Classification Scheme of the FID

Classification Scheme of the FID catalogued by topics and regions

1. General Works
2. Islamic Studies
3. Regions, Countries and Peoples
4. Languages and Literatures

• 1. General Works
  • 1.1 University Departments, Institutes or Centers
  • 1.2 Libraries, Booksellers and Publishing Houses
  • 1.3 Special Subject Internet Directories and Link Collections
  • 1.4 Other General Works
• 2. Islamic Studies
  • 2.1 General Works
  • 2.2 Theology, Religious Life
  • 2.3 Sufism
  • 2.4 Religious Denominations
  • 2.5 Interreligious Relations
  • 2.6 Law
  • 2.7 History
  • 2.8 History of Culture and Civilization, Philosophy, Sciences
  • 2.9 Islamic Institutions, Islamic Thought
  • 2.10 Muslim Communities in the Modern World
  • 2.11 Islam in Europe, America, Australia
  • 2.12 Islam in China, South and Southeast Asia
  • 2.13 Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa
• 3. Regions, Countries and Peoples
  • 3.1. Arab World, Near and Middle East
    • 3.1.1 General Works
    • 3.1.2 Religion
    • 3.1.3 History, Politics
    • 3.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
    • 3.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
    • 3.1.6 Geography, Travel
  • 3.2 Particular Regions
    • 3.2.1 Arabian Peninsula
      • 3.2.1.1 The Region
        • 3.2.1.1.1 General Works
        • 3.2.1.1.2 Religion
        • 3.2.1.1.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.1.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.1.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.1.1.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.1.2 Saudi Arabia
        • 3.2.1.2.1 General Works
        • 3.2.1.2.2 Religion
        • 3.2.1.2.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.1.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.1.2.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.1.2.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.1.3 Yemen
        • 3.2.1.3.1 General Works
        • 3.2.1.3.2 Religion
        • 3.2.1.3.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.1.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.1.3.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.1.3.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.1.4 Kuwait
        • 3.2.1.4.1 General Works
        • 3.2.1.4.2 Religion
        • 3.2.1.4.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.1.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.1.4.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.1.4.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.1.5 Qatar
        • 3.2.1.5.1 General Works
        • 3.2.1.5.2 Religion
        • 3.2.1.5.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.1.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.1.5.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.1.5.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.1.6 United Arab Emirates
        • 3.2.1.6.1 General Works
        • 3.2.1.6.2 Religion
        • 3.2.1.6.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.1.6.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.1.6.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.1.6.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.1.7 Oman
        • 3.2.1.7.1 General Works
        • 3.2.1.7.2 Religion
        • 3.2.1.7.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.1.7.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.1.7.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.1.7.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.1.8 Bahrain
        • 3.2.1.8.1 General Works
        • 3.2.1.8.2 Religion
        • 3.2.1.8.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.1.8.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.1.8.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.1.8.6 Geography, Travel
    • 3.2.2 Eastern Arab Countries and Peoples
      • 3.2.2.1 The Region
        • 3.2.2.1.1 General Works
        • 3.2.2.1.2 Religion
        • 3.2.2.1.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.2.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.2.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.2.1.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.2.2 Iraq
        • 3.2.2.2.1 General Works
        • 3.2.2.2.2 Religion
        • 3.2.2.2.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.2.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.2.2.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.2.2.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.2.3 Syria
        • 3.2.2.3.1 General Works
        • 3.2.2.3.2 Religion
        • 3.2.2.3.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.2.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.2.3.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.2.3.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.2.4 Lebanon
        • 3.2.2.4.1 General Works
        • 3.2.2.4.2 Religion
        • 3.2.2.4.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.2.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.2.4.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.2.4.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.2.5 Jordan
        • 3.2.2.5.1 General Works
        • 3.2.2.5.2 Religion
        • 3.2.2.5.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.2.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.2.5.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.2.5.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.2.6 Palestine
        • 3.2.2.6.1 General Works
        • 3.2.2.6.2 Religion
        • 3.2.2.6.3 History, Politics (including the Arab-Israeli conflict)
        • 3.2.2.6.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.2.6.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.2.6.6 Geography, Travel
    • 3.2.3 North Africa, Malta and Northern Cyprus
      • 3.2.3.1 The Region
        • 3.2.3.1.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.1.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.1.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.1.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.2 Western Sahara
        • 3.2.3.2.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.2.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.2.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.2.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.2.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.3 Mauritania
        • 3.2.3.3.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.3.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.3.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.3.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.3.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.4 Morocco
        • 3.2.3.4.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.4.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.4.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.4.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.4.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.5 Algeria
