Islami Bishwakosh
Islami Bishwakosh (Bengali: ইসলামী বিশ্বকোষ, romanized: Islāmī Bishshokōsh, lit. 'Islamic encyclopedia') is an encyclopedia published by the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. It is of 25 volumes and also a concise version. The project's leading founder was Abdul Haque Faridi, a Bangladeshi educator and scholar.[1]
| Original title | ইসলামী বিশ্বকোষ |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
| Subject | Islam |
| Genre | Encyclopedia |
| Publisher | Islamic Foundation Bangladesh |
| Media type | Book, PDF |
| Followed by | Sirat Bishwakosh |
History
The first Islami Bishwakosh of Bangladesh project was launched by Bangla Academy. Dr Muhammad Shahidullah served as an editor for the project for a while.[2][3] In 1958, the Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam was published from Leiden and it was a translation. Work on the encyclopedia was later passed on to the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh for a number of reasons, from which it was later edited more and published.[4]
Whilst Abdul Haque Faridi was president of the encyclopedia's editorial board, 18 volumes were completed during his lifetime.
After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it was one of the three specialised encyclopedias that were published.[5] Dr A F M Khalid Hossain edited volumes 3 to 9 of the encyclopedia's second edition.[6]
References
- ^ AKM Nurul Alam (2012). "Faridi, Abdul Haque". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Muhammad Zafar Ali (10 July 2020). "ড. মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ্র কৃতিত্ব ভোলার মতো নয়". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ Sharif Uddin Peshawar (13 July 2018). "জ্ঞানতাপস ড. মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ অকাতরে বিদ্যা বিলিয়েছেন". Jugantor (in Bengali).
- ^ ইসলামি বিশ্বকোষ,প্রথম সংস্করণের ভূমিকা,পৃষ্ঠা-১১(বাংলা ভাষায় বিশ্বকোষ) http://www.waytojannah.com/islami-bisshowkosh-part-02/ 2016-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Islami Bishwakosh" ইসলামী বিশ্বকোষ [Encyclopedia of Islam]. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (in Bengali).
- ^ "বিশেষজ্ঞ আলেমের প্রয়োজন খুব বেশি: ড. আফম খালিদ হুসাইন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 26 Sep 2019.