Encyclopaedia Islamica

Abstract

"[A] projected 16-volume set, largely consisting of an abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world, to which a number of original articles, written specifically for the English edition, have been added. One of the unique features of this work of reference lies in the attention it gives to Shiʿi Islam and its rich and diverse heritage, which makes it complementary to other encyclopaedias. In addition to providing entries on important themes, subjects and personages in Islam generally, it offers the Western reader an opportunity to appreciate the various dimensions of Shiʿi Islam, the Persian contributions to Islamic civilisation, and the spiritual dimensions of the Islamic tradition"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Volume 1 (2008). ʻAbāʼ – Abū Ḥanīfa -- volume 2 (2009). Abū al-Ḥārith – Abyānah -- volume 3 (2011). Adab – al-Bāb al-Ḥādīʻashar -- volume 4 (2013). Bābā Afḍal – Bīrjandī -- volume 5 (2015). al-Bīrūnī – Dāʻī -- volume 6 (2018). Dāʻī Shīrāzi – Fāṭimids -- volume 7 [in preparation] -- volume 8 (2025). Ḥabīb al-ʿAjamī – al-Ḥuwayzī