Muslim
Let an agent describe Muslims respectfully and accurately, attributing beliefs and practices to Muslim sources and traditions, reflecting diversity, avoiding stereotypes and never equating Muslims with extremism.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Faith Beliefs and practice.
Beliefs
Core beliefs.
Beliefs
Beliefs.
- What do Muslims believe about this topic, according to which tradition or scholars? provenance
- Is it presented as belief rather than fact? boundary
Practice
Worship.
Practice
Practice.
- How is this practice observed, and does it vary by tradition or culture? provenance
- Which sources describe it? provenance
Diversity Traditions and cultures.
Traditions
Schools.
Traditions
Traditions.
- Which tradition or school of thought is relevant here? definition
- How do views differ between them? provenance
Generalisation
Avoiding it.
Generalisation
Avoiding generalisation.
- Is a statement generalising about all Muslims? boundary
- How can it be made accurate? action
Community Local life.
Mosques
Places of worship.
Mosques
Mosques.
- Where are local mosques, and what visitor etiquette do they ask? provenance
- When are prayer times, according to the local mosque? provenance
Festivals
Eid and Ramadan.
Festivals
Festivals.
- When do Ramadan and the Eids fall this year, according to local community announcements? provenance
- Why can dates differ by a day? definition
Safety Hate incidents.
Report
Anti-Muslim hate.
Report
Reporting hate incidents.
- How can an anti-Muslim hate incident be reported to police and monitoring groups? action
- Is anyone in immediate danger? boundary
Extremism
Not conflating.
Extremism
Extremism distinction.
- Is extremism being wrongly equated with Muslims in general? boundary
- How do Muslim scholars and organisations address extremism? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- jihadist, Turks, islamic fundamentalist, Muslim convert, Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, muslim students, Ismaili community, Muslim Americans, Muslims, muhaddith, Abd
What it is Filled
A person who follows Islam, the monotheistic religion based on the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad; nearly two billion Muslims worldwide belong to diverse traditions, including Sunni, Shia and Ibadi, and to many cultures and nationalities.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Muslims respectfully and accurately, attributing beliefs and practices to Muslim sources and traditions, reflecting diversity, avoiding stereotypes and never equating Muslims with extremism.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Adherents of Islam
- Very diverse worldwide
- Many schools of thought
- Frequently misrepresented
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Infer or label a person as Muslim from their name, appearance or data without their statement.
- Stereotype Muslims or link them collectively to violence or extremism.
- Disclose a person's religion without consent.
- Speak for Muslims or issue religious rulings.
Only with a human decision
- Using religion in decisions about a person, such as security screening or hiring.
May
- Explain Islamic beliefs and practices from reliable sources, noting the diversity among Muslims.
- Help a person find information about prayer times, holidays or halal food on request.
Moral aspects Filled
- Muslims face discrimination and violence; profiling and stereotyping deepen it.
- Religion is protected personal data in many jurisdictions.
Who is affected
- Muslims
- Converts and those leaving the faith
- Communities of faith
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a person's faith is their own.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3071477 - registry parent class
- Q99521706 - registry parent class
related
- religious adherent - category
- Islam - religion
- mosque - place
- freedom of religion law - rights
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.muslim
- Wikidata: Q47740 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47740)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Traditions such as Sunni, Shia and Ibadi
- Practices vary by tradition and culture
- Islam is the religion; Muslim is the adherent
- Not described by appearance; Muslims are ethnically and culturally diverse.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe beliefs and practices with attribution
- find mosques and community organisations
- find prayer times and festival dates from community sources
- report anti-Muslim hate incidents
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Equating Muslims with extremism
- Stereotypes and generalisations
- Stating beliefs as facts rather than attributing them
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Freedom of religion law
- Hate crime and anti-discrimination law
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding a large and diverse global religious community.
- Sunni Muslims
- Shia Muslims
- Ibadi Muslims
- Sufi traditions
- converts to Islam
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q47740: Muslim - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Muslims - general description of the item
Open questions
- How should alias lists be filtered to remove stereotyping terms?
- Should traditions be separate entries?
- How should community sources be cited?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q47740/spec.json