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All pages should be written using the American English spelling. Some Internet browsers come with built in spell-checkers which should come in useful for those who are not familiar with the difference between UK and US spelling. Also see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences this] page on Wikipedia. | All pages should be written using the American English spelling. Some Internet browsers come with built in spell-checkers which should come in useful for those who are not familiar with the difference between UK and US spelling. Also see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences this] page on Wikipedia. | ||
===Transliteration of Arabic words=== | |||
Standardized spelling of transliterated Arabic words and names is important due to the subject matter of WikiIslam. Over time, an article may be modified by numerous editors, often leaving it with multiple spelling variations of a single word. Below is a brief list of the most often transliterated words: | |||
Islam, Qur'an, Hadith, Taurat, Injil, Tafsirs, Sirat, Surah, Jahannam, Jannah, Muslim, Muhammad, Aisha, Jibreel, Jizyah, Zakat, Ka'aba, Shari'ah, Caliph, Umar, Abu Bakr, Jihad, Mecca, Medina, Shaykh | |||
==Capitalization== | ==Capitalization== | ||
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The same applies to the titles of articles. | The same applies to the titles of articles. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||