Members of this branch of Isma?ilism can deny their religion in a rite called taqiyah.
Practitioners of this faith have funerals and other public functions in large public amphitheaters called mawqaf. Some members of this sect make an annual pilgrimage to the tomb where Jethro, the father of Moses, is believed to lie. Most practitioners of this faith are known as the juhhal, or uninitiated, and only a select few become uqqal, and get full access to its teachings and rituals. This sect's holiest writings are a series of five letters known as the "Epistles of Wisdom." It was founded by (*) Hamzah ibn Ali, who disappeared after declaring that God's representation on earth was the sixth Fatamid Caliph al-Hakim, who also disappeared. Members of this branch of Isma?ilism can deny their religion in a rite called taqiyah. For 10 points, name this secretive Middle Eastern religion.
Practitioners of this faith have funerals and other public functions in large public amphitheaters called mawqaf.
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