Druze

E9081
ethnic group ethnoreligious group religious community

The Druze are a small, monotheistic religious and ethnonational community originating in the Levant, known for their esoteric beliefs, strong communal cohesion, and significant presence in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
Druze canonical 57
Druze faith 18
Druze community 9

Statements (81)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
ethnoreligious group ⓘ
religious community ⓘ
acceptsConversionFrom no other religion ⓘ
allowsConversionTo no other religion ⓘ
associatedWithFigure Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad ⓘ
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin ⓘ
considersAdDarazi heretical figure ⓘ
distinctFrom Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
mainstream Islam ⓘ
estimatedPopulation around 1 million ⓘ
foundedInCentury 11th century ⓘ
hasBelief allegorical interpretation of scripture ⓘ
esoteric doctrine ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ
strict monotheism ⓘ
transmigration of souls ⓘ
unity of God ⓘ
hasClergyClass uqqal ⓘ
hasClosedCanon true ⓘ
hasDistinctIdentityIn Israel ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
hasDressCodeFor religious initiates ⓘ
hasEthic honor ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
loyalty to the community ⓘ
protection of neighbors ⓘ
hasLayClass juhhal ⓘ
hasMilitaryRoleIn Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
hasNotableLeader Amal Nasser el-Din ⓘ
Kamal Jumblatt ⓘ
Sultan al-Atrash ⓘ
Walid Jumblatt ⓘ
hasPlaceOfWorship khalwa ⓘ
hasReligiousText Epistles of Wisdom ⓘ
hasReputationFor loyalty to state of residence ⓘ
strong communal cohesion ⓘ
hasSacredSite Nabi Shuayb shrine ⓘ
hasSecretDoctrine true ⓘ
hasSymbol five-colored star ⓘ
majorPopulationIn Israel ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
minorPopulationIn Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Palestinian territories ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Venezuela ⓘ
namedAfter ad-Darazi ⓘ
originatedInRegion Egypt ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
originatedUnderDynasty Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
originatesFrom Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant
participatesInPoliticsOf Israel ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
practicesEndogamy true ⓘ
primaryLanguage Arabic ⓘ
prohibitsConversionIn both directions ⓘ
recognizesScripturesFrom Bible (esoterically) ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
surface form: Qur'an (esoterically)
relatedTo Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form: Isma'ili Islam
religionType Abrahamic-related tradition ⓘ
monotheistic religion ⓘ
religiousCenterIn Carmel Range ⓘ
Galilee ⓘ
Golan Heights ⓘ
surface form: Jabal al-Druze

Mount Lebanon ⓘ
selfDesignation Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: al-Muwahhidun

al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz ⓘ
symbolColors blue ⓘ
green ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
usesScript Arabic script ⓘ
veneratesProphet Jethro ⓘ

Referenced by (106)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lebanese American → religion → Druze ⓘ
Palestinian → hasReligion → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Arabs → religiousDiversity → Druze ⓘ
Middle Eastern American → hasEthnicComponent → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze American
Middle Eastern American → hasReligiousComponent → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze American
Syria → religion → Druze ⓘ
Lebanon → religion → Druze ⓘ
Moses → religiousTradition → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Abrahamic religions → includes → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
John the Baptist → veneratedIn → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Elijah → religiousTradition → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Lebanese people → ethnicallyRelatedTo → Druze ⓘ
Middle East and North Africa → hasReligion → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Ottoman Palestine → containsReligiousCommunity → Druze ⓘ
Epistles of Wisdom → usedBy → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze community
Mount Lebanon → religion → Druze ⓘ
Mount Lebanon → hasEthnicGroup → Druze ⓘ
Nabi Shuayb shrine → religion → Druze ⓘ
Nabi Shuayb shrine → primaryPilgrims → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze community
Jethro → patronFigureOf → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze community
ad-Darazi → associatedWith → Druze ⓘ
ad-Darazi → associatedWith → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze religious movement
Kamal Jumblatt → ethnicGroup → Druze ⓘ
Amal Nasser el-Din → ethnicity → Druze ⓘ
Amal Nasser el-Din → religion → Druze ⓘ
Amal Nasser el-Din → ethnicGroupRepresented → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze in Israel
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad → religion → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad → movement → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze movement
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad → veneratedBy → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze community
Walid Jumblatt → ethnicGroup → Druze ⓘ
Sultan al-Atrash → ethnoReligiousIdentity → Druze ⓘ
Syrian American → religion → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Syrian American → hasSubgroup → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Syrian American Druze
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin → religion → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz → hasNameInArabic → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: الموحدون الدروز
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz → alsoKnownAs → Druze ⓘ
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz → religion → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Carmel Range → religiousTradition → Druze ⓘ
Israel Border Police → includesPersonnelFrom → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze Israelis
Shfar'am → hasPopulationGroup → Druze ⓘ
Ottoman Syria → religiousCommunity → Druze ⓘ
Mountain War (1983–1984) → ethnicReligiousAspect → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze community in Lebanon
historic Palestine → historicalInhabitants → Druze ⓘ
Nof HaGalil → hasSignificantPopulationGroup → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze (minority)
Levantine peoples → hasSubgroup → Druze ⓘ
Levantine peoples → hasReligion → Druze ⓘ
this entity surface form: Druze faith
Dom people → religion → Druze ⓘ
Mount Hermon → hasReligiousSignificanceFor → Druze ⓘ
Bilad al-Sham@ar → ethnicGroup → Druze ⓘ
subject surface form: Bilad al-Sham
southern Syria → hasMinorityReligion → Druze ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Syria