Al-ʻuqqāl
 
Druze star and Druze flag
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ≈800,000–2,000,000 | |
| Founder | |
| Hamza and Al Hakim | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Syria
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600,000 |
 Lebanon
|
200,000 |
 Israel
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150,000 |
 Jordan
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20,000 |
 Venezuela
|
60,000 |
 United States
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50,000 |
 Canada
|
20,000(?) |
 Australia
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20,000 |
 Germany
|
14,000 |
| Religions | |
| Unitarian Druze | |
| Scriptures | |
| Rasa'il al-hikmah (Epistles of Wisdom) | |
| Languages | |
The Druze (/druːz/;Arabic: درزي darzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz; Hebrew: דרוזי drūzī plural דרוזים, druzim) are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group originating in Western Asia who self-identify as (Al-Muwaḥḥidūn/Muwahhidun).Jethro of Midian is considered an ancestor of all people from the Mountain of Druze region, who revere him as their spiritual founder and chief prophet.
The Druze faith is an esoteric monotheistic religion based on the teachings of several Ismaili figures like Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad and Al-Muqtana Baha'uddin who were influenced by Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle and Plotinus. The Epistles of Wisdom is the foundational text of the Druze faith. The Druze faith incorporates elements of Ismailism,Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, Pythagoreanism and other philosophies and beliefs, creating a distinct syncretic and secretive theology that is passed on through initiation.
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