[Sca-cooks] Catholic/Christian, was: The Fallwell/Robertson statements

[Daniel Phelps]

Was written:

This guy (whose name is escaping me at the moment) was
>known as The Old Man of the Mountain.

Founder of the Brotherhood of Isma'ilites  or "self-sacrificers", also
called Batinites literal translation "followers of esoteric doctrines".
Their leader was Rashid ad-Din Sinan.  The assassination of Conrad of
Montferrat by Sinan's minions is recounted in the writings of Imad ad-Din,
Imad ad-Din, Ibn al-Athir,  and Manaqib Rashid ad-Din.   It is interesting
to note that all but the last author, he was of the sect, appear to consider
the sect to be heretics or at the very least very much less that orthodox.

Legend has it that there were three young students who made a pact should
one come to richs and power he would raise up the other two.  One did so in
the service of the Sultan.  The other two came to him and made their
requests which were indeed honored.  One wanted a political position.  In
time he engaged in plots, both against his friend and the Sultan, was found
out and fled saving only his life.  He became "The Old Man of the Mountain".
The third student asked only for a position as poet and
astronomer/astrologer.  He recieved it and a stipend.  He was Omar,  whose
poetry we still recite.

Like many legends history suggests otherwise.

Be that as it may IIRC Aga Khan is said to be the linear descendant of the
leadership of the Isma'ilites if not Sinan directly.


Daniel Raoul

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