IV. THE PROPHETIC SUCCESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
Seven Major Prophets—Seven as a Sacred Number—Excellence of the Druze
System—Adam—Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-39
V. THE INNER MEANING
The Esotericists original: "Bāṭiniyyah"; a term for those who believe in the hidden, inner meanings of scripture—The Muslim original: "Muḥammadan" Law Abolished original: "Abrogated"—The Mystic Element—Sheikhs religious or community leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-43

CHAPTER VI

DOGMAS AND PRECEPTS

I. TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS
Method of Operation—Earlier Muslim original: "Moslem" Sects Believing in the Migration of Souls—Relation to China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-47
II. PREDESTINATION AND DISSIMULATION
The Shi'ite Contribution referring to the practice of concealing one's faith under threat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-48
III. THE CULT OF THE CALF
The Fact—Its Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
IV. SEVEN PRECEPTS OF HAMZAH
Eight Dogmas—The Precepts of Hamzah the primary founder of the Druze faith—Sources and Operation . . . . . 50-51

CHAPTER VII

FOLKLORE

Spirit Worship original: "Animism" and Saint Worship—Charges of Immoral original: "Licentious" Practices—Followers of Hamzah original: "Hamzites" versus Followers of Darazi original: "Darazites"—Family Organization—Summary and Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-54

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A—COVENANT OF INITIATION original: "Induction" INTO THE RELIGION OF THE
RULER OF THE AGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
APPENDIX B—AL-HAKIM’S DECREE original: "Ordinance" FORBIDDING THE USE OF WINE . 59
APPENDIX C—EXCERPT FROM THE CHARTER FOUND POSTED ON THE
WALLS OF THE MOSQUES ON THE OCCASION OF THE
DISAPPEARANCE OF OUR LORD THE LEADER original: "al-Imām" AL-HAKIM . . . . . 61
APPENDIX D—EXCERPT FROM THE LETTER original: "Epistle" TITLED THE CONSTANTINOPOLITAN original: "Al-Quṣṭan-ṭīniyyah" ADDRESSED BY BAHA-AL-DIN TO THE BYZAN-
TINE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
APPENDIX E—EXCERPT FROM BAHA-AL-DIN’S LETTER original: "Epistle" TITLED
CHRISTIANITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
APPENDIX F—EXHORTATIONS AND PRAYERS BY THE MASTER original: "al-Sayyid" ABDULLAH
AL-TANUKHI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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