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Druzes

Druze
موحدّون دروز
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Total population
≈800,000 - 2,000,000
Founder
Hamza and Al Hakim
Regions with significant populations
 Syria 400,000
 Lebanon 196,000
 Israel 140,000
 Jordan 32,000
 Colombia 50,000
 United States 63,000
 Canada 20,000(?)
 Australia 20,000
 Germany 14,000
Religions
Unitarian Druze
Scriptures
Rasa'il al-hikmah (Epistles of Wisdom)
Languages
Arabic (native)
Hebrew (in Israel)
Spanish (in Colombia)
English (in the USA, Canada and Australia)

The Druze (/drz/;Arabic: درزي‎‎ derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz; Hebrew: דרוזי‎‎ drūzī plural דרוזים, druzim) are an esoteric ethnoreligious group originating in Western Asia who self-identify as (Al-Muwaḥḥidūn/Muwahhidun).Jethro of Midian is considered an ancestor of all Mandaeans and Mahra (extinct Arabs عرب بادئه) (Marsh Arab) from Druze Mountain, who revere him as their spiritual founder and chief prophet.

The Druze faith is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the teachings of high Islamic figures like Hamza ibn-'Ali Ibn Ahmad, Al-Hakim bi Amr Allah and global philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, Socrates and Akhenaten. The Epistles of Wisdom is the foundational text of the Druze faith. The Druze faith incorporates elements of Islam's Ismailism,Judaism,Christianity,Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, Pythagoreanism, Hinduism according to some, and other philosophies and beliefs, creating a distinct and secretive theology known to esoterically interpret religious scriptures and to highlight the role of the mind and truthfulness. The Druze follow theophany, and believe in reincarnation or the transmigration of the soul. At the end of the cycle of rebirth, which is achieved through successive reincarnations, the soul is united with the Cosmic Mind (Al Aaqal Al Kulli).


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