among works from other religions and philosophers. The Druze claim that an understanding of these is necessary, but that their al-?Uqqal ????, "the Knowledgeable Initiates", have access to writings of their own that supersede these.

The Epistles of Wisdom are also referred to as the Kitab al-Hikma (Book of Wisdom) and al-Hikma al-Sharifa. Other ancient Druze writings include the Rasa'il al-Hind (Epistles of India) and the previously lost (or