The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 350
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 350 were equivilant to 1 Dirham. ‘Azīz: A type of Ḥadīth categorized by the number of narrators in its chain. This type of tradition must not have less than two narrators in its chain of narrators. Baḥīrah: The 11th female child of a she-camel which gave birth to 10 female children consecutively prior to its birth. Bai‘at: Oath of allegiance to a religious leader; initiation at the hands of a prophet or his caliph. Literally means ‘to be sold’. Baitul-Ma‘mūr: The centre of the heavenly places of worship situated in the seventh heaven (for which the Ka‘batullāh was erected in this world as its symbolic representation). Baitullāh: Refers to the Holy Ka‘bah originally erected by Abraham as and his eldest son Ishmael as in the Valley of Becca and literally means ‘House of Allāh’. Bānat Su‘ād: The name of a famous Qasīdah or poem in praise of the Holy Prophet sa , written by Ka‘b bin Zuhair. Burrāq: A horse-like animal which was brought to the Holy Prophet sa on the night of the Mi‘rāj for his journey to the heavens. Ḍa‘īf: Can be described as ‘weak’ and is a type of Ḥadīth categorized by the attributes of its narrators. A narration of this type is usually composed of dishonest narrators or and actual inhabitants of the country. ‘Arab-e-Bā’idah: A term used to refer to the Arabia which was annihilated or became extinct, either by divine wrath or other reasons not clearly known. ‘Arab-e-Musta‘ribah: A term used to refer to the Arabia composed of immigrants who settled in the country but originally belonged to another nation. Aṣḥābul-Fīl: Refers to Abrahah and his armies who marched forward to destroy the Ka‘bah astride elephants prior to the birth of the Holy Prophet sa and literally means, ‘People of the Elephant’. ‘ Asharah Mubashsharah: A title given to the ten fortunate companions of the Holy Prophet sa who were given the glad tidings of paradise in this very world by the Holy Prophet sa. Ashhur-e-Ḥurum: Refers to the four sacred months in which any and all violence or bloodshed is prohibited as per the ancient law of the Arabs. The four sacred months are Muḥarram, Rajab, Dhul-Qa‘dah and Dhul-Ḥijjah. Athar: Traditions of the Holy Prophet sa which do not reach him in the chain of narrators, rather ends at one of his companions. ‘Athar’ is the singular form of this word. Awqiyah: A silver coin used as a form of currency in Arabia. 40 Awqiyah