Kitab Al Hakima (Book of Wisdom): This collection of books holds all of their religious texts, of which the first six are the most important and common. These books hold information like "Al-Hakim's Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Wine." In this example Al-Hakim uses God as a reason and power for not drinking and explains why it is so "intoxicatingly" bad. These and other books in the Kitab Al Hakima declare what one can and cannot do, and use God's goodness and love as something extremely desirable so that the forbidden "action" seems even more punishable, due to the fact one will get punished by God and by law.
Qur'an: The Qur'an is a sacred book to the Druze but they use it as coating to the Kitab Al Hakima and is not taken as seriously. They pull pieces from it, but do not use it as frequently and intensely as Muslims do. Al-Hakim was taught a range of subjects from the Qur'an including philosophy and astronomy, so it only makes sense that it is incorporated and intertwined to the Druze religion.
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