Encyclopaedia Contributions: List
Over the last several years, the Institute's faculty and academic staff have made about 300 contributions to a wide range of encyclopaedias in a series of languages. A complete list of these encyclopaedia contributions is available in this page from which some articles have been published on the IIS website and can be accessed online.| available | Entry | Entry | Author | Language | |
| No | 'Abd Allah b. Maymun al-Qaddah | 'Abd Allah b. Maymun al-Qaddah | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Islamica, London (2008) | English |
| No | 'Abd Allah b. Maymun al-Qaddah | 'Abd Allah b. Maymun al-Qaddah | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | 'Abd al-Nabi | 'Abd al-Nabi | Marjan Afsharian | Encyclopaedia Islamica, London (2008) | English |
| No | 'Abd al-Quddus Ganguhi | 'Abd al-Quddus Ganguhi | Marjan Afsharian, Reza Shah-Kazemi | Encyclopaedia Islamica, London (2008) | English |
| No | 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri | 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri | Reza Shah-Kazemi | Encyclopaedia Islamica, London (2008) | English |
| No | Abu 'Asd Allah al-Shi'i | Abu 'Asd Allah al-Shi'i | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| No | Abu Hatim al-Razi | Abu Hatim al-Razi | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| No | Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani | Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| Yes | Abu Ya‘qub Sijistani | Abu Ya‘qub Sijistani | Paul E Walker | The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy | English |
| No | Ahmadabad | Ahmadabad | Samira Sheikh | Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.), Leiden (2007) | English |
| Yes | Aga Khan | Aga Khan | Azim Nanji | Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World, New York (2004) | English |
| No | Aga Khan | Aga Khan | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Aga Khan | Aga Khan | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of Muslim American History, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Aga Khan | Aga Khan | Azim Nanji | Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Islamic World, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Aga Khan Award for Architecture | Aga Khan Award for Architecture | Azim Nanji | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | Aga Khan Foundation | Aga Khan Foundation | Azim Nanji | Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Islamic World, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Aga Khan: Office | Aga Khan: Office | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, Princeton (2009) | English |
| No | Ahl al-kisa | Ahl al-kisa | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.), Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Ahmad al-Ghazali | Ahmad al-Ghazali | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2nd ed.), New York (2006) | English |
| Yes | Akhlaq | Akhlaq | Azim Nanji | Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World, New York (2004) | English |
| No | 'Ala al-Din Muhammad | 'Ala al-Din Muhammad | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | 'Ala al-Din Muhammad | 'Ala al-Din Muhammad | Farhad Daftary | Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (2004) | English |
| No | Alamut | Alamut | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.), Leiden (2007) | English |
| Yes | Alamut | Alamut | Farhad Daftary | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | 'Ali b. Hanzala | 'Ali b. Hanzala | Wilferd Madelung | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | 'Alids | 'Alids | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.), Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Ali ibn Abi Talib | Ali ibn Abi Talib | Arzina Lalani | The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia, London (2007) | English |
| No | Ali b. Abi Talib | Ali b. Abi Talib | Reza Shah-Kazemi | Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd ed.), New York (2005) | English |
| No | Aminji b. Jalal | Aminji b. Jalal | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.), Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Anjedan | Anjedan | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Anjoman-e Esma'ili | Anjoman-e Esma'ili | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Assassins | Assassins | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.), Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Assassins | Assassins | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World, New York (2004) | English |
| No | Assassins | Assassins | Farhad Daftary | Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Islamic World, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Assassins | Assassins | Farhad Daftary | Medieval Warfare and Military Technology: An Encyclopedia, Oxford (2009) | English |
