the hashishin
Who are the Hashishin or Hashashiyyin ?
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The Hashashim (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin or Assassins) were a religious sect of Ismaili Shia Muslims from the Nizari sub-sect originating from post-Islamic Persia. They had a militant basis which was employed in various political or religious purposes.[1] They were thought to have been active from 1090 to 1272.[2] This mystic secret society was known to specialize in terrorizing the Crusaders, against whom they are thought to have executed politically motivated assassinations.[3] However, Bernard Lewis states that, unlike the popular belief, their efforts were not primarily directed at Crusaders but against Muslim rulers whom they saw as impious usurpers.[4] The word “assassin” is derived from this name. Their own name for the sect was al-da’wa al-jadīda which means the new doctrine.
Noise.IL: The Hashishins
