The man they believe to be god disappeared in 1021 while taking a walk.
The man they believe to be god disappeared in 1021 while taking a walk. They are probably such a small sect because they permit no conversion, either away from or to their religion, and no intermarriage. Only a group of elite initiates, known as [*] "uqqal" or "knowers", participate fully in their religious services and have access to the secret teachings of the hikmah. Their catechism, the at-Ta'lim, allows for denial of the faith in times of danger. The belief system was organized by al-Hakim bi Amr Allah and is developed out of Ismaili teachings but is also is the synthesis of various Jewish, Christian, Gnostic, Neoplatonic, and Iranian elements. FTP name this monotheistic sect found in Lebanon, Israel, and Syria.
The man they believe to be god disappeared in 1021 while taking a walk.
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