| Yes | Assassins: Ismaili | Assassins: Ismaili | Farhad Daftary | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| Yes | 'Ayn al-Qudat al-Hamadani | 'Ayn al-Qudat al-Hamadani | Hermann Landolt | Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.), Leiden (2007) | English |
| Yes | al-Azhar | al-Azhar | Azim Nanji | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Bab, Bab al-abwab | Bab, Bab al-abwab | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Badakhshani, Sayyid Suhrab | Badakhshani, Sayyid Suhrab | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Badakhshani, Sayyid Suhrab | Badakhshani, Sayyid Suhrab | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Badakhshani, Suhrab | Badakhshani, Suhrab | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Batiniyya | Batiniyya | Paul E Walker | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Batiniyya | Batiniyya | Farhad Daftary, Marshall G S Hodgson | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Batiniyya va Qur`an | Batiniyya va Qur`an | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Qur'an wa Qur'an-pazhuhi, Khuramshahi, Tehran (1999) | English |
| No | Byazid Bistami | Byazid Bistami | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd ed.), New York (2005) | English |
| No | Bharuchi, Hasan ibn Nuh | Bharuchi, Hasan ibn Nuh | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Birjandi, Ra'is Hasan | Birjandi, Ra'is Hasan | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Bohra | Bohra | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Bohra | Bohra | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| Yes | Brethren of Purity | Brethren of Purity | Nader El-Bizri | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Burhanpuri, Qutb al-Din | Burhanpuri, Qutb al-Din | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Buzurg-Umid, Kiya | Buzurg-Umid, Kiya | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Buzurg-Umid, Kiya | Buzurg-Umid, Kiya | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Caliphate | Caliphate | Eric Ormsby | Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions (2nd ed.), New York (2010) | English |
| Yes | Carmatians | Carmatians | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Central Asia to 1700 | Central Asia to 1700 | Sarfaroz Niyozov | Historical Atlas of Islam, Cambridge, MA (2004) | English |
| No | Contemporary Critical Practices and the Qur'an | Contemporary Critical Practices and the Qur'an | Mohammed Arkoun | Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an, Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Cosmology and Cosmogony: In Isma'ilism | Cosmology and Cosmogony: In Isma'ilism | Wilferd Madelung | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Da'i | Da'i | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Da'i | Da'i | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Daudi Bohra Community | Daudi Bohra Community | Ali Qutbuddin | Encyclopedia of Muslim American History, New York (2009) | English |
| Yes | Dawr | Dawr | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Dezkuh | Dezkuh | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Druzes | Druzes | Farhad Daftary | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | Egypt: Fatimids, Later: 1073-1171 | Egypt: Fatimids, Later: 1073-1171 | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of African History, New York (2005) | English |
| No | Eschatology in Ismaili Thought | Eschatology in Ismaili Thought | Walker, Paul E. | Encyclopaedia of Death and Dying, London (2005) | English |
| No | Esma'il b. Ja'far al-Sadeq | Esma'il b. Ja'far al-Sadeq | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Farid al-Din Attar | Farid al-Din Attar | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd ed.), New York (2005) | English |
| No | al-Farisi, Kamal al-Din | al-Farisi, Kamal al-Din | Nader El-Bizri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Fatimid Dynasty | Fatimid Dynasty | Farhad Daftary | Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Islamic World, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Fatimid Dynasty (909-1171) | Fatimid Dynasty (909-1171) | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, Princeton (2009) | English |
| No | Fatimid Empire 909-1171 | Fatimid Empire 909-1171 | Farhad Daftary | Historical Atlas of Islam, Cambridge, MA (2004) | English |
| Yes | Fatimids | Fatimids | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Fatimids | Fatimids | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Fatimids | Fatimids | Farhad Daftary | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Feda'i | Feda'i | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Feda'i Khorasani | Feda'i Khorasani | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Flashpoints in Southeast Asia, 1950-present | Flashpoints in Southeast Asia, 1950-present | Zulfikar Hirji | Historical Atlas of Islam, Cambridge, MA (2004) | English |