        • 3.2.3.5.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.5.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.5.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.5.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.5.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.6 Tunisia
        • 3.2.3.6.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.6.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.6.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.6.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.6.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.6.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.7 Libya
        • 3.2.3.7.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.7.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.7.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.7.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.7.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.7.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.8 Egypt
        • 3.2.3.8.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.8.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.8.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.8.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.8.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.8.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.9 Sudan
        • 3.2.3.9.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.9.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.9.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.9.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.9.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.9.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.10 Malta
        • 3.2.3.10.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.10.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.10.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.10.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.10.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.10.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.3.11 Northern Cyprus
        • 3.2.3.11.1 General Works
        • 3.2.3.11.2 Religion
        • 3.2.3.11.3 History, Politics
        • 3.2.3.11.4 History of Culture and Civilization
        • 3.2.3.11.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
        • 3.2.3.11.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.4 Horn of Africa
        • 3.2.4.1 The Region
          • 3.2.4.1.1 General Works
          • 3.2.4.1.2 Religion
          • 3.2.4.1.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.4.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.4.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.4.1.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.4.2 Ethiopia
          • 3.2.4.2.1 General Works
          • 3.2.4.2.2 Religion
          • 3.2.4.2.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.4.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.4.2.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.4.2.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.4.3 Eritrea
          • 3.2.4.3.1 General Works
          • 3.2.4.3.2 Religion
          • 3.2.4.3.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.4.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.4.3.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.4.3.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.4.4 Djibouti
          • 3.2.4.4.1 General Works
          • 3.2.4.4.2 Religion
          • 3.2.4.4.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.4.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.4.4.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.4.4.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.4.5 Somalia
          • 3.2.4.5.1 General Works
          • 3.2.4.5.2 Religion
          • 3.2.4.5.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.4.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.4.5.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.4.5.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.5 Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and other Iranian Peoples of the Region
        • 3.2.5.1 The Region
          • 3.2.5.1.1 General Works
          • 3.2.5.1.2 Religion
          • 3.2.5.1.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.5.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.5.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.5.1.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.5.2 Iran
          • 3.2.5.2.1 General Works
          • 3.2.5.2.2 Religion
          • 3.2.5.2.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.5.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.5.2.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.5.2.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.5.3 Afghanistan
          • 3.2.5.3.1 General Works
          • 3.2.5.3.2 Religion
          • 3.2.5.3.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.5.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.5.3.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.5.3.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.5.4 Tajikistan
          • 3.2.5.4.1 General Works
          • 3.2.5.4.2 Religion
          • 3.2.5.4.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.5.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.5.4.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.5.4.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.5.5 Kurds and other Iranian Peoples of the Region
          • 3.2.5.5.1 General Works
          • 3.2.5.5.2 Religion
          • 3.2.5.5.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.5.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.5.5.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.5.5.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.6 Turkey and Turkic Peoples in the Balkans and the Russian Federation
        • 3.2.6.1 The Region
          • 3.2.6.1.1 General Works
          • 3.2.6.1.2 Religion
          • 3.2.6.1.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.6.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.6.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.6.1.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.6.2 Turkey (including the Ottoman Empire)
          • 3.2.6.2.1 General Works
          • 3.2.6.2.2 Religion
          • 3.2.6.2.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.6.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.6.2.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.6.2.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.6.3 Turkic Peoples in the Balkans and the Russian Federation
          • 3.2.6.3.1 General Works
          • 3.2.6.3.2 Religion
          • 3.2.6.3.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.6.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.6.3.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.6.3.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.7 Caucasus
        • 3.2.7.1 The Region
          • 3.2.7.1.1 General Works
          • 3.2.7.1.2 Religion
