Talk:Qibla al-Qudsiyya
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Are there any non-Wikipedia references that confirm this sect really existed?
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- Qibla al-Qudsiyya. Can anybody find any proof of the existence of these people other than a site that gets its information from Wikipedia? RickK 04:46, 12 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- I can confirm the existence of some Jews of Medina who converted to Islam in 622, but not under this name or any variant Romanizations thereof -- and I find no evidence whatsoever that they formed a distinct sect of Islam. I don't know; it seems like an odd thing to make up, so defer for now. --No-One Jones (talk) 05:06, 12 Feb 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Reference of Sirah un-Nabi
The original authour of the article refers to Sirah un-Nabi (presumably ibn Hisham?), I have not checked if this source indeed mentions this sect... In my editing of the article I've presumed that the reference is accurate. (Note: the reference to the Sirah being accurate does not necessarily mean that the group existed... that of course depends on the Sirahs accuracy)