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Al-Darazi
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ancient iranian who believed in the transmigration of souls and preached the divinity of al-hakim bi-amr allah”. Today it says “an 11th-century isma'ili preacher and a central figure during the early years of the unitarian”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “11th-century Ismaili preacher and early leader of the Druze faith Muhammad ibn Isma'il”. It now reads “11th-century Ismaili preacher and namesake of the Druze faith Muhammad ibn Isma'il”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Muhammad bin Ismail Nashtakin ad-Darazi was an ancient Iranian who believed in the transmigration of souls and preached the divinity of Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah . He was a precursor or founder of the Druze sect of Islam . v t e1
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ancient iranian who believed in the transmigration of souls and preached the divinity of al-hakim bi-amr allah”. Today it says “an 11th-century isma'ili preacher and a central figure during the early years of the unitarian”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “11th-century Ismaili preacher and early leader of the Druze faith Muhammad ibn Isma'il”. It now reads “11th-century Ismaili preacher and namesake of the Druze faith Muhammad ibn Isma'il”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
ancient iranian who believed in the transmigration of souls and preached the divinity of al-hakim bi-amr allah
Now
an 11th-century isma'ili preacher and a central figure during the early years of the unitarian
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