A community-maintained tertiary reference on the Islamic punishment of the grave, directly examined. Its strength is dating the doctrine's appearance and naming a specific comparative Jewish parallel; its limit is a Wikipedia community article that names hadith collections without citing individual hadith numbers, which is why it sits at reliability tier three.
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Reliability Tier3
Wikipedia's article on the punishment of the grave, consulted 2026-08-13. Useful here for the ninth-century dating of the doctrine, the Ash'ari creedal status, and the comparison to the Jewish narrative of the wicked punished by angels of destruction in an intermediary state. NotesWikipedia's article on the punishment of the grave, consulted 2026-08-13. Useful here for the ninth-century dating of the doctrine, the Ash'ari creedal status, and the comparison to the Jewish narrative of the wicked punished by angels of destruction in an intermediary state.
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punishment_of_the_Grave
Source Typereference
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Doctrines, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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