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More importantly, modern-day Muslim extremists and terrorists have absolutely no connection with the historical Assassins or the descendants of the historical Assassins. The Assassins were Nizari Ismailis, which is a branch of [[wikipedia:Shia Islam|Shia Islam]], and like the fictional Assassins, they historically refrained from harming innocent civilians. They do still exist today, with a continued line of succession, but they are quite integrated with Western society and obviously don't practice political violence anymore. See: [[wikipedia:Aga Khan IV|Aga Khan IV]]. The Islamic extremists of today mostly subscribe to the ideology called [[wikipedia:Wahhabism|Wahhabism]], a rather recent denomination of Islam founded by [[wikipedia:Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab|Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]] only around 1740. | More importantly, modern-day Muslim extremists and terrorists have absolutely no connection with the historical Assassins or the descendants of the historical Assassins. The Assassins were Nizari Ismailis, which is a branch of [[wikipedia:Shia Islam|Shia Islam]], and like the fictional Assassins, they historically refrained from harming innocent civilians. They do still exist today, with a continued line of succession, but they are quite integrated with Western society and obviously don't practice political violence anymore. See: [[wikipedia:Aga Khan IV|Aga Khan IV]]. The Islamic extremists of today mostly subscribe to the ideology called [[wikipedia:Wahhabism|Wahhabism]], a rather recent denomination of Islam founded by [[wikipedia:Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab|Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]] only around 1740. | ||
And no, I don't think that the Knights Templar, or a group like it (e.g. Illuminati) still exists. It's not impossible for secret societies to be lingering around, but I'm not much of a fan for conspiracy theories because I think there's not much merit to such theorizing without evidence. The Knights Hospitaller still exist though. | And no, I don't think that the Knights Templar, or a group like it (e.g. Illuminati) still exists. It's not impossible for secret societies to be lingering around, but I'm not much of a fan for conspiracy theories because I think there's not much merit to such theorizing without evidence. The Knights Hospitaller still exist though. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:10, 6 March 2017
There are some facts I wanted to correct you on.
First, the real-life, historical Assassins were not a tribe, but a state specifically formed from a group of Nizari Ismailis.
More importantly, modern-day Muslim extremists and terrorists have absolutely no connection with the historical Assassins or the descendants of the historical Assassins. The Assassins were Nizari Ismailis, which is a branch of Shia Islam, and like the fictional Assassins, they historically refrained from harming innocent civilians. They do still exist today, with a continued line of succession, but they are quite integrated with Western society and obviously don't practice political violence anymore. See: Aga Khan IV. The Islamic extremists of today mostly subscribe to the ideology called Wahhabism, a rather recent denomination of Islam founded by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab only around 1740.
And no, I don't think that the Knights Templar, or a group like it (e.g. Illuminati) still exists. It's not impossible for secret societies to be lingering around, but I'm not much of a fan for conspiracy theories because I think there's not much merit to such theorizing without evidence. The Knights Hospitaller still exist though.