Template:Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition/doc

Template use
The template can be placed in different locations and, depending on what is required, the parameters can be mixed and matched:

This template is wrapper around cite encyclopedia. In its default mode it attributes text to an article from the Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition (or EI2).

This template automatically sets some of the parameters passed into cite encyclopedia. Over and above the standard parameter passed into cite encyclopedia there are some additional parameters and those are listed below in a separate table from the table of parameters passed into cite encyclopedia.

Minimum is: or

Typical full set is:

This template will accept almost all of the same parameters that a native cite encyclopedia template will accept. Some parameters have special use or are preset to appropriate values. Preset template parameters may be overridden in the template call and may also be disabled by setting the parameter value to.