Chocolate+Muslim (was Re: [Sca-cooks] Probably OOP but just wondering.)

[Terry Decker]

The Ishmailis or Ismailis are an esoteric branch of the Shiites.  The name
derives from Isma'il, the name of the the son of the sixth imam, Jafar (8th
Century).  The Ishmailis are primarily Persian and it is believed the
"Assassins" were a cult of the Ishmaili.  There is also a strong link
between the Ishmailis and Sufism.

Bear


>Were the Ishmailis similar to the Hashshashin?  Who
>gave us that wonderful word "assassin"?
>
>Huette