DUMB

The. Arabic abkam ( ابكم‎ ), pl. bukm . The intelligible signs of a dumb person suffice to verify his bequests and render them valid; he may also execute a marriage contract, or give a divorce, or execute a sale or purchase, or sue or incur punishment by signs, but he cannot sue in a case of qiṣāṣ , or retaliation for murder. This rule does not apply to a person who has been deprived of speech, but merely to one who has been born dumb. ( Hidāyah , vol. iv. p. 568.) A dumb person can also acknowledge and deny the faith by a sign. AD -DURRATU ʾL-BAIẒĀʾ ( الـدرة البيضاء‎ ). Lit . “The pearl of light.” A term used by Ṣūfī mystics to expre the ʿāqlu ʾl-awwal , the first intelligence which God is said to have created at the beginning of the animate world. (ʿAbdu ʾr-Razzāq’s Dictionary of Ṣūfī Terms .) DURŪD ( درود‎ ) ; a Persian word. Arabic aṣ-Ṣalāt ( الصلوة‎ ). A benediction; imploring mercy. A part of the stated prayer, recited immediately after the Tashahhud , whilst in the same posture. It is as follows: “O God, have mercy on Muḥammad and on his descendants, as Thou didst have mercy on Abraham and on his descendants! Thou art to be praised, and Thou art great! O God, ble Muḥammad and his descendants as Thou didst ble Abraham and his descendants. Thou art to be praised and Thou art great.” The merits of this form of prayer are said to be very great; for, according to Anas, the Prophet said, “He who recites it will have ble ings on his head ten times, ten sins will be forgiven, and he will be exalted ten steps.” ( Mishkāt , book iv. c. xvii.) [ PRAYER .] DŪZAK͟H ( دوزخ‎ ). The Persian word for hell. [ HELL .]