Fasad: what Wikipedia removed
Fasad is an Arabic Islamic legal term for moral corruption. The 2010 opening stated that Islamic thinkers have defined acts of terrorism by Muslims as fasad, and noted that critics of Islam say the term is used incorrectly to denounce terrorism. Today’s opening is a bare dictionary definition with no mention of terrorism at all, and the word survives only once elsewhere in the article. A reader today does not learn that the term has been used by Islamic thinkers to characterize acts of terrorism.
The word “terror” appeared 3 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| jihad | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- A note on the unrelated architectural term facade, dropped from the article.
- The statement that Islamic thinkers have defined acts of terrorism by Muslims as fasad, and that critics say the term is misapplied, dropped from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 363344927):
In some dialects and languages, the unrelated architectural term ’ facade ’ is spelled ‘fasad’. Fasad ( Arabic : الفساد ) is corruption, unlawful warfare, or crimes against law and order in the Muslim community . Fasad is a general concept of social disorder that, within Islamic jurisprudence , is the source of and basis for ’ Hirabah ‘-related laws. ’ Hirabah ’ refers to illegal acts done under the principle of fasad. In recent years, Islamic thinkers have defined acts of terrorism by Muslims as “fasad”. However critics of Islam have said that the verse in the Quran relating to fasad, is incorrectly used to denounce terrorism. ^ No Way, No How, Not Here . By Thomas Friedman . The New York T…
2025 (revision 1295615592):
Arabic term for moral corruption Not to be confused with façade . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay’ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Fasād ( Arabic : فساد /fa.saːd/ ), or fasaad , is an Arabic word meaning ‘rottenness’, ‘corruption’, or ‘depravity’. In an Islamic context, it can refer to “spreading corruption on Earth” or “spreading mischief in a Muslim land ”, moral corruption against Allah , or disturbance of the public …
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