Hi there. The assassins (or hashishim) were a secret society based on use of drugs. It was believed that young followers would be given hashish then awake to find themslves in a perfect garden attended by beautiful maidens - an actual visit to the Islamic paradise, they were led to believe. To return there permanently after death, all they had to do was obey the master of the sect completely. This meant that death was of no concern to them, so long as they obeyed - a direct equivalent to how suicide bombers are groomed today. The extract below adds some colour, hope this helps.
Cheers, Steve.
"Two men in the year 1092 stood on the ramparts of a medieval castle - the Eagle's Nest - perched high upon the crags of the Persian mountains: the personal representative of the Emperor and the veiled figure who claimed to be the incarnation of God on earth. Hasan, son of Sabah, Sheikh of the Mountains and leader of the Assassins, spoke: "You see that devotee standing guard on yonder turret-top? Watch!"
He made a signal. Instantly the white-robed figure threw up his hands in salutation, and cast himself two thousand feet into the foaming torrent which surrounded the fortress.
"I have seventy thousand men - and women - throughout Asia, each one of them ready to do my bidding. Can your master, Malik Shah, say the same? And he asks me to surrender to his sovereignty! This is your answer. Go!"
Such a scene may be worthy of the most exaggerated of horror films. And yet it took place in historical fact. The only quibble made by the chronicler of the time was that Hasan's devotees numbered "only about forty thousand." How this man Sabah came by his uncanny power, and how his devotees struck terror into the hearts of men from the Caspian to Egypt, is one of the most extraordinary of all tales of secret societies. Today, the sect of the Hashishin (druggers) still exists in the form of the Ismailis (Ishmaelites), whose undisputed chief, endowed by them with divine attributes, is the Aga Khan. ".
2006-12-04 00:24:30
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answered by Steve J 7
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The Thugee cult was devoted to Kali, the goddess of death and destruction. For hundreds of years the Thugee cult practiced an organized campaign of assassinations. Strangulation was the preferred method of choice. Thugees claimed tens of thousands of victims over a 300 year span. They would worm themselves into the confidence of wayfarers and when a favourable opportunity occurred, strangle them by throwing a handkerchief or noose around their necks. They then plundered and buried them, All this was done according to a certain ancient and rigidly prescribed forms and after the performance of special religious rites, in which the consecration to the pickax and the sacrifice of sugar formed a prominent part. Though sporadic attempts were made to the extinction of the gangs it was not till Lord Bentinck (governor general of India 1833-35) took vigorous steps that the system was seriously attacked. Between 1831-37 the British hanged nearly 4000 Thugees and the cult was presumed eradicated
2006-12-03 22:11:10
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answered by Anonymous
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The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin or Assassins) had a militant basis as a religious sect (often referred to as a cult) of Ismaili Muslims from the Nizari sub-sect. They were thought to be active in the 8th to 14th centuries. This mystic secret society killed members of the Abbasid elite for political or religious motivations. The word "assassin" is derived from their name. Their own name for the sect was al-da'wa al-jadīda (الدعوةالجديدة) which means "the new doctrine." They called themselves fedayeen from the Arabic fidā'ī, which means "one who is ready to sacrifice his/her life for a cause."
2006-12-03 20:42:34
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answered by leedsmikey 6
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The Aga Khan is the head of the Assassin sect.
2006-12-03 20:42:59
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answered by Ken R 1
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Are you heavily waiting for a Muslim to furnish a complete checklist of all of the Muslim terrorists in the international? people who've that innovations may well be the final ones to furnish it out.
2016-10-13 23:28:37
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answered by ? 4
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The proper name was Hassin, he was an islamic who was the mortal enemy of the Knights of Templar. If you have researched the Knights of Templar and the Knights of Columbus, you will find out more.
2006-12-03 20:41:19
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answered by Anonymous
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They were known as "THUGGIES" and predominantly strangled their victims.
2006-12-03 20:42:21
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answered by jb1 4
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