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The Druze (Arabic: AArz? or Darci?, plural AAr?z, Hebrew: S's? druzim) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, whose traditional religion is said to have begun as an offshoot of Islam, but is unique in its incorporation of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies, similar to other followers of Ismaili Shi'a Islam.[6]
Theologically, Druze consider themselves "an Islamic Unist, reformatory sect".[7][8] The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid "People of Unitarianism or Monotheism" or al-Muwa??id?n "Unitarians, Monotheists."
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