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Group: Egypt (Ancient), Late Period of
People: Shalmaneser III
Topic: Spring and Autumn Period in China
Location: Samarkand Samarkand Uzbekistan

Al-Hakim claims to be the embodiment of …

Years: 1021 - 1021

Al-Hakim claims to be the embodiment of the Godhead—a state beyond name and beyond good and evil, the final maqam (Arabic, “location”) or incarnation of God.

This act establishes the Druse (or Druze) religion, named for al-Hakim's first missionary, Muhammad ibn Isma'il ad-Darazi, who wins many converts in Syria and Lebanon.