gabriel intervened similarly, calming him and causing him to return home." this is not accurate, as previously discussed in this topic we find this information in https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6982 however several sunni scholars have discussed this already as we find in https://islamqa.info/en/answers/152611/the-reports-which-suggest-that-the-prophet-blessings-and-peace-of-allah-be-upon-him-contemplated-suicide-are-flawed-in-both-their-chains-of-narration-or-their-texts. Karim Ibn Karim (talk) 13:13, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It still seems that there is a claim of such suicidal thoughts. Whether the Islamic community accepts them as true is not really our concern. We should state that such a claim exists and that Muslims dispute its veracity. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 15:30, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, fellow wikipedian! Yes, there can be a claim of such suicidal thoughts that go back to sunni sources indeed, however none of them meet the criteria of an authentic narration.
While yes, such claim can be mantained without an issue, it should be further explained as from now the present text suggests that Muhammad did indeed try to end his life.
So yes, either removal or further explanation would be good options in this case. Karim Ibn Karim (talk) 09:38, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Recently added image

Siyer-i Nebi 151b detail

@AimanAbir18plus, hello. You added this pic [1].

Personally, I don't think it adds very much, though the Kaaba is of course mentioned (and pictured) in the article. That part of the article is somewhat crowded with pictures, and this time (I reverted you once before) you've introduced MOS:SANDWHICH problems, at least on my laptop. Also, there is an invisible message in that section which says:

"PLEASE NOTE: The consensus to include images of Muhammad emerged after extensive months-long discussions and efforts on both sides to balance multiple competing interests. Please do not remove or reposition these images because you feel they are against your religion. Please do not add more images or reposition the current ones to prove a point. To avoid pointless revert-warring, blocking and page protection, please discuss any prospective changes on the talk page. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia."

So, I think we can do without this pic. Opinions, editors? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:19, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree; there's enough images in that area as is. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 11:23, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The section is about "Conquest of Mecca" and this image depicts that (Muhammad is praying at the Kaaba after conquering it). So, I think the image makes sense and important for the visualization of the context. AimanAbir18plus (talk) 11:24, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Year of birth correction

Muhammad's birth year is wrong. According to any Islamic to Western date converter, the date 0001-01-01 in Islamic calendar is 0622/07/18. He was 53 years old when he immigrate from mecca to medina. Which would be 622 - 53 = 569. 154.187.14.69 (talk) 15:56, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: The sources I've found say it's 29 August 570 CE. Any sources you're having? Xiphoid Vigour ༈Duel༈ 16:37, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 February 2025

Ahmadiyya is not Islam according to the Majority of Muslims. It is heresey. Just as Christians would deem Latter Day Saints as heretics or people who reject basic fundamental principles like the Nicene Creed

On the Legacy tab it says Ahamdiyya is Islam-I’d avoid mentioning ahmadiyya entirely avoiding controversy 2A00:23C8:D615:E801:E936:A048:2BE1:5579 (talk) 16:10, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done The fact that you regard them as heretics does not concern Wikipedia. Since theology isn't objective knowledge, theological orthodoxy is in the eye of the beholder. tgeorgescu (talk) 19:42, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You will notice that Latter Day Saint movement, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Community of Christ, Mormonism, etc are included in various categories of Christian sects. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 13:10, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 March 2025

Please add S. A. W. after name Muhammad. 108.199.130.201 (talk) 04:53, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Please see WP:PBUH; thank you for your understanding. Remsense ‥ 论 04:54, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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