User talk:Heathluallen/sandbox

Your first source that I see is Oliver R Scholz, and I see him to be a reliable source. He is a philosopher and has been the author of more than one book about Islam. The way you worded your sentences are very informative and helpful to your article. There are several times where you have created sections and categories and this has helped your page look neat and organized. I think more examples of Hermeneutics would be helpful because it would give the reader more of an idea of what the subject is about. Your addition to Human Rights under Hermeneutics and ijtihad was a great addition. Your source is credible being the Oxford Dictionary of Islam, and you gave helpful and important information. I would try to do more paraphrasing than just putting quotes because this will give the page more of a voice instead of being a whole bunch of quotes from different sources. It will also flow a little bit better. You did very well with this when using Dr. Wadud as a source under the The position of women and minority groups section of the article. Overall I think your edits were very helpful and chosen well. Nothing seemed out of place or like unnecessary information!

I give this a 94! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marleej47 (talk • contribs) 08:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

JM's Peer Review
Two comments on what your individual changes do well:

Adds some general discussion of what hermeneutics is which is helpful for understanding the rest of the entry.

Adds discussion of the idea of ijtihad and the importance of Amina Wadud's intervention into the field of Qur'anic hermeneutics.

Two comments on what needs improvement:

The introductory comments on what hermeneutics is should be in plain and neutral language. You can rely on Scholz's discussion, even though that is not really necessary for a "lead section." If you aren't sure what a "lead section" is, see the "Evaluating Wikipedia" guide. This should provide a brief summary of the main points of the entry.

Comments on "Specific Issues in Islamic Hermeneutics":

Revise the sub theme heading "Specific Issues in Islamic Hermeneutics." First, you are writing about Qur'anic Hermeneutics, not "Islamic," since the latter is a wider field of inquiry than the former. What is this section really about? "Specific Issues" is a bit too vague.

Explain what Saeed means with the "contextualist" approach. The paragraph on ijtihad needs to be rewritten in clear language, not just bullet points (as it seems now). I don't think this discussion of ijtihad belongs in this section--it is not a "specific issue," or if you want to argue that it is, explain why. It could fit in as an approach to interpretation that is accepted in some circles (Shi'a interpretation, and modern interpretation) more than others. Still, this needs more revisions to make it related to the overall entry.

The section "Considerations for Interpretation" should be integrated into the typologies or main types of interpretation section. It seems out of place within the "Specific Issues" section.

Preliminary grade: B/C Jaclyn-Michael (talk) 22:09, 8 April 2019 (UTC)