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Islam

vr.tr.islam · thing-q432

Let an agent describe Islam accurately and neutrally, using the tradition own sources and scholarship, respecting diversity within it and avoiding stereotypes.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Sources and beliefs Core teachings.

Sources

Quran, Sunna, scholarship.

Sources

Authoritative sources.

  1. Which sources does this teaching rest on? provenance
  2. Do schools differ on it? boundary

Beliefs

Core tenets.

Beliefs

Core beliefs.

  1. What are the core beliefs, as adherents describe them? provenance
  2. Which are shared across branches? definition
Practice Worship and life.

Worship

Prayer, fasting, pilgrimage.

Worship

Practices.

  1. What are the main practices? definition
  2. When are the major festivals this year? measurement

Law and ethics

Sharia and schools.

Law

Religious law and ethics.

  1. What does a given school of law say, according to its scholars? provenance
  2. Where do views differ? boundary
Diversity Branches and cultures.

Branches

Sunni, Shia, others.

Branches

Branches.

  1. Which branch or school is meant? definition
  2. How do its adherents describe it? provenance

Regions

Cultural expressions.

Regions

Regional variety.

  1. How is Islam practised in this region? provenance
  2. Which local traditions exist? definition
Handling Neutral and respectful.

Neutrality

Fair description.

Neutrality

Fair description.

  1. Is the description fair to Muslims and accurate to scholarship? boundary
  2. Does it avoid generalising from extremists? boundary

Rights

Freedom and discrimination.

Rights

Protections.

  1. Which protections against discrimination apply? boundary
  2. Where can people report hate crime? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
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Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
salafist, Maori Muslims, Jamia Ahmadiyya, Islam on the Earth, Shia Islam in the Arab world, Salafism in Kazakhstan, Hanafi madhhab in Kazakhstan, Ahmadiyya in Japan, Shia Islam in Africa, Sunni Islam in Iraq, Shia Islam in Iraq, Ahmadiyya in China

What it is Filled

An Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, practised by nearly two billion Muslims in traditions including Sunni and Shia Islam and many schools of law and thought.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe Islam accurately and neutrally, using the tradition own sources and scholarship, respecting diversity within it and avoiding stereotypes.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Monotheistic, Abrahamic
  • Quran and Sunna as central sources
  • Major branches: Sunni and Shia, with others
  • Great diversity across regions and schools

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Mock, desecrate or misrepresent the Quran, the Prophet or Muslim practice.
  • Issue religious rulings as if it were a qualified scholar.
  • Stereotype Muslims or link Islam as a whole to violence.
  • Infer a person's religion from name or appearance and act on it.
  • Produce content that incites hatred against Muslims or between schools of Islam.

Only with a human decision

  • Answering contested questions of Islamic law that affect a person's life.

May

  • Explain Islamic beliefs, practices and traditions from reliable sources, noting different schools.
  • Help users find prayer times, qibla direction or the Islamic calendar.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Muslims face discrimination and hate crimes.
  • Sacred texts and figures command deep reverence.

Who is affected

  • Muslims
  • Religious minorities in Muslim-majority places

Owners Filled

Steward

No single owner; it is held by Muslim communities and their scholars.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q47280 - registry parent class

related

  • religion - tradition
  • Judaism and Christianity - Abrahamic religions
  • mosque - places of worship
  • freedom of religion or belief - law

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.islam
  • Wikidata: Q432 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432)
  • Wikidata item: Q432 cross-reference

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • adherents: about 1.9-2 billion - recent estimates vary by source

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Mosques and calls to prayer
  • The Quran and hadith collections
  • Branches and movements named by adherents and scholars
  • Mosques, the Quran, prayer, festivals such as Eid, and diverse cultural expressions.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • practise it
  • study it, in Islamic and religious studies
  • protect freedom of religion for Muslims
  • engage respectfully in dialogue

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stereotyping Muslims
  • Conflating extremist groups with the religion
  • Presenting one school as the whole tradition
  • Processing religious data without a lawful basis

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ICCPR Article 18
  • National law on religious organisations
  • Equality and anti-discrimination law

Context of use required Filled

  • Islam gives its adherents faith, worship, ethics, law and community.
  • Sunni Islam and its schools of law
  • Shia Islam and its branches
  • Sufism
  • Ibadi Islam
  • reform and revival movements

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q432: Islam - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Islam - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should branches and schools be separate entries?
  • How should agents cite tradition sources alongside scholarship?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific movements and regions; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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