Abbreviations
| EI2 | Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition, ed. P.J. Bearman et al (Leiden, 1960–2005) |
| EI3 | Encyclopaedia of Islam THREE, 3rd edition, edited by Kate Fleet et al. (Leiden, 2007-). |
| GAL | Carl Brockelmann, Geschichte der arabischen Literatur (Leiden, 1942–9, 2 vols, 2nd ed). |
| GAL S | Carl Brockelmann, Geschichte der arabischen Literatur. Supplementband (Leiden, 1937–42; 3 vols). |
| Jakarta | Manuscript references to Jakarta indicate manuscripts held in the collections of the Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia (National Library of Indonesia) |