Messiah

==Druze faith==
[[File:Maqam Al-masih.jpg|thumb|The [[Druze]] [[Maqam (shrine)|maqam]] of Al-masih ([[Jesus]]) in [[As-Suwayda Governorate]]]]
In the [[Druze]] faith, [[Jesus]] is considered the Messiah and one of God's important prophets,<ref name="Hitti 1928 37">{{cite book|title=The Origins of the Druze People and Religion: With Extracts from Their Sacred Writings| first= Philip K.|last= Hitti|year= 1928| isbn= 978-1-4655-4662-3| page =37 |publisher=Library of Alexandria}}</ref><ref name="Dana 2008 17">{{cite book|title=The Druze in the Middle East: Their Faith, Leadership, Identity and Status| first= Nissim |last= Dana|year= 2008| isbn= 978-1-903900-36-9| page =17 |publisher=Michigan University press}}</ref> being among the seven prophets who appeared in different periods of history.<ref name="Hitti 1928 37" /><ref name="Dana 2008 17" /> According to the Druze manuscripts Jesus is the Greatest Imam and the incarnation of Ultimate [[Reason]] (Akl) on earth and the first cosmic principle (Hadd),<ref name="Dana47" /> and regards [[Jesus]] and [[Hamza ibn Ali]] as the incarnations of one of the five great celestial powers, who form part of their system.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought|first=Patricia|last= Crone|year= 2013| isbn=9780691134840| page =139|publisher=Princeton University Press|quote=}}</ref> Druze doctrines include the beliefs that Jesus was [[Virgin birth of Jesus|born of a virgin]] named [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]], performed [[Miracles of Jesus|miracles]], and died by [[crucifixion]].<ref name="Dana47" /> In the Druze tradition, Jesus is known under three titles: the True Messiah (''al-Masih al-Haq''), the Messiah of all Nations (''Masih al-Umam''), and the Messiah of Sinners. This is due, respectively, to the belief that Jesus delivered the true Gospel message, the belief that he was the Saviour of all nations, and the belief that he offers forgiveness.<ref>{{cite book|title=The A to Z of the Druzes| first= Samy |last=Swayd|year= 2019| isbn=9780810870024| page =88 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|quote=Jesus is known in the Druze tradition as the "True Messiah" (al-Masih al-Haq), for he delivered what Druzes view as the true message. He is also referred to as the "Messiah of the Nations" (Masih al-Umam) because he was sent to the world as "Masih of Sins" because he is the one who forgives.}}</ref>

Druze believe that Hamza ibn Ali was a [[reincarnation]] of Jesus,<ref>{{cite book|title=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought|first=David |last= S. Sorenson|year= 2008| isbn=9780429975042| page =239|publisher=Routledge|quote=They further believe that Hamza ibn Ali was a reincarnation of many prophets, including Christ, Plato, Aristotle.}}</ref> and that [[Hamza ibn Ali]] is the true Messiah, who directed the deeds of the messiah [[Jesus]] "the son of [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]] and [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]]", but when messiah Jesus "the son of [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]] and [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]]" strayed from the path of the true Messiah, Hamza filled the hearts of the Jews with hatred for him - and for that reason, they [[crucifixion of Jesus|crucified]] him, according to the Druze manuscripts.<ref name="Dana47">{{cite book|title=The Druze in the Middle East: Their Faith, Leadership, Identity and Status| first= Nissim |last= Dana|year= 2008| isbn= 978-1-903900-36-9| page =47 |publisher=Michigan University press}}</ref><ref name="Louis">{{cite book|title=The Passion of Al-Hallaj, Mystic and Martyr of Islam, Volume 1: The Life of Al-Hallaj| first= Louis |last= Massignon|year= 2019| isbn= 9780691610832| page =594 |publisher=Princeton University Press}}</ref> Despite this, [[Hamza ibn Ali]] took him down from the cross and allowed him to return to his family, in order to prepare men for the preaching of his religion.<ref name="Dana47" />