Epistles of Wisdom

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The Epistles of Wisdom are the central sacred writings of the Druze faith, comprising a collection of esoteric religious, philosophical, and theological texts.

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Label Occurrences
Epistles of Wisdom canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Druze scripture
religious text collection
sacred scripture
accessRestricted yes
associatedWith Druze esotericism
Fatimid Caliphate
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
centralTo Druze religion
consideredByDruze ultimate religious authority
contains cosmological doctrines
guidance for initiates
letters to early Druze communities
metaphysical discussions
dateFromPeriod 11th century
doctrineContains esoteric interpretation of scripture
ethical teachings
reincarnation
tawhid
genre esoteric religious text
philosophical text
theological text
hasAlternativeName Rasa'il al-Hikma
Rasa'il al-Hikma
surface form: Rasa'il al-Hikmah
hasLanguage Arabic
hasPart epistle
letter
historicalContext early Druze missionary activity
influences Druze ethics
Druze law
Druze theology
keptBy Druze religious leadership
originatesFrom Levant region
surface form: Levant

Middle East
preservedIn manuscript form
primaryAudience Druze believers
initiated Druze sages
primaryFunction doctrinal foundation of Druze faith
religion Druze faith
religiousTradition Isma'ili-influenced tradition
statusInDruzeTradition canonical
studiedBy Druze initiates
teaches initiation stages
spiritual hierarchy
traditionallyAttributedTo Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
surface form: al-Muqtana Baha’ al-Din
transmittedAs secret tradition
usedBy Druze
surface form: Druze community
writtenInScript Arabic script

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Druze hasReligiousText Epistles of Wisdom
Rasa'il al-Hikma titleTranslation Epistles of Wisdom