| Yes | Free Will: In Isma'ili Shi'ism | Free Will: In Isma'ili Shi'ism | Farhad Daftary, Faquir M Hunzai | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Gazali and the Batenis | Gazali and the Batenis | Wilfred Madelung | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Gerdkuh | Gerdkuh | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Gifts and Gift Giving | Gifts and Gift Giving | Fahmida Suleman | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Ginans | Ginans | Farhad Daftary | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | Hadith: In Isma'ilism | Hadith: In Isma'ilism | Ismail K Poonawala | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Hakem be-Amr Allah | Hakem be-Amr Allah | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Hakim, al-, Fatimid caliph | Hakim, al-, Fatimid caliph | Paul E Walker | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah | al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| No | Halîlullâh Kirmârû | Halîlullâh Kirmârû | Farhad Daftary | Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi Islam Ansiklopedisi, Istanbul (2009) | Turkish |
| No | Hamdan Qarmat | Hamdan Qarmat | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| Yes | Hamdan Qarmat | Hamdan Qarmat | Wilferd Madelung | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani | Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| No | Hamid al-Din Kirmani | Hamid al-Din Kirmani | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Hamid al-Din Kirmani | Hamid al-Din Kirmani | Farhad Daftary | The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy | English |
| No | al-Hamidi | al-Hamidi | Wilferd Madelung | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Harawi, Ali b. Abi Bakr | Harawi, Ali b. Abi Bakr | Josef Meri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Hasan II | Hasan II | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Hasan Junpuri | Hasan Junpuri | Marjan Afsharian | Danishnamah-yi Zaban wa Adab-i Farsi dar Shibh-i Qarrah (2008) | Farsi |
| No | Hasan-i Sabbah | Hasan-i Sabbah | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| No | Hasan-i Sabbah | Hasan-i Sabbah | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Hasan-i Sabbah | Hasan-i Sabbah | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Hasan-i Sabbah | Hasan-i Sabbah | Farhad Daftary | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| Yes | Hasan Sabbah | Hasan Sabbah | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Hasan b. 'Ali | Hasan b. 'Ali | Wilferd Madelung | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Hashashin | Hashashin | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Hayran Lucknawi | Hayran Lucknawi | Marjan Afsharian | Danishnamah-yi Zaban wa Adab-i Farsi dar Shibh-i Qarrah (2008) | Farsi |
| No | Heirati Tuni | Heirati Tuni | Marjan Afsharian | Danishnamah-yi Zaban wa Adab-i Farsi dar Shibh-i Qarrah (2008) | Farsi |
| No | Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami | Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami | Suha Taji-Farouki | Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Islamic World, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Historiography: In Isma‘ilism | Historiography: In Isma‘ilism | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Homam al-Din Tabrizi | Homam al-Din Tabrizi | Leonard Lewisohn, W Hanaway | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Hosayn Karbala'i | Hosayn Karbala'i | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Huduri | Huduri | Marjan Afsharian | Danishnamah-yi Zaban wa Adab-i Farsi dar Shibh-i Qarrah (2008) | Farsi |
| No | Hujjat: Among the Ismailis | Hujjat: Among the Ismailis | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Husayn ibn 'Ali | Husayn ibn 'Ali | Azim Nanji | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Husayni, Shah Tahir | Husayni, Shah Tahir | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Ibn al-Haytham | Ibn al-Haytham | Nader El-Bizri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Ibn al-Haytham or Alhazen | Ibn al-Haytham or Alhazen | Nader El-Bizri | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Ibn Qurra | Ibn Qurra | Nader El-Bizri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Ibn Sina or Avicenna | Ibn Sina or Avicenna | Nader El-Bizri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Ibn Sina or Avicenna | Ibn Sina or Avicenna | Nader El-Bizri | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Idris b. Hasan | Idris b. Hasan | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Idris 'Imad al-Din | Idris 'Imad al-Din | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Ikhwan al-Safa | Ikhwan al-Safa | Nader El-Bizri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Ikhwan al-Safa | Ikhwan al-Safa | Omar Ali-de-Unzaga | Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History, Vol 2 (2010) | English |
| No | Ikhwan al-Safa | Ikhwan al-Safa | Nader El-Bizri | Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2nd ed.), New York (2006) | English |
| No | Ikhwan al-Safa | Ikhwan al-Safa | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World, New York (2004) | English |
