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July 5, 2008	Good article nominee	Listed
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May 14, 2012	Good article reassessment	Kept
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This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

Noam Cohen (February 5, 2008). "Wikipedia Islam Entry Is Criticized". New York Times.
Torsten Kleinz (February 6, 2008). "Wikipedia: Streit um Mohammed-Bilder (german)". Heise.
Fox News (February 6, 2008). "Muslims Protest Wikipedia Images of Muhammad". Fox News.
Caroline Davies (February 17, 2008). "Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet". The Observer.
Inquirer Newsdesk (February 11, 2008). "Wikipedia faces wrath of Islam". The Inquirer.
K.C. Jones (February 7, 2008). "Wikipedia Refuses To Delete Picture Of Muhammad". InformationWeek.
"Topics that spark Wikipedia 'edit wars' revealed". BBC News. July 18, 2013.

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Section sizes

Section size for Muhammad (49 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
Beginning	9,091	9,091	488	488
Biographical sources	3,569	14,713	192	826
Early biographies	4,371	4,371	250	250
Hadith	5,141	5,141	290	290
Quran	1,632	1,632	94	94
Meccan years	54	42,356	0	4,270
Early life	10,557	10,557	705	705
Beginnings of the Quran	6,694	6,694	814	814
Opposition in Mecca	4,717	4,717	552	552
Quraysh delegation to Yathrib	2,139	2,139	287	287
Migration to Abyssinia	4,094	4,840	296	381
Social exclusion of the Banu Hashim	746	746	85	85
Attempt to establish himself in Ta'if	3,987	3,987	498	498
Isra' and Mi'raj	4,611	4,611	449	449
Migration to Medina	4,757	4,757	584	584
Medinan years	48	30,379	0	3,392
Building the religious community in Medina	1,680	1,680	256	256
Constitution of Medina	2,093	2,093	209	209
Beginning of armed conflict	5,229	5,229	544	544
Conflicts with Jewish tribes	3,209	3,209	350	350
Meccan retaliation	2,779	2,779	351	351
Raid on the Banu Mustaliq	1,016	1,016	130	130
Battle of the Trench	3,857	3,857	431	431
Invasion of the Banu Qurayza	4,423	4,423	398	398
Incidents with the Banu Fazara	616	616	84	84
Treaty of Hudaybiyya	1,627	1,627	130	130
Invasion of Khaybar	3,802	3,802	509	509
Final years	17	8,333	0	767
Conquest of Mecca	3,614	3,614	268	268
Subduing the Hawazin and Thaqif and the expedition to Tabuk	3,393	3,393	421	421
Farewell pilgrimage	1,309	1,309	78	78
Death	1,721	1,721	198	198
Tomb	3,901	3,901	197	197
Succession	1,801	1,801	191	191
Household	4,965	4,965	381	381
Legacy	12	27,964	0	2,282
Islamic tradition	3,889	13,718	432	1,061
Appearance and depictions	9,829	9,829	629	629
Islamic social reforms	2,288	2,288	233	233
European appreciation	7,162	7,162	654	654
Criticism	1,150	1,150	94	94
Sufism	555	555	69	69
Other religions	3,079	3,079	171	171
See also	477	477	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	33,668	0	0
Sources	30,871	33,640	0	0
Encyclopaedia of Islam	2,769	2,769	0	0
External links	1,377	1,377	0	0
Total	180,770	180,770	12,992	12,992

Proposed infobox and MOS compliance

Latest comment: 30 September1 comment1 person in discussion

This page needs an infobox and consistent MOS formatting for religious topics. Suggest reviewing WikiProject Religion and Albums guidelines for structure. Felicette (talk) 08:42, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply