Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad

Hamza ibn ‘Alī ibn Aḥmad (985- c. 1021 (Persian: Hamze Pesare Ali, literally ; Hamze Son of Ali ; حمزه پسر علی‎‎) (Arabic: حمزة بن علي بن أحمد) was an 11th-century Ismaili and founding leader of the Druze sect. He was born in Zozan in Greater Khorasan in Samanid-ruled Persia (modern Khaf, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran). Hamza is considered the founder of the Druze and the primary author of the Druze manuscripts.

Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad

Hamza ibn ‘Alī ibn Aḥmad (985- c. 1021 (Persian: Hamze Pesare Ali, literally ; Hamze Son of Ali ; حمزه پسر علی‎‎) (Arabic: حمزة بن علي بن أحمد) was an 11th-century Ismaili and founding leader of the Druze sect. He was born in Zozan in Greater Khorasan in Samanid-ruled Persia (modern Khaf, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran). Hamza is considered the founder of the Druze and the primary author of the Druze manuscripts.