This volume of Encyclopaedia Islamica is the first of a projected 16-volume publication, consisting of an abridged and edited translation of the Persian D尨irat al-Ma尪rif-i Buzurg-i Islm蘋, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world. One unique feature of this work of reference lies in the attention it gives to Shi尪i 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 Shi尪i Islam, the Persian contribution to Islamic civilisation, and the spiritual dimensions of the Islamic tradition.
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尪插莉櫻尨
插莉櫻莉蘋梭
莉櫻餃硃堯
莉櫻餃櫻紳
Abn b. 尪Abd al-廎兀m蘋d al-L廎可q蘋
Abn b. Taghlib
Abq Khn
插莉硃娶梁贖堯
尪Abasa Mahdi Muti (Farzin Negahban)
莉硃莽域贖紳
Al-尪Abbd蘋, Ab贖 尪廜ξm
尪Abbd蘋, Mu廕affar
尪插莉莉櫻餃勳餃莽
尪Abbs I, Shh
尪Abbs II, Shh
Al-尪Abbs b. 尪Abd al-Mu廜凍僮alib
尪Abbs b. Ab蘋 al-Fut贖廎
Al-尪Abbs b. al-A廎叩af
Al-尪Abbs b. 尪Al蘋
Al-尪Abbs b. 尪Amr al-Ghanaw蘋
尪Abbs b. Firns
尪Abbs 廎夕lm蘋 II
Al-尪Abbs b. Mirds
尪Abbs M蘋rz
尪Abbs Pasha
尪Abbsa (a woman of the 尪Abbsid court)
尪Abbsa (a city in eastern Egypt)
Al-尪Abbs蘋, 尪Abd al-Ra廎汁匍
尪插莉莉櫻莽勳餃莽
尪插莉莉櫻莽勳聆聆硃
尪Abd Allh b. 尪Abd al-Mu廜凍僮alib
尪Abd Allh b. A廎叮ad b. 廎兀nbal
尪Abd Allh b. 尪Al蘋
尪Abd Allh b. 尪mir b. Kurayz
尪Abd Allh b. 尪Amr b. al-尪廜
尪Abd Allh Bukhr蘋
尪Abd Allh b. Dhakwn
尪Abd Allh b. 廎兀n廕ala
尪Abd Allh b. 廎兀san, Ab贖 Mu廎仟mmad
尪Abd Allh b. Ja尪far
尪Abd Allh b. Ja廎叫h
尪Abd Allh b. al-Kaww尨
尪Abd Allh b. Khzim
尪Abd Allh b. Lah蘋尪a
尪Abd Allh b. Maym贖n al-Qadd廎
尪Abd Allh b. Mu尪wiya
尪Abd Allh b. M贖s b. Nu廜ζyr
尪Abd Allh b. Muskn
尪Abd Allh b. Mu廜俸封
尪Abd Allh b. Raw廎仟
尪Abd Allh b. Sa尪d
尪Abd Allh b. Salm
尪Abd Allh Sh蘋rz蘋
尪Abd Allh b. Sinn
尪Abd Allh b. Ubayy
尪Abd Allh b. 尪Umar
尪Abd Allh b. Wahb al-Rsib蘋
尪Abd Allh b. al-Zubayr
尪Abd al-尪A廕蘋m al-廎兀san蘋
尪Abd al-尪Az蘋z b. Ab蘋 Rawwd
尪Abd al-尪Az蘋z 尪Uthmn蘋
尪Abd al-Dr, Ban贖
尪Abd al-Ghan蘋 al-Azd蘋
尪Abd al-Ghan蘋 al-Maqdis蘋
尪Abd al-廎兀kam
尪Abd al-廎兀m蘋d I (Abd羹lhamid)
尪Abd al-廎兀m蘋d b. Ya廎句 (al-Ktib)
尪Abd al-廎兀qq Amnat Khn
尪Abd al-Kar蘋m Khwrazm蘋
尪Abd al-Kar蘋m Munsh蘋
尪Abd al-La廜俸剌
尪Abd al-Maj蘋d I (Abd羹lmecit)
尪Abd al-Malik b. Marwn
尪Abd al-Malik I
尪Abd Manf
尪Abd al-Mu廜凍僮alib b. Hshim
尪Abd al-Nab蘋
尪Abd al-Qdir b. Mu廎句蘋 al-D蘋n al-Jaz尨ir蘋
尪Abd al-Qudd贖s Gang贖h蘋
尪Abd al-Ra廎汁匍 Khn-i Khnn
尪Abd al-Ra廎汁匍 Khwrazm蘋
尪Abd al-Ra廎叮n b. Ab蘋 Layl
尪Abd al-Ra廎叮n b. 尪Awf
尪Abd al-Ra廎叮n Khwrazm蘋
尪Abd al-Ra廎叮n b. Mahd蘋
尪Abd al-廜糎mad Sh蘋rz蘋
尪Abd Shams
