of the Islamic world, in over 1300 entries. It has the further unique advantage of being written by a Western scholar of the Islamic faith, and has thus been already widely praised for straddling the cultures with an understanding and respect for the themes and topics covered. All aspects of religious belief, ritual, practices, prayer, significant political movements, spiritual and political leaders, art, architecture, sects, law, social institutions, history, ethnography, nations and states, languages, science, major cities and centers of learning are covered. Order outside North America, contact Stacey International Publishers, London—Worldwide coverage—Nearly 1300 accessible entries—Assumes no previous knowledge of Islam—24 pages of full-color photographs—16 pages of color maps, dynastic charts, and diagrams—The most comprehensive single-volume reference on Islam available—60 new or substantially revised entries from the last edition New or substantially revised entries in the 2001 edition: Abd al-Qadir, AmirAhkamAhmad of Rae BareillyAlexander's WallAlbaniaAlgerian Democratic RepublicAli Shir Nava'iAmir Khusraw DihlawiAqsaqalismAtabatAzadBangladeshBarabanschikiBareillyBarilwisBasmachisBeloshaposhnikiBosnia and HerzegovinaConstitution of MedinaDeobandDönmehDunganElkhasaiosFaraidi MovementFaramush KhanehFundamentalismGhalib, Mirza Asad Allah KhanHafizHamasHarrahHeratIbn MasarrahKhaksarsIlyasIsfahanIstanbulJama’ KalmuckKazakhstanKhivaKhomeiniKirghizKubra, Najm ad-DinKumunKurdsLahoreLakhmidsMawardiOssetiansOvliadRabitah al-IslamiyyahRudakiRussiade SacySahmi-i ImamTablighi Jama’ aatTajiksTalibanTurkmenistanZikrism

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