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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) clpo13(talk) 17:15, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Total OR and POV. no scholarly sources give "lists of hanafis". People are not put into lists according to their religion the last time I checked. Yes there can be lists of Hanafi authors or Hanafi clergy, if sources are found for that, but a list of hanafis? no please. We are not in nazi germany. FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 07:13, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. Lists on Wikipedia are primarily navigational aids - we do not require that the list itself is notable, though we do require that the subject of the list (Hanafi, in this case) is notable and, for most lists of people, that the people listed are notable and that they verifiably meet the criterion for being on the list - the sourcing for that does not have to be given in the list, provided it is given in the articles on the listed people. I have checked several of the articles, and in each case the article identifies them, giving reliable sources, as a Hanafi lawyer or legal theorist. The list could possibly do with some checking (there are a couple of redlinks and, despite what it says at the top, not all the entries are currently in chronological order), but that is a matter for normal editing, not deletion. PWilkinson (talk) 21:17, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Islam-related deletion discussions. Sam Sailor Talk! 03:07, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep we have dozens of other lists on Wikipedia such as List of Jews and List of Ahmadis. Should they be deleted aswell?
- Keep, categories should not replace lists, per WP:CLN. It seems to be a defining characteristic of Islamic scholarship. People whose notability is unrelated to the topic don't belong on this list. Annotation would make it much more valuable, of course. Siuenti (talk) 17:59, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. Siuenti (talk) 22:25, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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