尪Abd al-W廎可d b. Zayd al-Ba廜ψ蘋
尪Abda b. al-廜柑b蘋b
插莉餃櫻梭
插莉餃櫻梭 Beg
插莉餃櫻梭 Chisht蘋
插莉餃櫻梭蘋
尪插莉餃櫻紳
Al-尪Abdar蘋, Ab贖 尪Abd Allh Mu廎仟mmad
尪Abd蘋 Psh (Abdi Paa) (1)
尪Abd蘋 Psh (Abdi Paa) (2)
Abhar
Al-b蘋, Ab贖 al-Ma廎汁sin Na廜蘋r al-D蘋n
Al-b蘋, Ab贖 Sa尪d Man廜贖r b. al-廎工sayn
插莉蘋滄硃娶餃
Al-插莉蘋滄硃娶餃蘋
Abjad
插莉轍硃餃蘋
Abkhazia (Abkhz)
Al-Ablah al-Baghdd蘋
插莉紳櫻尨
Abr
Abraha
Abraham
莉娶硃紳眶
插梭-插莉娶櫻娶
插莉娶蘋
插梭-插莉廜苔廎
Ab贖 al-尪Abbs al-Isfaryin蘋
Ab贖 al-尪Abbs al-Murs蘋
Ab贖 al-尪Abbs al-Saff廎
Ab贖 al-尪Abbs al-Sayyr蘋
Ab贖 尪Abd Allh al-尪Alaw蘋
Ab贖 尪Abd Allh al-Ba廜ψ蘋
Ab贖 尪Abd Allh al-Sh蘋尪蘋
Ab贖 尪Abd Allh al-Zanjn蘋
Ab贖 尪Abd al-Ra廎叮n al-Sulam蘋
Ab贖 A廎叮ad al-尪Askar蘋
Ab贖 al-尪Al尨 尪A廜俸尨 b. Ya尪q贖b Ghaznaw蘋 Rz蘋
Ab贖 al-尪Al尨 Bihisht蘋
Ab贖 al-尪Al尨 al-Ma尪arr蘋
Ab贖 尪Al蘋 Ardistn蘋
Ab贖 尪Al蘋 Balkh蘋
Ab贖 尪Al蘋 al-Daqqq
Ab贖 尪Al蘋 al-Fris蘋
Ab贖 尪Al蘋 al-Frmad蘋
Ab贖 尪Al蘋 Miskawayh
Ab贖 尪Al蘋 S蘋mj贖r
Ab贖 al-尪liya
Ab贖 尪Alqama
Ab贖 尪Ammr
Ab贖 尪Amr b. al-尪Al尨
Ab贖 尪Amr al-Dn蘋
Ab贖 尪Amr b. Nujayd
Ab贖 尪Amr al-Shaybn蘋
Ab贖 al-尪廜
Ab贖 al-Aswad al-Du尨al蘋
Ab贖 al-Aswr Shwur
Ab贖 al-尪Athiya
Ab贖 尪Awna
Ab贖 尪Awn
Ab贖 al-尪Ayn尨
Ab贖 Ayy贖b al-An廜r蘋
Ab贖 Ayy贖b al-M贖riyn蘋
Ab贖 Bakr
Ab贖 Bakr b. A廎叮ad al-Marwaz蘋
Ab贖 Bakr b. 尪Ayysh
Ab贖 Bakr 廎兀廜蘋r蘋
Ab贖 Bakr b. 廎兀zm
Ab贖 Bakr al-Khwrazm蘋
Ab贖 Bakr Quhistn蘋
Ab贖 Bakr al-Sijistn蘋
Ab贖 Bakr 廜枰hrn蘋
Ab贖 Bakr al-Warrq
Ab贖 Bakra
Ab贖 al-Baq尨 al-Kaffaw蘋
Ab贖 al-Baq尨 al-尪Ukbar蘋
Ab贖 al-Barakt
Ab贖 Barza
Ab贖 Ba廜蘋r
Ab贖 al-Bayn
Ab贖 Dahbal al-Juma廎汁
Ab贖 al-Dard尨
Ab贖 Dw贖d al-Sijistn蘋
Ab贖 Dharr al-Ghifr蘋
Ab贖 Dharr al-Haraw蘋
Ab贖 Dhu尨ayb al-Hudhal蘋
Ab贖 Du尨d al-Iyd蘋
Ab贖 Dulaf al-尪Ijl蘋
Ab贖 Dulaf (Mosque)
Ab贖 Dulaf, Mis尪ar b. Muhalhil
Ab贖 al-Duny
Ab贖 al-Fa廎l 尪Allm蘋
Ab贖 al-Fa廎l al-Sarakhs蘋
Ab贖 al-Fa廎l Swaj蘋
Ab贖 al-Fa廎l al-Tam蘋m蘋
Ab贖 al-Faraj al-I廜λahn蘋
Ab贖 al-Faraj al-Maghrib蘋
Ab贖 al-Faraj b. Mas尪贖d al-R贖n蘋
Ab贖 al-Faraj b. al-廜柑yyib
Ab贖 al-Fat廎 Bahdur Khn Zand
Ab贖 al-Fat廎 al-Bust蘋
Ab贖 al-Fat廎 al-Daylam蘋
Ab贖 al-Fat廎 G蘋ln蘋
Ab贖 al-Fat廎 廎工sayn蘋
Ab贖 al-Fat廎 al-I廜λahn蘋
Ab贖 al-Fat廎 Khn Bakhtiyr蘋
Ab贖 al-Fat廎 Khn Jawnsh蘋r
Ab贖 al-Fid尨
Ab贖 Firs
Ab贖 Fudayk
Ab贖 al-Fut贖廎 al-尪Ijl蘋
Ab贖 al-Fut贖廎 al-Rz蘋
Ab贖 Ghnim al-Khursn蘋
Ab贖 al-Ghayth al-Qashshsh
Ab贖 al-Ghz蘋 Bahdur Khn
Ab贖 廎兀f廜 al-廎兀ddd
Ab贖 廎兀f廜 尪Umar al-Ball贖廜俸
Ab贖 廎勾mid al-Gharn廜俸
Ab贖 廎勾mid al-Isfaryin蘋
Ab贖 廎兀mza al-Khrij蘋
Ab贖 廎兀mza al-Thuml蘋 (the du尪尨 of )
Ab贖 廎兀mza al-Thuml蘋
Ab贖 廎兀n蘋fa