| No | Ikhwan al-Safa | Ikhwan al-Safa | Omar Ali-de-Unzaga | Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, Princeton (2010) | English |
| No | Illuminationism | Illuminationism | Hermann Landolt | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Illuminationism | Illuminationism | Hermann Landolt | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| Yes | Imam Husayn Ibn 'Ali | Imam Husayn Ibn 'Ali | Azim Nanji | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Imam-Imama | Imam-Imama | Arzina Lalani | The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia, London (2007) | English |
| No | Imamate | Imamate | Eric Ormsby | Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions (2nd ed.), New York (2010) | English |
| No | Imamate: Ismai‘lism | Imamate: Ismai‘lism | Azim Nanji | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Imambargah | Imambargah | Rizwan Mawani | Encyclopedia of Muslim American History, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Islam in the Indian Ocean before 1500 | Islam in the Indian Ocean before 1500 | Zulfikar Hirji | Historical Atlas of Islam, Cambridge, MA (2004) | English |
| No | Isma'il b. Ja'far al-Sadiq | Isma'il b. Ja'far al-Sadiq | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| No | Isma'ili Philosophy | Isma'ili Philosophy | Azim Nanji | Encyclopaedia of Asian Philosophy, London (2001) | English |
| Yes | Isma'ili Philosophy | Isma'ili Philosophy | Farhad Daftary | The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy | English |
| No | Isma'ilis | Isma'ilis | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Isma'ilis | Isma'ilis | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East (2009) | English |
| No | Isma'ilis | Isma'ilis | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities, New York (2005) | English |
| Yes | Isma'ilis | Isma'ilis | Farhad Daftary | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Isma'ilis | Isma'ilis | Farhad Daftary | Warfare in the Islamic World: Encyclopedia (2010) | English |
| No | Isma'ilis | Isma'ilis | Farhad Daftary | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| Yes | Isma'ilism: History | Isma'ilism: History | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Isma'ilism: Isma'ili Historiography | Isma'ilism: Isma'ili Historiography | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Isma'ilism: Isma'ili Studies | Isma'ilism: Isma'ili Studies | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Isma'ilism: Isma'ili Jurisprudence | Isma'ilism: Isma'ili Jurisprudence | Ismail K Poonawala | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Isma'ilism: Isma'ili Arabic and Persian Literature | Isma'ilism: Isma'ili Arabic and Persian Literature | Ismail K Poonawala | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Isma'ilism: In Ginanic Literature | Isma'ilism: In Ginanic Literature | Ali Asani | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Isma'ilism: Modern Isma'ili Communities | Isma'ilism: Modern Isma'ili Communities | Azim Nanji, Zulfikar Hirji | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Isma'ilism: Nizari Isma'ili Monuments | Isma'ilism: Nizari Isma'ili Monuments | Peter Wiley | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Isma'ilism: The Imamate in Isma'ilism | Isma'ilism: The Imamate in Isma'ilism | Azim Nanji | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Isma'ili Traditions in Central Asia | Isma'ili Traditions in Central Asia | Sergei Andreyev | Encyclopaedia of Modern Asia, New York (2002) | English |
| Yes | Isma'ili Traditions in South Asia | Isma'ili Traditions in South Asia | Farhad Daftary, Azim Nanji | Encyclopaedia of Modern Asia, New York (2002) | English |
| No | Ismaility | Ismaility | Farhad Daftary, L Dodykhudoeva | Bol'shia Rossiîskaia entsiklopediia, Moscow (2008) | Russian |
| No | Isma'iliyya | Isma'iliyya | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Zaban wa Adab-i Farsi, Sa'adat, Tehran (2005) | English |
| No | Isma'iliyya | Isma'iliyya | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Isma‘iliyya | Isma'iliyya | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| Yes | Ivanow, Wladimir | Ivanow, Wladimir | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Ivanow, Wladimir | Ivanow, Wladimir | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Ja'far al-Sadiq | Ja'far al-Sadiq | Arzina Lalani | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Ja'far al-Sadiq | Ja'far al-Sadiq | Arzina Lalani | Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd ed.), New York (2005) | English |
| No | Ja'far al-Sadiq | Ja'far al-Sadiq | Arzina Lalani | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Ja'far b. Mansur al-Yaman | Ja'far b. Mansur al-Yaman | Hamid Haji | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Jalal al-Din Hasan | Jalal al-Din Hasan | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Jalal al-Din Hasan | Jalal al-Din Hasan | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Jalal al-Din Hasan | Jalal al-Din Hasan | Farhad Daftary | Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (2004) | English |
