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Encyclopaedia Islamica Volume 6
DÄÊ¿Ä« ShÄ«rÄzÄ« - FÄá¹imids
Series: - Encyclopaedia Islamica, Volume: 6
This volume of Encyclopaedia Islamica is the sixth of a projected 16-volume set, largely consisting of an abridged and edited translation of the Persian DÄʾirat al-MaÊ¿Ärif-i Buzurg-i IslÄmÄ«, 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 ShiÊ¿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 ShiÊ¿i Islam, the Persian contributions to Islamic civilisation, and the spiritual dimensions of the Islamic tradition.
This volume contains biographical articles on a number of major Muslim scholars such as the great philosopher and polymath, AbÅ« Naá¹£r Muḥammad al-FÄrÄbÄ«, as well as the 9th/15th-century Persian philosopher, theologician and gnostic, JalÄl al-DÄ«n al-DawÄnÄ«. It also includes historical surveys of important concepts in Islam, such as idaÊ¿wa, dÄ«n, eschatology and ethics, of religious groups such as the Druze, and of cities such as Darband, DiyÄr Bakr and Damascus. In terms of the traditions of Sufism, there are articles on DÄrÄ ShukÅ«h, al-DasÅ«qÄ«, AbÅ« al-Ḥasan al-DaylamÄ« and DhÅ« al-NÅ«n al-Miá¹£rÄ«. Diverse aspects of Persian culture, such as musicology and music history, are presented in dastgÄh, dÄʾira and DarwÄ«sh KhÄn, while Persian social and architectural history are discussed in articles such as dihqÄn and the Fahraj Congregational Mosque. The volume also includes entries of considerable importance for the study of ShiÊ¿ism, such as those on Fadak and the FÄá¹imid dynasty, as well as a comprehensive article on FÄá¹ima, the wife of Imam Ê¿AlÄ« and daughter of the Prophet Muḥammad, and as such revered by all Muslims, especially the ShiÊ¿a Muslims.
This volume contains biographical articles on a number of major Muslim scholars such as the great philosopher and polymath, AbÅ« Naá¹£r Muḥammad al-FÄrÄbÄ«, as well as the 9th/15th-century Persian philosopher, theologician and gnostic, JalÄl al-DÄ«n al-DawÄnÄ«. It also includes historical surveys of important concepts in Islam, such as idaÊ¿wa, dÄ«n, eschatology and ethics, of religious groups such as the Druze, and of cities such as Darband, DiyÄr Bakr and Damascus. In terms of the traditions of Sufism, there are articles on DÄrÄ ShukÅ«h, al-DasÅ«qÄ«, AbÅ« al-Ḥasan al-DaylamÄ« and DhÅ« al-NÅ«n al-Miá¹£rÄ«. Diverse aspects of Persian culture, such as musicology and music history, are presented in dastgÄh, dÄʾira and DarwÄ«sh KhÄn, while Persian social and architectural history are discussed in articles such as dihqÄn and the Fahraj Congregational Mosque. The volume also includes entries of considerable importance for the study of ShiÊ¿ism, such as those on Fadak and the FÄá¹imid dynasty, as well as a comprehensive article on FÄá¹ima, the wife of Imam Ê¿AlÄ« and daughter of the Prophet Muḥammad, and as such revered by all Muslims, especially the ShiÊ¿a Muslims.
Wilferd Madelung has made significant contributions to scholarship on mediaeval Islamic movements, including Twelver Shiâism, 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.
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).
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).
All those interested in Islamic studies, particularly Shi'i Islam, and all those interested in the history of Iran / Persia