Book/Printed Material The Golden Encyclopedia of Islamic Sciences.
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Title
- The Golden Encyclopedia of Islamic Sciences.
Summary
- Born in Cairo and educated in Egypt, the United States, and Great Britain, Dr. Fatima Mahjoub is a historian, linguist, and author specializing in encyclopedias. Al-mawsoo'a al-thahabiya lil 'aloom al-Islamiya (The golden encyclopedia of Islamic sciences) is one of three encyclopedias she has written. Organized according to the Arabic alphabet and published in nine volumes, the work covers nine branches or fields of Islamic scholarship in religious studies, such as Quran exegesis, Islamic doctrine, and Islamic jurisprudence. The encyclopedia also includes entries on sciences in which Muslim scholars excelled, fields that include, among others, geography, history, medicine, pharmacology, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, and Islamic architecture.
Names
- Mahjoub, Fatima Author.
Created / Published
- Cairo : Arab House Tomorrow, [1900 to 1999]
Headings
- - 570 to 1999
- - Muslims
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 28 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
- - Content in Arabic.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021666163
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