Nizārī Ismāʿīliyyah: References & Edit History
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Marshall G.S. Hodgson, The Order of Assassins (1955, reprinted 1980); Bernard Lewis, The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam (1967, reissued 1987); Farhad Daftary, The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Ismaʿilis (1994).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: History of Islam - The Assassins. | Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Early Nizari Ismailism: A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation of Khwajah Qasim Tushtari�s Recognizing God (PDF). | Mar 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - The Assassins. | Oct 07, 2024 | ||
| Added Assassin as an alternate title. | Jan 22, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Islamic Philosophy Online - Isma'iliyya. | Apr 04, 2016 | ||
| Article revised to clarify the discussion of the myths about the Nizaris that were circulated by Crusaders and from medieval European travelers to the Middle East. |
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Apr 04, 2012 | |
| Title changed from Assassin to Nizari Ismailiyyah. | Apr 04, 2012 | ||
| Changed the spelling of Nusayriyah Mountains to 'Al-Alawiyyīn Mountains. | Jun 15, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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