Q What is the Druze religion?
A The Druze religion is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, and highly secretive syncretic faith that emerged during the 11th century in Cairo, Egypt. Adherents, known as the Druze, are a distinct ethnoreligious group primarily living in the Levant. The faith blends the foundational monotheism of Shia Isma'ili Islam with elements of Christianity, Gnosticism, ancient Greek philosophy (such as Neoplatonism and Pythagoreanism), and Hinduism.
A The Druze religion is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, and highly secretive syncretic faith that emerged during the 11th century in Cairo, Egypt. Adherents, known as the Druze, are a distinct ethnoreligious group primarily living in the Levant. The faith blends the foundational monotheism of Shia Isma'ili Islam with elements of Christianity, Gnosticism, ancient Greek philosophy (such as Neoplatonism and Pythagoreanism), and Hinduism.
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What is Druze?Followers of the Druze religion inhabit the mountainous regions of the Middle East, and consider themselves to follow core principles of Islam, but have diverged much from the rest of the religion. They Druze believe in one God referred to as al-Hakim and are awaiting his return to Earth (the majority of Muslims believe he died in 1021, while the Druze believe he merely disappeared and will return). The religion is based on seven core principle's based on the acts and will of al-Hakim, and also believe in reincarnation.
