The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam

The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam

Islam -- Encyclopedias

Comprehensively encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world in a single, scholarly volume. Features over 1400 fully revised entries including a wide range of new entries covering the contemporary Islamic scene.

Cyril Glassé

San Francisco, Calif. : HarperSanFrancisco

introduction by Huston Smith

Author's preface -- Introduction / Professor Huston Smith -- Notes -- The encyclopedia -- Appendix A : Reference maps -- Historical synopsis of the Islamic world -- Historical synopsis of the Middle East -- Arabia and its neighbours at the time of the Prophet's birth -- Islam in the modern world -- Appendix B : Mecca and the Ḥajj -- Chart of the Ḥajj -- Map of Mecca -- Plan of the Grand Mosque -- Appendix C : Branches of Islam -- Appendix D : Genealogical tables -- The Quraysh -- The Umayyads -- The ʼAbbāsids -- The ʼAlids -- Chronology -- Bibliography.

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