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Wikipedia articles about religion should adhere to the Wikipedia policies of WP:Verifiability, WP:Notability, and WP:Neutral point of view.

Sourcing

Using scripture as a source

Scripture should almost never be used by itself as a source for articles about religion. Scripture is often hard to interpret, so not only is it a WP:Primary source, but it is a primary source that different religions interpret differently. (For instance, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible are accepted as scripture by many religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.)

If a passage of scripture is being used to illustrate a point, it must be accompanied by a secondary source that supports the interpretation and the point being illustrated.

Incorrect	Correct
John 1:1 demonstrates that Jesus is God.<ref>John 1:1</ref>	Most biblical scholars agree that John 1:1 identifies Jesus as God.<ref>Brown, Raymond E. ''The Anchor Bible: The Gospel According to John'' (XIII–XXI), pp. 1026, 1032</ref>

Attribution

Incorrect	Correct
Jesus rose on the third day	Christians believe that Jesus rose on the third day
Muhammad was the last prophet sent by God to mankind.	Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet sent by God to mankind.