          • 3.2.7.1.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.7.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.7.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.7.1.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.7.2 Armenia
          • 3.2.7.2.1 General Works
          • 3.2.7.2.2 Religion
          • 3.2.7.2.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.7.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.7.2.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.7.2.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.7.3 Georgia
          • 3.2.7.3.1 General Works
          • 3.2.7.3.2 Religion
          • 3.2.7.3.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.7.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.7.3.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.7.3.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.7.4 Azerbaijan
          • 3.2.7.4.1 General Works
          • 3.2.7.4.2 Religion
          • 3.2.7.4.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.7.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.7.4.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.7.4.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.7.5 Other Peoples of the Caucasus
          • 3.2.7.5.1 General Works
          • 3.2.7.5.2 Religion
          • 3.2.7.5.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.7.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.7.5.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.7.5.6 Geography, Travel
      • 3.2.8 Turkic Peoples of Central Asia
        • 3.2.8.1 The Region
          • 3.2.8.1.1 General Works
          • 3.2.8.1.2 Religion
          • 3.2.8.1.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.8.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.8.1.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.8.1.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.8.2 Uzbekistan
          • 3.2.8.2.1 General Works
          • 3.2.8.2.2 Religion
          • 3.2.8.2.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.8.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.8.2.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.8.2.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.8.3 Turkmenistan
          • 3.2.8.3.1 General Works
          • 3.2.8.3.2 Religion
          • 3.2.8.3.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.8.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.8.3.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.8.3.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.8.4 Kazakhstan
          • 3.2.8.4.1 General Works
          • 3.2.8.4.2 Religion
          • 3.2.8.4.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.8.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.8.4.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.8.4.6 Geography, Travel
        • 3.2.8.5 Kyrgyzstan
          • 3.2.8.5.1 General Works
          • 3.2.8.5.2 Religion
          • 3.2.8.5.3 History, Politics
          • 3.2.8.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization
          • 3.2.8.5.5 Law, Economic and Social Sciences
          • 3.2.8.5.6 Geography, Travel
  • 4. Languages and Literatures
    • 4.1. Arabic Language and Literature
      • 4.1.1 General Resources
      • 4.1.2. Arabic Language
        • 4.1.2.1 General and History
        • 4.1.2.2 Classical Arabic
        • 4.1.2.3 Modern Standard Arabic
        • 4.1.2.4 Dialects and area-wide languages
      • 4.1.3 Arabic Literature
        • 4.1.3.1 General Works
        • 4.1.3.2 Pre-Islamic Arabic Literature
        • 4.1.3.3 Classic Arabic Literature
        • 4.1.3.4 Modern Arabic Literature
        • 4.1.3.5 Literature Science
        • 4.1.3.6 Literature by Arab Authors in European Languages
      • 4.1.4 Coptic, Berber and Minor Hamito-Semitic Languages and Literatures
        • 4.1.4.1 Coptic
        • 4.1.4.2 Berber
        • 4.1.4.3 Other
      • 4.2. Languages and Literatures of the Horn of Africa
        • 4.2.1 General Works
        • 4.2.2 Ethiopic Languages and Literatures
        • 4.2.3 Cushitic Languages and Literatures
        • 4.2.4 Other Languages and Literatures
      • 4.3 Other Semitic Languages and Literatures (except Medieval and Modern Hebrew, Arabic and Languages of Ethiopia)
        • 4.3.1 General Semitistics
        • 4.3.2 Eastern Semitic Languages
        • 4.3.3 Northern Semitic Languages (z.B. Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac)
        • 4.3.4 Southern Semitic Languages
      • 4.4 Iranian Languages and Literatures
        • 4.4.1 General Works
        • 4.4.2 Iranian Languages
          • 4.4.2.1 General Works
          • 4.4.2.2 Old and Middle Iranian Languages
          • 4.4.2.3 New Iranian Languages
            • 4.4.2.3.1 General Works
            • 4.4.2.3.2 New Persian
            • 4.4.2.3.3 Other New Iranian Languages
        • 4.4.3 Iranian Literatures
          • 4.4.3.1 General Works
          • 4.4.3.2 Old and Middle Iranian Literatures
          • 4.4.3.3 New Iranian Literatures
            • 4.4.3.3.1 General Works
            • 4.4.3.3.2 New Persian Literature
            • 4.4.3.3.3 Other New Iranian Literatures
          • 4.4.3.4 Literature Science
        • 4.5 Turkic Languages and Literatures
          • 4.5.1 General Works
          • 4.5.2 Turkic Languages
            • 4.5.2.1 General and History
            • 4.5.2.2 Ottoman, Modern Turkish
            • 4.5.2.3 Other Turkic Languages
          • 4.5.3 Turkic Literatures
            • 4.5.3.1 General Works and History
            • 4.5.3.2 Ottoman and Modern Turkish Literature
            • 4.5.3.3 Literatures of the other Turkic Peoples
            • 4.5.3.4 History and Criticism
            • 4.5.3.5 Literature by Turkic Authors in European Languages
          • 4.6 Caucasian Languages and Literatures
            • 4.6.1 General Works
            • 4.6.2 Caucasian Languages
              • 4.6.2.1 General Works and History
              • 4.6.2.2 Northern Caucasian Languages
              • 4.6.2.3 Southern Caucasian (Cartvelian) Languages
            • 4.6.3 Caucasian Literatures
              • 4.6.3.1 General Works
              • 4.6.3.2 Litertaures of the Northern Caucasus
              • 4.6.3.3 Literatures of Georgia and other South Caucasian Peoples
              • 4.6.3.4 History and Criticism
              • 4.6.3.5 Literature by Caucasian Authors in European Languages
            • 4.7 Armenian Language and Literature
              • 4.7.1 General Works
              • 4.7.2 Armenian Language
                • 4.7.2.1 General Works and History (Classical and Middle Armenian)
                • 4.7.2.2 Modern Armenian Language (Eastern and Western Armenian)
              • 4.7.3 Armenian Literature
                • 4.7.3.1 General Works
                • 4.7.3.2 Classical and Middle Armenian Literature
                • 4.7.3.3 Modern Armenian Literature (Eastern and Western Armenian)
                • 4.7.3.4 History and Criticism
                • 4.7.3.5 Literature by Armenian Authors in Other Languages