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taqiyya

in Islam, the practice of concealing one’s faith or religious identity to protect oneself from danger or, according to former Muslims and anti-Islam activists, to proselytize and secretly apply and impose Sharia Law
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Summary

taqiyya is a custom[1]. taqiyya ranks in the top 5% of custom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,656 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: dissimulation[3]
  • Commons category: Taqiyya[4]
  • Said to be the same as: kitmān[5]
  • Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[6], Politika Sözlüğü[7]
  • Native label: تقیة[8]
  • Different from: Sufi lodge[9]

Why It Matters

taqiyya has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] taqiyya is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · ~2026-40635-43 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → kitmān
    Wikidata description → in Islam, the practice of concealing one’s faith or religious identity to protec
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  2. 13w ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → kitmān
    Instance of → custom, dissimulation
    Different from → Sufi lodge
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Said to be the same as: upaya"
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