Hamza develops the doctrines of the Druze…

Hamza develops the doctrines of the Druze faith following the disappearance of al-Hakim; this includes the belief that al-Hakim will return on Judgment Day.

The several letters written by al-Hakim and Hamza become part of the collection of one hundred and eleven letters that constitute the most authoritative Druse religious text, the Kitab al-hikma (”Book of Wisdom”).

The Druze, whose belief in Hakim as the final manifestation of God invalidates all other religions, describe themselves as muwahhidun (monotheists).

They also believe in God's gradual manifestation in five cosmic emanations: Universal Intelligence, Universal Soul, the Word, the Right Wing, and the Left Wing, Hamza being the embodiment of the Universal Intelligence.

Those few initiated into the teachings of the hikma (religious doctrine) are known as the uqqual.

The great majority of the Druze community, called the juhhal, remains unfamiliar with these tenets.

Truthfulness to one another and mutual support are among the seven basic duties of the Druze, whose strong sense of identity allows no conversion or intermarriage.