Talk:Seven Pillars of Islam (Druze)

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Is Hajj missing from the list? I can only count 6! AndrewRT(Talk) 23:31, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

this is all wrong. druze are not muslims, they are not shia, and they dont believe in these shia 7 pillars. druze don't even claim to be muslim. i don't know where this article is getting its sources or who wrote it, but it is very incorrect.--DRC27 (talk) 19:00, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Supersedes?

(Copied from User Talk:Pol098 for clarification.) I'm not sure why overrides is better than supercedes. After all, supercedes means he came after and replaces ‘Ali's authority, while "overrides" indicates contradiction. Naahid بنت الغلان ^{Click to talk} 03:43, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

I originally came to this because it was misspelt; it's supersedes. Supersedes conveys to me something becoming obsolete and outdated and being replaced by something newer and more up-to-date. I think it's used more for things than for people. I suppose it's very subjective; if you think supersedes is the better word, by all means reinstate it. Best wishes, Pol098 (talk) 14:54, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Ah. It's actually not technically incorrect, but your spelling is definitely preferrable. Cf. [1]. I thought supersede was better precisely because Hakim does, in fact, replace the earlier and outdated role of ‘Ali. His role to the Druze is superior - where Muhammad is replaced by ‘Ali's gnostic teachings to ghulat sects, so Hakim replaces him as the "esoteric of the esoteric". If you are neutral, I'll replace "supersedes" (correctly spelled). Naahid بنت الغلان ^{Click to talk} 01:35, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

By all means, I have no strong opinion. Apologies for changing what does appear tp be the right word. Pol098 (talk) 14:06, 7 August 2008 (UTC)