Hassan-i Sabbah (Persian: ??? ????) (c. 1034 - 1124) was an Iranian Ism?'?l? Nizar? missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran. The place was called Alamut and was attributed to an ancient king of Daylam. He founded a group whose members are sometimes (originally derogatorily) referred to as the Hashshashin. Life and work Early life and conversion Hassan ibn Sabb? was born in the city of Qom in Persia in 1056 to a family of Ithna Ashariya Sh??a. Early in his life, his family?s fortunes took them to Rayy, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Iran?s modern-day capital city of Tehran. It was in this center of religious matrices that Hassan developed a keen interest in metaphysical matters, and adhered to the Twelver Shi?ite code of instruction. Rayy was a city that had seen a lot of radical thought since the 9th century. It had seen H

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