WALĀYAH, or wilāyah, an Arabic verbal noun derived from the root wly, carries the basic meanings of "friendship, assistance" and "authority, power." A fundamental notion of Islamic social and spiritual life,...

This is about the "pillar of Islam", for the historical view, see Imamah (Shi'a Ismaili doctrine) Guardianship (Arabic: ولاية, Walayah) is an Ismaili and Druze pillar of Islam denoting: "love and devotion for God, the Prophets, the Imam and the...

TEN DRUZE scholars from the United States, Europe and the Middle East gathered at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC for a Feb. 7 symposium entitled "Druze Heritage: Roots, Development and Challenges of Modernity." The day-long event was sponsored by the American Druze...