''Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam'' (دانشنامه جهان اسلام) (Daaneshnaame-ye Jahaan-e Eslam) is a Persian encyclopedia that deals with

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

and the history, civilization, and culture of

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

from the beginning of Islam until now. This encyclopedia was published by the

Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation The Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation (بنیاد دائره المعارف اسلامی)(Bonyād-e Dāyerat-al-ma̒āref-e eslāmi ) is a public and non-governmental institution that was established in Tehran in 1983-1984 to undertake preparing ...

that has published more than seventy-five books in Farsi and English languages in addition to twenty-nine volumes of ''Encyclopaedia of the world of Islam'' and twelve volumes of its Arabic translation under the title of دائرة معارف العالم الإسلاميّ. These activities take place in the structure of a research institute with more than 120 faculty members and a research library. Its articles, arranged alphabetically, cover a wide range of topics: technical terms of Quranic sciences, prophetic traditions, Islamic law (), theology, mysticism, philosophy, letters (), art. This encyclopedia also focuses on the biographies of the prophets, Muslim saints () and Imams, the lives, works and views of Quran commentators, traditionists, legists (), Muslim theologians, philosophers, scientists, mystics, historians, poets, and artists of the Islamic world. The articles also address the political history of Islam, biographies of caliphs, sultans, viziers, and accounts of past ruling dynasties, as well as the geography of countries and cities of the Islamic world (past and present), archeology of secular and religious monuments. Lastly, the encyclopedia documents religious festivities and special days, artefacts, clothes, food items, plants, medicine, among other items peculiar to Islamic lands. When compared to the ''

Encyclopedia of Islam The ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' (''EI'') is a reference work that facilitates the academic study of Islam. It is published by Brill and provides information on various aspects of Islam and the Islamic world. It is considered to be the standard ...

'', the encyclopedia of the World of Islam differs in terms of the diversity of sources, the volume of theological articles, and the emphasis placed on Shia intellectual and cultural heritage, specifically

Imamiyya Twelver Shi'ism (), also known as Imamism () or Ithna Ashari, is the largest branch of Shi'a Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shi'a Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as th ...

and Iranian elements. The number of theological articles in the ''Encyclopedia of Islam'' is restricted to 404, whereas there are 749 entries in the ''Encyclopedia of the World of Islam''. Theological entries in the ''Encyclopedia of Islam'' do not reference Shia sources, while the ''Encyclopedia of the World of Islam'' benefits from both Shia and Sunni sources.

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{{reflist Encyclopedias of Islam Persian encyclopedias Iranian online encyclopedias Iranian books 21st-century encyclopedias