>>511020852 (OP)QRD for /pol/ on what druze are
- Identified with their large mustaches, weak chin, and no frontal lobe in the skull, they also have large 'kippa' on their head.
- They are around 250k in the ME area.
- They become adults at the age of 40, before that you can do whatever you like.
- They are secretive in their religion, and believe the scripture has hidden meanings, just like jews.
- A religion created by a persian (Hamza Al-Zozani) in egypt, his companion (Muhammed Al-Durzi) rushed and spread the word about the new religion early so they got kicked out of egypt to levant area centuries ago, where it became after his name.
- They have caste system: Top are 'Brains', like monks who only can understand religion, and within this three tiers as well. Second are 'Ajaweed', like religious people who accepted the religion. And last are public or average druze.
- They believe that 'Al Hakim' is the god, and he will return in end times to kill all Muslims and Christians, similar to anti-Christ for jews.
- Al Hakim is a Fatimid ruler (Fatimid is Shia) and was schizophrenic in the way he ruled egypt to the point these druze thought all of that schizo has hidden meanings so they worshiped him.
- Shias like druze in general just like how they like Alawites, because both of these are branches for shaisim, and if any fights it will be based on interests and not ideology.
- They believe that Jesus is actually Hamza (mentioned above).
- They hate all other religions, no exceptions, and they allow killing, raping, cheating, or anything on them.
- They believe in reincarnation like poos that souls will end up to be in another after death.
- A lot of their scholars throughout history went to India and got a lot of Hinduism into druze religion from there, they also mix old religions and philosophy as well.
- Number 5 and 7 have a special meaning in their religion