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Islam in the Philippines (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's article on Islam in the Philippines, community-edited. Reliable for the standard, well documented account of Islam reaching the archipelago in the fourteenth century through Muslim Malay and Arab merchants, with the Sunni scholar Shaykh Makhdum Karim reaching the Sulu Archipelago and Jolo in 1380 and the Minangkabau prince Rajah Baguinda following in 1390; not the right source for a contested claim about the exact founding date of the Sultanate of Sulu itself, which the article does not settle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Citation
Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikipedia
Publication Year
2026
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_Philippines
Source Type
reference
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used for the settled 1380 and 1390 missionary arrival dates in the Sulu Archipelago.
Notes
Used for Islam's documented arrival in the southern Philippines via the Sulu Archipelago.
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Arabs, Cultures

This source names Arabs directly: "Wikipedia's article on Islam in the Philippines, community-edited."

Source Islam in the Philippines (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Philippines, Countries

This source names Philippines directly: "Wikipedia's article on Islam in the Philippines, community-edited."

Source Islam in the Philippines (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Sunni, Denominations

This source names Sunni directly: "Malay and Arab merchants, with the Sunni scholar Shaykh Makhdum Karim reaching the Sulu Archipelago and Jolo in 1380 and the Minangkabau prince Rajah Baguinda following in 1390; not the right source..."

Source Islam in the Philippines (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Claims Backed By This Source (27 claims)

This source backs 27 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 8 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds.
  • Spread Events, 10 claims: 4 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
  • Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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