Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "இஸ்மாயிலிகள்" in Tamil language version.
While they appear parallel to those of normative Islam, in the Druze religion they are different in meaning and interpretation. The religion is considered distinct from the Ismaili as well as from other Muslims belief and practice... Most Druze do not identify as Muslims..
The Druze, who live mostly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, are also Ismāʿīlī in origin.