Editorial policy

The corpus follows mainstream Sunni historiography by default — one coherent editorial voice, not a judgment on other traditions. Entries specific to other traditions are tagged with their tradition and kept out of the default view; they are preserved, never deleted, and may surface if scope widens.

Every submission needs at least one named source with a URL. Source types are ranked: classical chronicles outweigh modern references, which outweigh devotional sites. Anonymous pages and forums are not sources. We show the type of every citation so readers can weigh the evidence themselves.

We record the date the sources give at the precision they give it — day, month, or year — and never sharpen it. When sources disagree, the entry records the disagreement and carries a Disputed rating rather than a resolution. See how our dating works.

Nothing within living memory: the corpus ends at 1375 AH (≈ 1956 CE), except deaths of major scholars. Recent history is contested in ways this project is not built to referee.

Every submission is reviewed by a human. AI assessments are advisory and labelled. Every rejection carries a reason category and a written explanation, visible to the contributor — nothing is silently dropped. Approvals credit contributor and reviewer in the entry's public history.