Editing Druze (section)

=== Marriage ===
[[File:Israeli Druze in Gamla.jpg|thumb|[[Israeli Druze]] family visiting [[Gamla]]; wearing religious dress]]
The Druze rejection of [[polygamy]], unlike in [[Islamic schools and branches|traditional Islamic traditions]], reflects a significant [[Christianity and Druze|influence from Christianity]] on their faith.<ref name="Mahmut 2023"/> While the Druze cite certain [[Quranic]] verses to justify their position, it more closely mirrors the Christian perspective on marriage.<ref name="W. Lesch 2021 129"/> Additionally, the practice of [[monasticism]] by some Druze sheikhs is highly regarded within their community. It's not uncommon for a sheikh to request celibacy from his fiancée, and many Druze sheikhs remain unmarried throughout their lives.{{sfn|Dānā|2003|p=60}} In Druze belief, sex is seen not as an end in itself but as a means of [[reproduction]], with certain sexual forms considered [[sinful]].{{sfn|Dānā|2003|p=60}}

The Druze doctrine does not permit outsiders to convert to their religion, as only one who is born to Druze parents can be considered a Druze. Marriage outside the Druze faith is uncommon and strongly discouraged for both males and females. If a Druze individual, whether male or female, marries a non-Druze, they may face ostracism and marginalization from their community.{{sfn|Daftary|2007|pp=188–189}} Since a non-Druze partner cannot convert to the Druze faith, the couple cannot have Druze children, as the Druze faith can only be inherited from two Druze parents at birth.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ania |last=Bessonov |date=18 November 2018 |title=Dating Druze: The struggle to find love in a dwindling diaspora |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/druze-dating-diaspora-toronto-exclusion-1.4904888 |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> Marrying a non-Druze, whether male or female, is viewed as [[apostasy]] from the Druze religion.{{sfn|Daftary|2007|p=189}} The Druze community holds a negative perception of [[apostates]] who marry outside the religion. Consequently, those who leave the Druze religion due to interfaith marriage are forced to leave their village and are exiled to distant, non-Druze areas. This religious and social pressure leads to their isolation and classification as outcasts within their Druze community.{{sfn|Daftary|2007|p=189}}