The new encyclopedia of Islam /
by Cyril Glass�e.
- 3rd ed.
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
- viii, 718 p., xxiv p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 711-718).
Author's preface -- Introduction / Notes -- encyclopedia -- Appendix A : Reference maps -- Historical synopsis of the Islamic world -- Historical synopsis of the Middle East -- Arabia and its neighbours at the time of the Prophet's birth -- Islam in the modern world -- Appendix B : Mecca and the ?ajj -- Chart of the ?ajj -- Map of Mecca -- Plan of the Grand Mosque -- Appendix C : Branches of Islam -- Appendix D : Genealogical tables -- Quraysh -- Umayyads -- 'Abb?sids -- 'Alids -- Chronology -- Bibliography. Professor Huston Smith -- The The The The The