KitÃÂb DÃÂüirat al-MaûÃÂrif: wa-Huwa QÃÂmà «s ûÃÂmm li-Kull Fann wa-Maá¹Âlab (), often simply referred to as DÃÂüirat al-MaûÃÂrif, was an Arabic encyclopedia published by Butrus al-Bustani in 1875. It is considered the first modern encyclopedia published in Arabic.