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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 23:34, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lake Zamkaft[edit]

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I cannot find a single source, reliable or otherwise, that mentions "Lake Zamkaft". Even the solitary source cited in the article (which is a dead link to an unreliable source) doesn't mention it. I'm leaning towards "deliberate hoax" on this one. 〜 Festucalex • talk 16:38, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Islam and Geography. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 17:09, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Perhaps it is not supposed to be a physical place. I posted a note at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Islam. Perhaps someone who knows more about Islam will be able to clarify this. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 17:27, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Eastmain: I am a Hafiz, and yet I have never heard of anything even close to this. I hope someone from the wikiproject knows something about it. If it isn't a hoax, it's probably some poorly-attested thing from an obscure Sufi tariqa. 〜 Festucalex • talk 17:47, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Agree that this is a hoax. Article body mentions a body of water, using some "Barak", flying... none of these things are mentioned at Isra' and Mi'raj. Can't find sources either. Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 17:31, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Delete: This article is a hoax. Hoaxes aren't allowed on Wikipedia at all. CastJared (talk) 19:02, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I have been hearing traditional stories of Isra and Mi'raj from religious scholars since my childhood days and I have never come across this name. I tried to find an Urdu-language equivalent but miserably failed. I am not sure if anything exists in Arabic language. fwiw, this does not meet the criteria for inclusion on Wikipedia. If anything helpful comes up, I would support a redirect to Isra' and Mi'raj as an ATD. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 04:31, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@TheAafi: I can easily tell you that "Zamkaft" (Arabic: زَمْكَفْتْ؟؟؟؟؟) isn't Arabic. 〜 Festucalex • talk 09:53, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Festucalex, I am aware of that much Arabic and have studied it to that level. I am talking about that my searches don't bring any result but I am not sure either of something existing on this topic. I am not either saying the word is an Arabic one but I mean to say "the coverage about it". There's apparently nothing that I could find. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 10:49, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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