The Druze are a small religious and ethnic minority who marry within their faith. In Canada, they number around 25,000, which makes the chances of finding the ideal life partner slim.

Which country has the most Druze?

They make up 5.5% of the population of Lebanon, 3% of Syria and 1.6% of Israel. The oldest and most densely-populated Druze communities exist in Mount Lebanon and in the south of Syria around Jabal al-Druze (literally the Mountain of the Druze) .Druze.Total populationGermany10,000ReligionsDruzeScriptures16 more rows

Which is the fastest growing religion in Canada?

Currently, Islam is the fastest growing religion in Canada due to immigration and high fertility rates.

What percentage of the world is Druze?

The Lebanese Druze people are believed to constitute about 5.2 percent of the total population of Lebanon and have around 1.5 million members worldwide. The Druze, who refer to themselves as al-Muwahhideen, or believers in one God, are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas east and south of Beirut.

Who are the 5 prophets of Druze?

Druze recognize the major prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.

Can Druze drink alcohol?

Druze are forbidden to eat pork, smoke, or drink alcohol. Druze women can attain positions of religious significance, and some have indeed achieved high rank.

How did Druze begin?

The Druze faith originated in Egypt as an offshoot of Ismaʿīlī Shīʿism when, during the reign of the sixth Fāṭimid caliph, the eccentric al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh (ruled 996–1021), some Ismaʿīlī theologians began to organize a movement proclaiming al-Ḥākim a divine figure.

Can you become Druze?

The Druze still do not permit conversion, either away from or to their religion. Marriage outside the Druze faith is rare and is strongly discouraged. Many Druze religious practices are kept secret, even from the community as a whole.

Can a Druze marry a non Druze?

This desire to marry someone within the faith is not just a preference—the religion prohibits exogamy. If a Druze marries a non-Druze, it will not be a Druze wedding, nor can the couples children be Druze—the religion can only be passed on through birth to two Druze parents.

How many Canadians are non religious?

According to Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, among those estimated 4.9 million Canadians of no religion, an estimated 1.9 million would specify atheist, 1.8 million would specify agnostic, and 1.2 million humanist.