1. International Dewey Users Meeting 16 August 2011 IFLA San Juan Julianne Beall Assistant Editor, DDC Library of Congress jbea@loc.gov jbea@loc.gov Expansions and Revisions in 297 for Islam: DDC 23 and Proposed Updates

2. Outline Expansions in DDC 23 Historical periods for Islam as a religion Hadith Proposed expansions of 297 for 200 Religion Class and WebDewey A peak at the future: 340.59 Islamic law and schools of Islamic law

3. Historical periods for Islam as a religion (1) 297.090211 Period of Revelation, 610-632 From first revelation to Mu ammad the Prophet until his death Class biography of and comprehensive works on Mu ammad the Prophet in 297.63; class biography of and comprehensive works on his family and Companions in 297.64....

4. Historical periods for Islam as a religion (2) 297.090212 Period of Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs, 632-661 Class here 7th century, Rashidun Caliphate Class religious biography and theological discussion of the first four caliphs in 297.648; class interdisciplinary biographies of the first four caliphs with the subject in 950, e.g., Abu Bakr 953.02092....

5. Hadith (1) 297.12 Koran and Hadith.. 297.125 Hadith (Traditions) [formerly 297.124].. > 297.125 4–297.125 8 Texts of Hadith of Sunnites Class comprehensive works in 297.125

6. Hadith (2) 297.125 4 *Jawāmi' (Comprehensive compilations), i ā (Authentic compilations), mustadrā kāt Subdivisions are added for jawāmi', i ā, mustadrākāt together, for jawāmi' alone, for i ā alone.. 297.125 42 *Muslim ibn al- ajjāj al-Qushayrī *Add as instructed under 297.1254–297.1259

7. Hadith: Example DDC: 297.125420521 (297.12542 + 0521 for English translation) Author: Muslim ibn al-H ̣ ajja ̄ j al-Qushayri ̄, ca. 821-875 Uniform title: Ja ̄ mi' al-s ̣ ah ̣ i ̄ h ̣. English & Arabic Title: S ̣ ah ̣ i ̄ h ̣ Muslim: English translation of Sahi ̂ h Muslim LCSH: Hadith Early works to 1800

8. Proposed expansions: selected topics in 297.1–.8 Islam: Draft for comment 297.122 Koran The biggest proposed expansion is for the Koran 297.14 Religious and ceremonial laws and decisions 297.352 Mecca 297.81 Sunnites

9. 297.1224 Arabic texts of Koran 297.12242 Texts of parts of Koran [formerly 297.1229].. 297.122427 Suras 50–114 Class here parts 26–30 together Class comprehensive works on part 26 of Koran in 297.122426

10. 297.1225 Translations of Koran (1) 297.1225 Translations Class here translations of parts of Koran [formerly 297.1229], Arabic texts accompanied by translations Add to base number 297.1225 notation 1–9 from Table 6, e.g., the Koran in English 297.122521;

11. 297.1225 Translations of Koran (2) 297.1225 Translations [cont.] then to the results add as follows:.. 01–07 Parts of Koran Add 0 and to the result add the numbers following 297.12242 in 297.122421–297.122427, e.g., English translation of sura 36 (Sūrat Yāsīn) 297.12252105

12. 297.1225 Translations of Koran: Example Proposed DDC: 297.12252107 (297.1225 + T621 + 0 + 7 from 297.122427) Uniform title: Koran. Juz Amma. English & Arabic. Title:Holy Quran for beginners. 30th part, Juz Amma

13. 297.1227 Commentaries on Koran (1) 297.1227 Commentaries Interpretation and exegesis arranged in textual order Class here commentaries on parts of Koran [formerly 297.1229], texts accompanied by commentaries

14. 297.1227 Commentaries on Koran (2) 297.12273 Commentaries of Sunnites Class here commentaries of abarī; Ibn Kathīr, Ismāīl ibn Umar; Rāzī, Mu ammad ibn Abī Bakr; Baghawī, al- usayn ibn Masūd; Nasafī, Abd Allāh ibn A mad; Khāzin al-Baghdādī, Alī ibn Mu ammad; Qur ubī, Mu ammad ibn A mad

15. 297.1227 Commentaries on Koran: Example Proposed DDC: 297.12273 Title: Interpretation of the meanings of the noble Qur'an in the English language: a summarized version of At-Tabari ̂, Al- Qurtubi ̂, and Ibn Kathi ̂ r with comments from Sahi ̂ h-Al-Bukhari ̂ Subject:KoranCommentaries

16. Schools of Islamic law: proposed expansion (1) 297.14 Religious and ceremonial laws and decisions Class here fiqh al-ibādāt (rituals law); fiqh in relation to religious and ceremonial laws and decisions, sharia in relation to religious and ceremonial laws and decisions Class Islamic law relating to secular matters, interdisciplinary works on Islamic law in 340.59. Class religious law on a specific topic with the topic, e.g., religious law concerning ajj 297.3524

17. Schools of Islamic law: proposed expansion (2) 297.1401 Philosophy and theory Notation 01 from Table 1 as modified below 297.14018 Schools of law 297.140181 Sunni schools For works comparing Sunni law with other schools of Islamic law, see 297.140184

18. Schools of Islamic law: proposed expansion (3) 297.1401811 anafī school Class here anafīyah (Hanafites) [formerly 297.811]

19. Comments received by 12 August 2011 (1) Many comments have concerned topics of Islam not in current draft; we cannot now do the research to give them a proper response; we must hold them for future consideration All comments on the draft itself now being studied Sample comments: Requests for clarification, e.g.: 297.12234 Prayers in Koran

20. Comments received by 12 August 2011 (2) Sample comments (continued) Suggested changes to English versions of Arabic, e.g., 297.122712 Tafsīr bi-al-ra ʼ y (Commentary based on reasoning)change reasoning to opinion? Question whether the following should be included among the schools of law: 297.1401815 āhirī school We cannot now say what the result will be of our studies, but we do expect some changes to the draft

21. Future proposals: 340.59 Islamic law 340.59 Islamic law.. 340.59018 Schools of law Add to base number 340.59018 the numbers following 297.14018 in notation 297.140181– 297.140184, e.g., Islamic law according to anafī school 340.5901811

22. Links to current discussion paper and blog entry: selected topics in 297.1–.8 Islam http://www.oclc.org/dewey/discussion/papers/297islam.pdf http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2011/07/selected-topics-in- 2971-8-islam-draft-for-comment-by-august-12-2011.html

23. Links to earlier discussion papers and blog entries (1) http://www.oclc.org/dewey/discussion/papers/297draft.pdf http://www.oclc.org/dewey/discussion/papers/297_rev_draf t.pdf http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/06/historical-periods- of-islamhadith.html

24. Links to earlier discussion papers and blog entries (2) http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/08/comment-period- extendedhistorical-periods-of-islam-hadith.html http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/08/297-islam- historical-periods-ofislam-hadith-new-draft-for- comment.html