Khidr
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Khidr is a Qur'anic figure of Islam. He is described in Surah al-Kahf as a righteous servant of God possessing great wisdom or mystic knowledge. In various Islamic and non-Islamic traditions, Khidr is
Mid 17th century Mughal depiction of Khidr
Islamic miniature of Khidr filling his cup at the fountain of life.
A Persian manuscript depicting Elijah and al-Khiḍr (right) together at the fountain of youth.
Dome of al-Khidr, al-Aqsa Mosque, Old City of Jerusalem
Druze
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The Druze, who call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn, are an esoteric religious group of Arabs who adhere to Druzism or the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, esoteric, monotheistic, ethnic, and syncretic religion wh
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…other figures including Dūraoša and Sorūsh in Iran, Sargis the General and Saint George in Asia Minor and the Levant, Elijah in Judaism and among the Druze, John the Baptist in Armenia, and Jhulelal in Sindh and Punjab in South Asia. He is commemorated on the holiday of Hıdırellez. Though not mentioned by…
The Shrine of Shu'ayb near Hittin in the Galilee, Israel
Sixth Fatimid caliph, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
The saray in Deir al-Qamar, seat of the Ma'an dynasty under Fakhr al-Din
Meeting of Druze and Ottoman leaders in Damascus, about the control of Jebel Druze