The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (607 page)
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Daraz
.
.A founder of the
Druzes
, when he recognized the
Khal
fa
al-
kim as the incarnation of the universal reason (or
Logos
) which had first been bestowed on
Adam
, and had then been transmitted through the prophets to
‘Al
, and thence to the F
timid caliphs (
khal
fa
). He was probably assassinated, but for reasons which are uncertain.
Druzes
, when he recognized the
Khal
faal-
kim as the incarnation of the universal reason (orLogos
) which had first been bestowed on
Adam
, and had then been transmitted through the prophets to
‘Al
, and thence to the Ftimid caliphs (khal
fa). He was probably assassinated, but for reasons which are uncertain.
Darb
r Singh
(Divine Court)
.
r Singh(Divine Court)
.
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