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Druze sheikhs prefer to consider their Dogma a sect or a Sufi conduct rather than a religion. The Druze faith originated and evolved in an Islamic atmosphere. It is written in one of its Epistles that the caliph (Prince of Believers) Hakim declared that every person in the caliphate had the right to adopt the religion he liked. This decree made it possible for some Isma'ili preachers to construct a new dogma. This dogma inherited almost all the Isma'ili teaching and modified certain rules.
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The Druze have the five colored flag which was made to identify this Islamic sect from others. Many interpretations were made to that flag but the main one is: Fatimah, her father (Muhammad), her husband (Ali), and her two sons. Others translate these colors to others religious people and prophets and meaning. The Druze believe in prophets like Adam, Muhammad (Mohamad), Noah (Nūħ), Abraham (Ibrāhīm), Sarah, Jacob (Yaˤqub), Moses (Mūsā), Solomon (Sulaymān), John the Baptist (Yahya), and Jesus (Isā) and Jethro, or Shuayb. They ... believe in the wisdom of classical Greek philosophers such as Plato and Pythagoras, who have the a lower stature as other prophets. In addition, they have an array of "wise men" that founded the religion in the 11th century.
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The Druze religion is a mystery religion, which does not allow its teachings to be revealed to outsiders. They are publicly open about very few details of their faith. This is due to the fact that they had to protect themselves against repetitive persecutions conducted by Muslims and Christians who regarded them as heretics.
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The theology of Druze religion is called hikma and its main theme is that God incarnated himself in the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim, who they claim disappeared in 1021. While most Muslims believe he died in 1021, the Druze disagree and believe that al-Hakim is awaiting to return to the world in order to bring a new golden age to true believers.
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The Druze faith abides by Islamic principles. They are publicly open about their faith and they do not accept converts and strongly discourage conversion from their religion to another. The Druze do not fear their religion disappearing. Their refusal of converts is due to many religious, political, and historical reasons.
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The Druze religion is one of the most secretive and closed religions in the world. While there are some ties between Islamic and Druze belief, they differ on conversion: while Islam encourages conversion, the Druze have not had a public convert in more than a thousand years. While it is not possible to convert to the Druze faith, it is possible to attain a Druze lifestyle.
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