Talk:Islamic mythology
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I know it was only a stub to open the page, but we must be careful not to label everything 'arabic' as 'Islamic'. I am no expert on Islamic mythology, but suppose that for instance Alladin and Arabian Nights are 'Arabic' instead of 'Islamic'--TK
Excellent point! I agree 100 percent. I hope that those who know more will improve the page -- it sure does need improvement! -- Cayzle
I've moved this page from Islamic Mythology to Arabic mythology, not because I consider them the same but because they are clearly different. Most of the stuff here is Arabic rather than Islamic. I would recommend that we create a separate Islamic mythology article as soon as we have enough material to go in it. DJ Clayworth 21:28, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I think it is a good idea to define Islamic mythology clearly , the current version opens with the sentence Islamic mythology includes... and puts the restriction of ...help explanation of Islamic beliefs and we find this remark in the article :
While some of these stories are associated in the mind of the Westerner with Islam, they do not for the most part illustrate the principles of Islam. In fact many of them predate the introduction of Islam, and contain elements contrary to Islam, and are therefore not Islamic mythology. which is based on the restriction mentioned above and seems inapropriate..
I am not sure what the best definition can be ,"mythology developed in Islamic cultures" seems good, a totaly different definitions would be mythology developed in a strictly Islamic context , which would cover a comparatively narrow range and include mostly Sufi mythology and elaboration of Qur'anic stories, defining the term appropriately specialy clarifying wether Islamic means associated with Islamic cultures or Islam as a religeon , helps prevent edits based merely on personal opinions.Pasha 01:58, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
For a start , defined Islamic mythology and did some edits , I hope my edits was in direction of improving the article.Pasha 06:28, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
There is no such thing as Islamic Mythology. In fact, I detest the world Islamic, as it not mentioned in the Quran or Hadith. The proper term is Muslim. I am petitioning for the entire site to be changed to Arabic Mythology, from Islamic(sic) Mythology.Tuf-Kat
- You detest the word "Islamic" because it is not mentioned in the Hadith? That's probably because it is an English adjective, while the Hadith is in Arabic. "Islamic mythology" is not the same as "Arabian mythology" in the same way "Muslim" is not equivalent to "Arab". dab (𒁳) 17:49, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