| No | Jami' al-hikmatayn | Jami' al-hikmatayn | Hermann Landolt | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Jami' al-hikmatayn | Jami' al-Hikmatayn | Hermann Landolt | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Javdan-nama | Javdan-nama | Orkhan Mir-Kasimov | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Jawhar b. 'Abd Allah al-Siqilli | Jawhar b. 'Abd Allah al-Siqilli | Hamid Haji | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Judgement | Judgement | Arzina Lalani | Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an, Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Ka'ba, or Kaaba | Ka'ba, or Kaaba | Azim Nanji | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Ka'ba | Ka'ba | Azim Nanji | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| Yes | Kahak | Kahak | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Kalila wa Dimna | Kalila wa Dimna | Fahmida Suleman | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Karbala | Karbala | Azim Nanji | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Kermani, Hamid al-Din | Kermani, Hamid al-Din | Paul E Walker | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Khaki Khorasani | Khaki Khorasani | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Khanaqah | Khanaqah | Leonard Lewisohn | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | Khattabiyah | Khattabiyah | Farhad Daftary | Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Islamic World, New York (2009) | English |
| Yes | Khayrkhah Harati | Khayrkhah Harati | Jalal Badakhchani | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Khayrkhwah-i Harati | Khayrkhwah-i Harati | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of Islam, (2nd ed.), Supplement, Leiden (2004) | English |
| No | Khawj b. Malak Kapadwanji | Khawj b. Malak Kapadwanji | Ali Qutbuddin | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| Yes | Khoja | Khoja | Azim Nanji | Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World, New York (2004) | English |
| No | Khojki Script | Khojki Script | Azim Nanji | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | Kirmânî, Hamîdüddin | Kirmânî, Hamîdüddin | Farhad Daftary | Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi Islam Ansiklopedisi, Istanbul (2009) | Turkish |
| No | Kiyani, Sayyed Nadir | Kiyani, Sayyed Nadir | Jalal Badakhchani | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Kufa | Kufa | Azim Nanji | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Kufa | Kufa | Azim Nanji | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | al-Mahdi li-Din Allah | al-Mahdi li-Din Allah | Wilferd Madelung | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Mansur, al- | Mansur, al- | Hamid Haji | Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (2004) | English |
| No | Marvels | Marvels | Alice Hunsberger | Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an, Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Mosques and Islamic Centers | Mosques and Islamic Centers | Rizwan Mawani | Encyclopedia of Muslim American History, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Muslim Cinema | Muslim Cinema | Nacim Pak | Historical Atlas of Islam, Cambridge, MA (2004) | English |
| No | Muslim Wake Up | Muslim Wake Up | Rizwan Mawani | Encyclopedia of Muslim American History, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Mu'ayyad fi al-Din | Mu'ayyad fi al-Din | Verena Klemm | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Muhammad III, 'Ala al-Din | Muhammad III, 'Ala al-Din | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Ja'far al-Sadiq | Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Ja'far al-Sadiq | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of Islam, (2nd ed.), Supplement, Leiden (2004) | English |
| No | Muhammad al-Baqir | Muhammad al-Baqir | Arzina Lalani | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Muhammad al-Baqir | Muhammad al-Baqir | Arzina Lalani | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Muhammad b. Isma'il | Muhammad b. Isma'il | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| No | Muhammed b. Ismâil el-Mektüm | Muhammed b. Ismâil el-Mektüm | Farhad Daftary | Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi Islam Ansiklopedisi, Istanbul (2009) | Turkish |
| No | Muhammad, Prophet | Muhammad, Prophet | Gurdofarid Miskinzoda | Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions (2nd ed.), New York (2010) | English |
| No | Musta‘lawiyya | Musta‘lawiyya | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | al-Musta‘li bi-llah | al-Musta‘li bi-llah | Hamid Haji | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Nasafi, 'Aziz b. Mohammad | Nasafi, 'Aziz b. Mohammad | Hermann Landolt | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Nasir al-Din Tusi | Nasir al-Din Tusi | Jalal Badakhchani | Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd ed.), New York (2005) | English |
