[1] The Druze, who refer to themselves as al-Muwahhideen, or "believers in one God," are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas west and north of Amman.
[1] The Druze faith is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion that does not follow the Five Pillars of Islam, "fasting during the month of Ramadan and making a pilgrimage to Mecca.
"[8] Some of Arabians from the Tanukh inaugurated the Druze community in Jordan when most of them accepted and adopted the new message that was being preached in the 11th century, due to their leadership's close ties with then Fatimid ruler Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.
[16] The Druze have frequently experienced persecution by different Muslim regimes such as the Shia Fatimid Caliphate,[17] Sunni Ottoman Empire,[18] and Egypt Eyalet.
[22] The Druze, who refer to themselves as al-Muwahhideen, or "believers in one God," are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas north and west of Amman.