Clearly the editors of ISLA have selected articles they consider will augment the existing reference sources and they have completed this selection task with acumen and skill. The work as a whole remains, however, a specialist encyclopaedia […] – or perhaps more accurately, it is an encyclopaedia for specialists […]. In that sense, it is a valuable addition […] to the reference work available at present. Perhaps its greatest merit is that it brings to an international audience a key example of and an excellent advertisement for high-quality Iranian scholarship which has hitherto been available but known only to a few.
Robert Gleave, Journal of the American Oriental Society
“Une encyclopedie produite dans un pays musulman peut soulever, dans l’esprit des specialistes occidentaux, qui ont appris a separer religion et savoir, des suspicions bien legitimes quand il s’agit d’art. touchant aux questions religieuses. Ce premier volume prouve que le doute peut etre leve a ce sujet. Des art. sensibles comme celui consacre a l’oncle paternel du Prophete, al-`Abbas, converti de la derniere heure, demontrent que les A. et les E. de la version anglaise ont bien compris la portee d’un ouvrage de ce genre. En conclusion, il s’agit d’un remarquable complement et supplement a la traditionnelle Encyclopedie de l’Islam des orientalistes qui trouvera sa place sur les etageres des meilleures bibliotheques du monde entier.
Frederic Bauden, Le Moyen Age
[T]he publication of Encyclopaedia Islamica is a notable step forward in including the Shia viewpoint in scholarship on Islam.
Mousa al-Reza Wahdati, Journal of Shia Islamic Studies
Printed on coated paper, the five volumes so far published are an impressive achievement both in production as well as in scholarship related to Persian themes.
Yashab Tur, Islamic Sciences
Farhad Daftary is Associate Director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies. He is an authority on Mediaeval Islam and Ismaili studies, consulting Editor of Encyclopaedia Iranica, and sits on the Advisory Board of the Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd edition).
Wilferd Madelung has made significant contributions to scholarship on mediaeval Islamic movements, including Twelver 釦堯勳i莽鳥See Shia., Zaydism and Ismailism. He is a former Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow with The Institute of Ismaili Studies.