| Yes | Nasir al-Din Tusi | Nasir al-Din Tusi | Jalal Badakhchani | The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy | English |
| Yes | Nasir Khusraw | Nasir Khusraw | Alice Hunsberger | The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy | English |
| No | Nass | Nass | Arzina Lalani | The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia, London (2007) | English |
| No | al-Naysaburi, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim | al-Naysaburi, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim | Arzina Lalani | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Nizari | Nizari | Azim Nanji | Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World, New York (2004) | English |
| No | Nizaris | Nizaris | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, Princeton (2009) | English |
| No | Nizaris | Nizaris | Farhad Daftary | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | Nizariyya | Nizariyya | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| Yes | al-Nu'man, al-Qadi | al-Nu'man, al-Qadi | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | al-Nu'man b. Muhammad, Qadi | al-Nu'man b. Muhammad, Qadi | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| No | al-Nu‘man b. Muhammad | al-Nu‘man b. Muhammad | Ismail K Poonawala | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Nur al-Din Muhammad II | Nur al-Din Muhammad II | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Nur al-Din Muhammad | Nur al-Din Muhammad | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Optics | Optics | Nader El-Bizri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Optics | Optics | Nader El-Bizri | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Optics | Optics | Nader El-Bizri | Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions (2nd ed.), New York (2010) | English |
| No | Pandiyat-i javanmardi | Pandiyat-i javanmardi | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Pilgrimage | Pilgrimage | Josef Meri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Pir: Mazd-i Isma‘iliyya | Pir: Mazd-i Isma‘iliyya | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Pir Sadr al-Din | Pir Sadr al-Din | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Pir Sadr al-Din | Pir Sadr al-Din | Azim Nanji | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Pir Shams | Pir Shams | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Pir Shams al-Din | Pir Shams al-Din | Azim Nanji | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Pishawari | Pishawari | Marjan Afsharian | Danishnamah-yi Zaban wa Adab-i Farsi dar Shibh-i Qarrah (2008) | Farsi |
| No | Plato, Platonism and Neoplatonism | Plato, Platonism and Neoplatonism | Nader El-Bizri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Prayer | Prayer | Rizwan Mawani | Encyclopedia of Muslim American History, New York (2009) | English |
| No | Qaddah, Abd Allah b. Maymun | Qaddah, Abd Allah b. Maymun | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | al-Qadi al-Nu'man | al-Qadi al-Nu'man | Hamid Haji | Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd ed.), New York (2005) | English |
| No | Qarmatians | Qarmatians | Farhad Daftary | Warfare in the Islamic World: Encyclopedia (2010) | English |
| No | Qarmatis | Qarmatis | Farhad Daftary | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| Yes | Quhistani, Abu Ishaq | Quhistani, Abu Ishaq | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Quhistani, Abu Ishaq | Quhistani, Abu Ishaq | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Quran | Quran | Toby Mayer | Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions (2nd ed.), New York (2010) | English |
| No | Rashid al-Din Sinan | Rashid al-Din Sinan | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Dictionary, London (2010) | English |
| Yes | Rashid al-Din Sinan | Rashid al-Din Sinan | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Râsîdüddîn Sinân el-Ismâili | Râsîdüddîn Sinân el-Ismâili | Farhad Daftary | Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi Islam Ansiklopedisi, Istanbul (2009) | Turkish |
| No | Rawda-yi taslim | Rawda-yi taslim | Jalal Badakhchani | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Ritual and the Qur'an | Ritual and the Qur'an | Josef Meri | Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an, Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Rukn al-Din Khurshah | Rukn al-Din Khurshah | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Sabbah, Hasan or Hasan-i Sabbah | Sabbah, Hasan or Hasan-i Sabbah | Farhad Daftary | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Sabiq va Tali | Sabiq va Tali | Wilferd Madelung | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| Yes | Salamiyya | Salamiyya | Farhad Daftary, J H Kramers | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| Yes | Satr | Satr | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of Islam, (2nd ed.), Supplement, Leiden (2004) | English |
| No | Sayrafi, Muhammad b. Badr | Sayrafi, Muhammad b. Badr | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Sayyid Qutb | Sayyid Qutb | Suha Taji-Farouki, Y Choueiri | Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd ed.), New York (2005) | English |
