Brill's Encyclopædia of the Qur'ān (EQ) combines alphabetically-arranged articles about the contents of the Qur'ān. It is an encyclopædic dictionary of Qur'ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'ānic studies. The EQ online contains the complete articles of the printed volumes 1 to 5.
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Middle East & Islamic Studies Resources
Islamic Studies Resources
Christof Galli, Subject Librarian
227 Bostock Library | christof.galli@duke.edu | 919.660.5850
Key Online Resources
Databases (Duke only!)
- ATLA Religion Database
- Encyclopædia of Islam
- Encyclopædia of the Qur'ān
- Historical Abstracts
- Index Islamicus
- Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies (MECAS)
- Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Internet Resources
- Almisbah - Database of Online Resources
- Arabic Newspapers
- Islamic Multimedia
- The Koran (M.H. Shakir's Translation)
- MENALIB (State- & University Library Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Germany))
- Muslim Students Association, Duke University
- Muslim Students Association - National
- Muslim Students Association, University of Buffalo, NY
- Tafseer al-Mizan
- Virtual Religion Index - Islamic Studies
This guide intends to provide a basic introduction to Islamic Studies resources at Duke University Libraries. It includes selective lists of reference resources, both on-line and in print, as well as suggestions about finding relevant books, articles, reviews, media, and websites of interest. To find information on the topic of your interest, please click on one of the headings in the Table of Contents in the left-hand column. If you need help with Islamic Studies materials, please contact the subject librarian, Christof Galli (christof.galli@duke.edu), for help or to schedule an appointment.
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