This volume is part of a set that presents the state of current knowledge of the Islamic world. Articles cover topics as varied as: distinguished Muslims of every age and land; tribes and dynasties; crafts; sciences; political and religious institutions; geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries; and the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other...

It is obvious that the contents of a publication such as the Encyclopaedia of Islam are by far richer than might appear from the title of the articles alone. This INDEX VOLUME contains the "Index of Subjects," the "Glossary and Index of Technical Terms" and the "Index of Proper Names" to the complete Encyclopaedia of Islam.

An important contribution to the discussion about Christian Syriac influence on Koran and Early Muslim Tradition, this volume studies Eastern Christian and Islamic views on the Biblical and Koranic Gog and Magog. Connected with this theme is the quest for Alexandera (TM)s wall.