Druze

Druze دروز
Tot population
1,000,000 tae 2,500,000
Regions wi signeeficant populations
 Sirie700,000[1]
 Lebanon400,000[1]
 Israel100,000[1]
 Jordan20,000[2]
Ootside the Middle East100,000
 Unitit States20,000[3]
 Canadae10,000
 Venezuela5,000
 Australie3,000[4]
 Colombie3,000
 Unitit Kinrick<1,000
Releegions
Unitarian Druze
Scripturs
Qur'an, Rasa'il al-hikmah (Epistles of Wisdom)
Leids
Arabic
Inglis
Ebreu (in Israel)
French (in Lebanon an Sirie) Spaingie (in Colombie an Venezuela)

The Druze ([درزي, derzī or durzī] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), plural دروز, durūz, Hebrew: דרוזים‎‎ druzim) are an esoteric, monotheistic releegious community, foond primarily in Sirie, Lebanon, Israel, an Jordan, which emerged durin the 11t century frae Ismailism. The Druze hae an eclectic set o beliefs that incorporate several elements frae Aubrahamic releegions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism an ither philosophies. The Druze caw thairsels Ahl al-Tawhid (Fowk o Unitarianism or Monotheism) or al-Muwaḥḥidūn (Unitarians, Monotheists) – the offeecial name o the sect is al-Muwaḥḥidūn al Dururz (The Unitarian Druze).

  1. a b c "The Economist". 390 (8618–8624). Economist Newspaper Ltd. 2009: 49. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. US State Department International Religious Freedom Report 2005
  3. Institute of Druze Studies - Druze Traditions
  4. "Druze Population of Australia by Place of Usual Residence (2006)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 Julie 2010.

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