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Origins of the Druze People and Religion, by Philip K. Hitti, [1924], at DarkSideOfTheNet.com

PLATE I.
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PLATE I.

 

Photostatic reproduction of the first page of Bahā’-al-Dīn's al-Juz’al-Awwal, one of the most valuable Druze sacred books by the father of Druze theology. This manuscript copy is in the Robert Garrett collection deposited in the library of Princeton University.

PLATE II.
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PLATE II.

Photostatic reproduction of the first page of Ḥamzah's al-Naqḍ al-Khafi, the most important production of the founder of the Druze religion. This manuscript copy is in the Robert Garrett collection deposited in the library of Princeton University.

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