Scripture of The Druze Faith
The Epistles of Wisdom.
A scripture designed to be closed: 111 epistles read only by initiates, in a faith that sealed its own doors in 1043 and never reopened them.
LanguageArabic
Composed11th century
What it holdsThe Epistles of Wisdom (Rasa'il al-Hikma) — 111 letters of esoteric doctrine
How it is usedRead only by the initiated uqqal; the juhhal keep the ethics without the texts
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
The Rasa'il al-Hikma — the Epistles of Wisdom — are 111 letters compiled in the eleventh century, and they are the clearest example of a scripture designed to be closed. Only the uqqal read them. Copies have leaked and been published by outsiders over the centuries, and the community regards those publications as neither authoritative nor complete. The faith's period of open proclamation lasted from 1017 to 1043, after which the doors were shut permanently.
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