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The Hussaini Encyclopedia ( Arabic - دائرة المعارف الحسينية - Dāʾirat al-maʿārif al-Ḥusaynīyah ) is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedia in Arabic, completely themed on the third Imam, Husayn ibn Ali , his biography, thought and way of conduct, as well as on the social circle of personalities around him and also of places, chronicles and various other related subjects. This encyclopedia consisted of 700 volumes and well over 95 million words. Sheikh Mohammed Sadiq Al-Karbassi , author of the voluminous Arabic encyclopedia dedicated to Imam al-Hussain started his work by establishing the Hussaini Center for Research in London in 1993. The Hussaini Encyclopedia is a historic study of al-Hussain which provides a heritage owing to its impact on all events, particularly the aftermath of battle of Karbala with its impact being observed in recent times.1 "Diwan al-Shi'r al-Farsi (al-juz' al-awwal, al-qarn al-rabi' – al-tasi') by Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad (al-Karbasi) (review)" . Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies . 6 (1).
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The Hussaini Encyclopedia ( Arabic - دائرة المعارف الحسينية - Dāʾirat al-maʿārif al-Ḥusaynīyah ) is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedia completely themed on the third Holy Imam, Imam Hussain , as a person, biography, thought and way of conduct, as well as on the social circle of personalities around him and also of places, chronicles and various other related subjects. It is authored by Sheikh Mohammed Sadiq Al-Karbassi . He started work in September 1987 CE and has not stopped since, with his work exceeding 700 volumes and well over 95 million words.
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The Hussaini Encyclopedia ( Arabic - دائرة المعارف الحسينية - Dāʾirat al-maʿārif al-Ḥusaynīyah ) is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedia in Arabic, completely themed on the third Imam, Husayn ibn Ali , his biography, thought and way of conduct, as well as on the social circle of personalities around him and also of places, chronicles and various other related subjects. This encyclopedia consisted of 700 volumes and well over 95 million words.Sheikh Mohammed Sadiq Al-Karbassi , author of the voluminous Arabic encyclopedia dedicated to Imam al-Hussain started his work by establishing the Hussaini Center for Research in London in 1993.The Hussaini Encyclopedia is a historic study of al-Hussain which provides a heritage owing to its impact on all events, particularly the aftermath of battle of Karbala with its impact being observed in recent times."Diwan al-Shi'r al-Farsi (al-juz' al-awwal, al-qarn al-rabi' – al-tasi') by Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad (al-Karbasi) (review)" .Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies . 6 (1).
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Book about Husayn ibn Ali The Hussaini Encyclopedia ( Arabic - دائرة المعارف الحسينية - Dāʾirat al-maʿārif al-Ḥusaynīyah ) is an encyclopedia in Arabic about Husayn ibn Ali , the third Shia imam , and people and places connected to him.Over 105 volumes and over 95 million words have been published.The author, Mohammed Sadiq Al-Karbassi , established the Hussaini Center for Research in London in 1993.The Hussaini Encyclopedia particularly focuses on the aftermath of battle of Karbala. "Diwan al-Shi'r al-Farsi (al-juz' al-awwal, al-qarn al-rabi' – al-tasi') by Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad (al-Karbasi) (review)" . Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies . 6 (1).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one-of-a-kind encyclopedia completely themed on the third holy imam”. Today it says “encyclopedia in arabic about husayn ibn ali”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Book by Muḥammad Ṣādiq Muḥammad Karbāsī”. It now reads “Book about Husayn ibn Ali”. Read the current article and compare.
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one-of-a-kind encyclopedia completely themed on the third holy imam
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encyclopedia in arabic about husayn ibn ali
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