City of Good FortuneAs we have seen, the castle of Alamut was both the starting point and the constant power centre of the whole Ismaili movement.In recognition of its crucial strategic importance to his cause, Hasan Sabbah renamed it “Baldat al-Iqbal” (Arabic: بلدة الاقبال ), the “City of Good Fortune”.It was from here that messengers …
IntroductionTo know about the Alamut Castle history, I need to first explain the meaning of the word “Alamut”.Alamut (Persian: الموت) in old Persian means “The nest of the Eagle”. It derives from two different ancient words in Farsi. “Ale” meaning “nest” and “Amoot” meaning “eagle”.This is a ruined mountain fortress located in Alamut Valley in …
https://youtu.be/OUVY3CFQAGYThis video introduces Hasan Sabbah, the leader and the founder of Ismailis religion in Persia. He was born in a 12-Imams-Shia family in Qom, and was educated in Rey. There he was invited to join to Ismaili religion. He then took a long trip to Egypt to be trained as a Da’ee or inviter.He was …
Where is Alamut Valley?Alamut Valley is the name of a region in northern Iran. It is a valley at the southern shoulder of the Alborz mountain ranges, between Qazvin and Caspian sea.This valley is an area of 70 kilometers in length and 30 kilometers in width.Alamut Valley from the northwest borders Gilan Province and from the northeast connects to Mazandaran Province of Iran.From …
In this post I try to give an introduction about the history of Ismailis before Alamut era. The assassins are based on an actual historical group who functioned in this region at the time and who had Massive in Syria as one of its main strongholds. A graphic draft from the Ismailis or Assassins The …
