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.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Druze faith	0	10
Druze community	0	4
Druze American	0	2
Druze Israelis	0	1
Druze in Israel	0	1
Druze movement	0	1
Druze religious movement	0	1
Syrian American Druze	0	1
الموحدون الدروز	0	1

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 (39)

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

al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz → alsoKnownAs → Druze →

ad-Darazi → associatedWith → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze religious movement

Ottoman Palestine → containsReligiousCommunity → Druze →

Kamal Jumblatt → ethnicGroup → Druze →

Walid Jumblatt → ethnicGroup → Druze →

Amal Nasser el-Din → ethnicGroupRepresented → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze in Israel

Lebanese people → ethnicallyRelatedTo → Druze →

Amal Nasser el-Din → ethnicity → Druze →

Sultan al-Atrash → ethnoReligiousIdentity → Druze →

Middle Eastern American → hasEthnicComponent → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze American

Mount Lebanon → hasEthnicGroup → Druze →

al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz → hasNameInArabic → Druze →

this entity surface form: الموحدون الدروز

Middle East and North Africa → hasReligion → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

Palestinian → hasReligion → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

Middle Eastern American → hasReligiousComponent → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze American

Syrian American → hasSubgroup → Druze →

this entity surface form: Syrian American Druze

Abrahamic religions → includes → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

Israel Border Police → includesPersonnelFrom → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze Israelis

Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad → movement → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze movement

Jethro → patronFigureOf → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze community

Nabi Shuayb shrine → primaryPilgrims → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze community

Amal Nasser el-Din → religion → Druze →

Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad → religion → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

Lebanese American → religion → Druze →

Lebanon → religion → Druze →

Mount Lebanon → religion → Druze →

Nabi Shuayb shrine → religion → Druze →

Syria → religion → Druze →

Syrian American → religion → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

al-Muqtana Baha’uddin → religion → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz → religion → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

Arabs → religiousDiversity → Druze →

Carmel Range → religiousTradition → Druze →

Elijah → religiousTradition → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

Moses → religiousTradition → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith

Epistles of Wisdom → usedBy → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze community

Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad → veneratedBy → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze community

John the Baptist → veneratedIn → Druze →

this entity surface form: Druze faith