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Old 07-14-10, 06:17 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike View Post
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This why you don't use Wikipedia as a source. The sentence in the Wikipedia article you linked to had two references associated with it. References 14 and 15. One reference is a newspaper and the other reference is a blog - not exactly an academic citation.

If you read both those references, you will find that neither reference supports the claim on Wikipedia that "in Islam it is considered sinful to kill animals for reasons other than food".

This is what is known as a phony citation and is, unfortunately, common on Wikipedia. Always check citations .... and never cite Wikipedia
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