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Holy places of the Druze are archaeological sites important to the community and associated with religious holidays; [223] the most notable example being Nabi Shu'ayb, dedicated to Jethro, who is a central figure of the Druze religion. Druze make pilgrimages to this site on the holiday of Ziyarat al-Nabi Shu'ayb. [224]
Druze is the third-largest religion in Syria with 2010 results recording that their adherents made up 3.2 percent of the population. [2] [3] The Druze are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas east and south of Damascus in the area of Mount Druze.
Marrying a non-Druze, whether male or female, is viewed as apostasy from the Druze religion. [120] The Druze community holds a negative perception of apostates who marry outside the religion. Consequently, those who leave the Druze religion due to interfaith marriage are forced to leave their village and are exiled to distant, non-Druze areas.
The Druze religion branched off from the religion of Islam, and is now considered its own religion separate from Islam. The religion was created in the 10th and 11th centuries in Egypt, with aspects of Hindu and Greek philosophy incorporated into the tenets of Islam.
The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid "People of Unitarianism or Monotheism" or "al-Muwaḥḥidūn." "The Druze follow a lifestyle of isolation where no conversion is allowed, neither out of, or into, the religion. When Druze live among people of other religions, they try to blend in, in order to protect their religion and their own safety.
Jethro, Moses' non-Hebrew father-in-law, is a central figure, particularly in the rites and pilgrimages, of the Druze religion. [17] [18] He is called Shuayb and viewed as the most important prophet for the Druze. [19] [20] Nabi Shuʿayb is the site recognized by Druze as the tomb of Shuʿayb.
The main centre of the Druze population is in As-Suwayda; the small towns and villages under its authority is called the Jabal al-Druze (the "Mountain of the Druze"). The rest of the community mainly live in the Quneitra Governorate , the Rif Dimashq Governorate , and the Idlib Governorate . [ 16 ]
The list of Druze includes prominent Druze figures who are notable in ... Labib Hussein Abu Rokan – Israeli MP and religious judge. [15] Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf ...