Scholars from all over the world research Ibadi Islam, however many people have different ways of spelling words related to the Ibadiyah. Below is a list of different spellings relating to Ibadites in English as well as in Arabic, French, and German. This list should help you in finding materials for your research.
English | Deutsch |
Ibadhi | Ibadi |
Ibadi | ibadische |
Ibadism | Ibaditen |
Ibadite | |
Ibadiyah | français |
Ibadiyya | Ibadhi |
Ibadi | |
عربي | Ibadism |
الإباضية | Ibadite |
الإباضي |
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Ibadites - Early Works to 1800
Discovering Oman, Ibadi Islam, and the Indian Ocean - Valerie Hoffman
A Description of New Ibadi Manuscripts from North Africa - A. K. Ennami
Berbers and Blacks: Ibadi Slave Traffic in 8th Century North Africa - Elizabeth Savage
Survival through Alliance: The Establishment of the Ibadiyya - Elizabeth Savage
The Ibadi Imama - J. C. Wilkinson
Blog: Ibadism: Thoughts and Practices of Ibadiyya
People of Truth and Dignity: al-Ibadiya: History, Methodology & Principles - Zakariya al Muharrmi (translated into English by: Khalsa Hamed al Aghbari)
BBC Radio Program: Heart and Soul: Faith in Oman, Accepting the Other
Episode Two: Ibadi Islam, Faith in Oman
Welcome to the Ibadi Islam LibGuide. Here you will find a selection of resources to start you off in your research of this fascinating sect of Islam. If you have any comments or suggestions, we would be more than happy to have them. Enjoy!
To start your search consult the University Library's page on how to find research materials.
Note: Some of the information and links provided on this libguide can only be accessed if you are affiliated with the University of Illinois.
Other useful and relevant UIUC campus resources and links:
International & Area Studies Library
Middle East & North African Library Collection
You can search the Library catalog to find books, CDs, DVDs, journals (print and digital), research databases and more. You can find resources on campus, but can also search in I-Share and request books and resources from other Illinois libraries through the Inter-Library Loan system. The following links are Subject searches relating to Ibadi Islam in UIUC's library.
Ibadites - Early works to 1800
You can also search by Keyword and find a larger variety of resources relating to the searched keyword.
Below is a spreadsheet of books pertaining to Ibadi Islam that has been compiled and uploaded to the LibGuide and that are available for check out at the UIUC Library. The books are arranged by author, title, call number, and the number of volumes a book title has in Arabic and Roman script. The document may be downloaded but keep in mind that library staff will be updating the list as the library continues to acquire more books on Ibadi Islam.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the Middle East and North Africa Studies Librarian Laila Hussein or any other library staff about checking out and borrowing library materials.
The following are dissertations relating to Ibadites that are available through UIUC's database and online collections (Click here to search for more dissertations and theses):
The Origin and Development of the Ibadi Imamate Ideal - Adam R. Gaiser
Early medieval Ifriqiya, a reassessment of the Ibadiyya - Elizabeth R. Savage
Study and translation of Ahmad b.'Abd Allah al-Kindi's work "Kitab al-takhsis (Particularization)" - Omar Ahmad Isa
Heterodoxy and culture: The legacy of the Khawarij in Islamic History - Jeffrey T. Kenney
Islam and Arabism in Zanzibar: The Omani Elite, the Arab World, and the Making of an Identity, 1880s-1930s - Amal Nadim Ghazal
M'zab community, Algeria, North Africa: Its planning and architectural aspects -- past, present, and future - Khalifa Ali Solieman
The Djerban Diaspora: A Tunisian Study of Migration and Ethnicity - Margaret P. Wilder