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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epistles of Wisdom canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.