User talk:MuslimRevivalist

MR, it's very clear that you reject the Qutbis and Al-Qaeda and believe that this is not "real" Salafism. But that's your own opinion. Other Salafis don't share it. WP has to be neutral; we give all notable views. That means published views, widespread views, etc. You would do better to find statements about involvement of Salafis in politics by well-known Salafi teachers (presumably the ones you follow) and give us the original statement (in Arabic) and a translation into English. We need the Arabic so that other editors can check your translation. There's a big difference between saying "X is true" and "Sheykh Y said X" and giving a reference. The first says that WP thinks X is true, and it would be hotly contested by the anti-X people. The second version just says "Y believes X" and even the anti-X people would have to accept that as true.

There's also a problem with saying that Bin Baz and other sheykhs "privately" opposed Saudi policies. What is the authority for that? You could be lying or mistaken. We don't know who you are, or what contacts you have, or how reliable they are. If someone has written a book in Arabic on "My years as Bin Baz' secretary and how he actually hated the royals" :) then we could quote that book. Then people who disagreed could attack the veracity of the writer. However, they would have to agree that the writer did, in fact, say those things.

The Salafi article is not all that good, primarily because we don't have enough references, quotes, and citations. You could put your views out there, without breaking any Wikipedia policies, if you just help us give a closer and more detailed view of the currents within contemporary Salafism/Wahhabism. Zora 23:20, 17 May 2006 (UTC)