Talk:Najaf

Article needs better focus
Compare this article to the one on Qom, the other predominant centre of Shia learning. The Qom article discusses the city's whole history, with only passing mention of the Iranian revolution and recent events, while this article is mostly about American military activity around Najaf over the past few years (the only reference cited is a U.S. military account). The current war is important, of course, but this article really needs a rewrite and refocus (it's as if the Vatican article mostly discussed troop movements near Rome during World War II). David 23:35, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

That is true, David, but why not just go to the Najaf, Battle of 2007 article, possessing a link in the Najaf article itself, and transplant info from there onto it to add more to the current war's focus, which is, if not the most important focus, the most current focus and thus the most appealing.


 * Wasn't Najaf the city where the Ayatollah Khomeni lived in exile before Saddam threw him out in 1979? BubbleDine (talk) 03:34, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. There's a strong focus on US military action, and too much focus on the last decade, with details that would never had been considered relevant if it had described say intra-Iraqi fighting in the 1950s. I'll try to rephrase it and give it better focus in a couple of days, of no one has had any objections by then. /Julle (talk) 00:34, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Population of City of Najaf
The population for the city of Najaf appears to be incorrect. The population listed is for the entire province not just the city of Najaf. See Najaf Governate for cross reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 214.13.130.100 (talk) 12:23, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

wot=1&2?
It is widely considered the third holiest city of Shi'a Islam,62.235.179.44 (talk) 12:12, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Material from "The Travels of Ibn Battuta'
A new editor,, is having difficulties adding material from this source. I know nothing about this subject, but our article on Ibn Battuta makes it appear to be an excellent source. Experienced editor reverted the edit with a polite but brief comment questioning the source.

found this pdf: http://englishattheuniversity.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/5/3/10532852/ibn_battutas_travels.pdf which is a 1829 translation of the "travels" but without the front matter about the translation. Perhaps a knowledgable editor can find a better source for the same material? The Ibn Battuta article has so many references to different translations that I am at a loss. Thanks. -Arch dude (talk) 00:44, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello Arch dude. I appreciate you creating a section about my post which was edited and removed. I had quoted the above link which you have shared to post my finding. I also appreciate your attempt to find a better source for this same material. I would like to share a link which is a better source for this same material, it appears on the Google Books section. Its called The Travels of Ibn Battuta: in the Near East, Asia and Africa, 1325-1354. On the cover page it mentions 'Translated and Revised by Rev. Samuel Lee.' and it can be accessed using this link (quite a long link) https://books.google.com/books?id=SZW8AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=burckhardt+on+ibn+battuta&source=bl&ots=OQbEBuqmyI&sig=p36_NGg4LOYmS0Wvatfy8T8wATE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2g6meuNXWAhUn7IMKHf8hB5gQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q=burckhardt%20on%20ibn%20battuta&f=false

By doing a comparison of both books you will notice that they are the same. The information that I was wanting to share was on page 31 and the same information appears on page 31 of this google book. Since both are authentic source I would appreciate if I am allowed to share this finding on the main page of the article. If there is any formatting thats required to be done about my piece of writing so it conforms with the WP:RS please let me know. Syed z (talk) 22:18, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Who is Rev. Samuel Lee? Are they a reliable translator or not? I am a bit skeptical as the translation is from 1829, and so I would like to know confirm the accuracy of the translation. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 10:51, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello Emir of Wikipedia, thank you for your concern. Rev. Samuel Lee is one of the renown British writers and translators from the early 19th century. He was given the task by Oriental Translation Committee formed in that same period to do the job of translating oriental works such as Arabic, Turkish, Persian etc. One of the tasks assigned to him was the translation of 'Travels of Ibn Battutah' which he successfully did. He was a professor of Arabic and Hebrew in the University of Cambridge. You can click on Samuel Lee profile to get to know more about him. Syed z (talk) 17:50, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifying the translator. Someone of that status would be a reliable translator, and I don't object to the inclusion. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 18:53, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

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JPL's Photojournal of PIA25896: Najaf, Iraq
Here is JPL's Photojournal of PIA25896: Najaf, Iraq. Rjluna2 (talk) 16:34, 2 June 2023 (UTC)