You can also find the text on the internet. Some of the Web pages below will have links to online versions. Short identifications of terms, people and institutions. Covers Arabia and the core Islamic region from Egypt to Iraq, but not Turkish Anatolia. Identifies and discusses people, terms, places.
Appendices provide maps, diagrams, genealogical charts, and a chronology.
Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. Brief entries on authors, topics, literary genres. Many entries short bibliographies for further research. Selected brief entries from the Encyclopedia of Islam with English access points. Contains definitions, maps, charts, and genealogies.