ad-Darazi

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ad-Darazi was an 11th-century Isma'ili missionary whose controversial teachings and early leadership role are historically linked to the origins of the Druze religious movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Isma'ili missionary
historical figure
religious leader
activeInCentury 11th century
activityLocation Cairo
Fatimid Caliphate
associatedConcept deification of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
associatedWith Druze
Druze
surface form: Druze religious movement

al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
branchOfIslam Ismaili Shia
surface form: Isma'ili Shi'a Islam
centuryOfDeath 11th century
doctrine extreme veneration of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
historicalCategory Medieval Islamic religious figure
historicalReputation divisive
influenced formation of Druze religious identity
knownFor controversial teachings
early leadership role in proto-Druze community
language Arabic
nameUsedFor external designation of Druze by some outsiders
occupation missionary (da'i)
regardedByDruze heretical figure
region Middle East
rejectedBy mainstream Druze tradition
religion Ismaili Shia
surface form: Isma'ilism
religiousMovement Ismaili Shia
surface form: Isma'ili da'wa

early Druze movement
religiousTradition Islam
roleIn early history of the Druze movement
timePeriod reign of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

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Druze namedAfter ad-Darazi