| No | Shabistari, Mahmud | Shabistari, Mahmud | Leonard Lewisohn | Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (2004) | English |
| No | Shah Tahir | Shah Tahir | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| Yes | Shabistari, Mahmud | Shabistari, Mahmud | Leonard Lewisohn | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Shams al-Din Muhammad | Shams al-Din Muhammad | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Shi'a | Shi'a | Arzina Lalani | Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an, Leiden (2007) | English |
| No | Shi'a | Shi'a | Arzina Lalani | The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia, London (2007) | English |
| No | Shi'a: Isma'ili | Shi'a: Isma'ili | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World, New York (2004) | English |
| No | Shihab al-Din al-Husayni | Shihab al-Din al-Husayni | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| Yes | Shughni-Rushani Language | Shughni-Rushani Language | Gabrielle van den Berg | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | al-Sijistani, Abu Ya‘qub | al-Sijistani, Abu Ya‘qub | Farhad Daftary | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | Simnani, 'Ala al-Dawla | Simnani, 'Ala al-Dawla | Hermann Landolt | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Sinan, Rashid al-Din | Sinan, Rashid al-Din | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| Yes | Sinan, Rashid al-Din | Sinan, Rashid al-Din | Farhad Daftary | The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford (2003) | English |
| No | Spread of Islam, Islamic Law, and Arabic Language | Spread of Islam, Islamic Law, and Arabic Language | Nader El-Bizri | Historical Atlas of Islam, Cambridge, MA (2004) | English |
| No | Sufism | Sufism | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2nd ed.), New York (2006) | English |
| Yes | Takwa | Takwa | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Ta'lim | Ta'lim | Jalal Badakhchani | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Taqiyya, Ismaili | Taqiyya, Isma'ili | Wilferd Madelung | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Taqwa | Taqwa | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopedia of Islam, (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Tarikh-nigari: Isma'iliyya | Tarikh-nigari: Isma'iliyya | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Ta'rikh-nizari: Isma'ili | Ta'rikh-nizari: Isma'ili | Farhad Daftary | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | Tasawwuf | Tasawwuf | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Tawakkul | Tawakkul | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Ta'wil, Isma'ili | Ta'wil, Isma'ili | Paul E Walker | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| No | al-Tayyibiyya | al-Tayyibiyya | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Tayyibiyya | Tayyibiyya | Farhad Daftary | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Thabit b. Qutna | Thabit b. Qutna | Wilferd Madelung | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Thana ullah Panipatti | Thana ullah Panipatti | Marjan Afsharian | Dayirat al-Ma'arif-i Buzurg-i Islami, Tehran (1989 - ) | Farsi |
| Yes | The Institute of Ismaili Studies | The Institute of Ismaili Studies | Paul E Walker | Encyclopaedia Iranica, New York | English |
| No | Time, Concepts of | Time, Concepts of | Nader El-Bizri | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Time, Concepts of | Time, Concepts of | Nader El-Bizri | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Timurids | Timurids | Isabel Miller | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| Yes | Timurids | Timurids | Isabel Miller | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, New York (2006) | English |
| No | Tusi, Nasir al-Din | Tusi, Nasir al-Din | Sajjad H Rizvi | Biographical Encylopaedia of Islamic Philosophy (2006) | English |
| No | Umm al-Kitab: 2. Amongst the Shi'a | Umm al-Kitab: 2. Amongst the Shi'a | Farhad Daftary | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Wadjd | Wadjd | Leonard Lewisohn | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Wajh-i Din | Wajh-i Din | Faquir M Hunzai | Danishnamah-yi Jahan-i Islam, Tehran (1990 – ) | Farsi |
| No | Wali-Walaya-Wilaya | Wali-Walaya-Wilaya | Arzina Lalani | The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia, London (2007) | English |
| No | Yahya b. 'Abd Allah | Yahya b. 'Abd Allah | Wilferd Madelung | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| No | Zahir, al- | Zahir, al- | Hamid Haji | Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (2004) | English |
| No | Zayd b. 'Ali | Zayd b. 'Ali | Wilferd Madelung | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
| Yes | Zaydiyya | Zaydiyya | Wilferd Madelung | Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), Leiden (1960-2004) | English |
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