al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz

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al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz is the Arabic name for the Druze, a monotheistic religious and ethnocultural community originating in the Levant that blends elements of Isma'ili Islam, Neoplatonism, and other philosophical traditions.

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instanceOf Levantine community ⓘ
ethnoreligious group ⓘ
monotheistic community ⓘ
religious community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Druze ⓘ
clergyStructure division between initiates (uqqal) and non-initiates (juhhal) ⓘ
communityStructure closed religious community ⓘ
conversionPolicy no conversion in or out ⓘ
coreBelief esoteric interpretation of scripture ⓘ
strict monotheism ⓘ
transmigration of souls ⓘ
diasporaCountries Canada ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Arab (predominantly) ⓘ
foundingFigures Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad ⓘ
al-Darazi (early preacher associated with movement) ⓘ
foundingPeriod reign of Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
hasNameInArabic الموحدون الدروز ⓘ
linked to: Druze
holyPlaces local maqams (shrines) of prophets and saints ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
marriageRule endogamy is strongly preferred ⓘ
monotheism true ⓘ
notableRegion Galilee and Carmel regions in northern Israel ⓘ
linked to: Galilee

Jabal al-Druze (Jabal al-Arab) in southern Syria ⓘ
linked to: southern Syria

Mount Lebanon ⓘ
originCentury 11th century ⓘ
originCityApproximate Cairo ⓘ
originCountryHistorical Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
originRegion Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
populationEstimate21stCentury around 1 million to 1.5 million ⓘ
primaryCountries Israel ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Palestinian territories ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
relationToIslam often regarded as distinct from Islam by both Druze and many Muslims ⓘ
originated within Isma'ili Shi'a Islam ⓘ
religion Druze faith ⓘ
linked to: Druze
religiousDay Thursday night gatherings for prayer and study (majlis) ⓘ
religiousLaw do not follow mainstream Islamic sharia ⓘ
scriptureStatus esoteric texts restricted to initiates ⓘ
selfDesignationMeaning the People of Monotheism ⓘ
the Unitarians ⓘ
linked to: Unitarianism
symbol five-colored Druze star ⓘ
theologyInfluence Abrahamic monotheism ⓘ
Gnosticism (elements) ⓘ
Hermeticism (elements) ⓘ
Isma'ili Islam ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Neoplatonism ⓘ

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Druze → selfDesignation → al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz ⓘ