The REAL History of Assassin's Creed?
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- This video explores the historical and religious context of the first Assassin's Creed Game.
The vide uses gameplay footage from No Copyrightgfg Gameplaykj.
Link to their video: • Assassin's Creed 1 [P...
Sources/Suggested Reading:
Daftary, Farhad (2007). "The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines". Cambridge University Press.
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I like it how it actually requires reminding to realize that the AC series' fight between Assassins and Templars was once about Assassins and Templars.
Well it mostly still is. Origins is about well the origins of the Assassin-Templar War and Valhalla focuses on this conflict.
Yes especially when recent games have (origins onwards) is set hundreds of years before either was founded.
@@currentcommentor8745 Odyssey is the only one to truly do it.
Nothing is true everything is permitted
The Hidden Ones and the Order of the ancients are actually the predecessors of Assassin and Templar order according to lore, while Alfred the Great(as a member of order of the ancients himself) destroyed the old order and recreated it, making it more dedicated to the God, thus born the new Templar order as in the latest franchise of the games Valhalla.
As an Ismaili myself. I loved the games. I knew of the true history and to take the "assassin" title with a pinch of salt. Sometimes people forget that movies, games, music is just entertainment purposes. There is an onus on everyone to educate themselves and learn more before making a conclusion and judgement. Thank you for your videos. It's a shame the assassin's Creed series has forgotten its main story line of templars vs assassin's. Even though it is a piece of fiction there was something there that wanted me to learn more about the true history in period of the games. Really wish Ubisoft would go back to the Alamut period and possibly even cover the mongol conquest into the games.
On a side note what’s your take on Shah Karim Aga Khan? Their website claims him to be the face of god, and believe him to be an avatar of god on this earth.
@@00Tenrai00 can I ask what website? Depending on your source I may guide you something that will articulate who the Agha Khan is to Ismaili Muslims that will be more eloquent than my shabby explanation. My take on the Agha Khan is that he is the 49th Imam and direct descendant of the Holy Prophet. He holds spiritual authority over the interpretation of faith to all Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. The relationship the Imam of the time has to God is the same as the Holy Prophet and the first Imam Hazrat Ali has. Think of the chain of Imamat as a light being reflected off a mirror in consecutive succession. Each Imam is a different mirror, however the source of light is always the same. I hope that answers your question. If not, I am happy to guide you to sources to understand my faith and it'll always help me understand my faith as well.
@@afg99061 YA ALI MADAD brother, Ismaili community is blooming very positive energy worldwide, wish you guys more power and don't listen to these mf's...
@@theworstkiddo dont say the name of ALI r.a
You people dont deserve it these names doesn't suit from your mouths
And there is no difference between Christians and you.
@@afg99061 so basically he's a dajjal whos tried to change the Sharia for his own desires and takes money off the followers to fund his extravagant live and haraam businesses such as alcohol etc? There's zero proof that he's the descendent of the prophet Muhammad pbuh. The chain they use has so many unknown names and dates it's ridiculous lol
its so weird how a few days ago i was thinking about this game and how i never found an in depth analysis of the history of assassins and ismailis in the form of video essays.. and then you came and delivered lol! thanks for the video
This is anecdotal evidence that we create our reality with thoughts and desire. This is very common, but we tend to dismiss it without giving it too much thought.
This just popped up in your recommendation sect too?
CZcams be reading our minds ...
@@chad7554 no i’m actually subscribed to the channel just never crossed my mind i’d see islamic religious/cultural analysis relating to a video game i played :)
@@AK11020 interesting!
@@Myrxdia They change history. have you ever seen a dracula movie. and do you know where dracola comes from "here is link czcams.com/video/oxmi1ogBNSA/video.html
Thanks for this amazing video. I loved it! I am a local tour guide for Alamut Castle and the Valley of the Assassins in Iran, and I take photos every week with tourists at Alamut Castle. I present many parts of the information you have prepared in this video quite frequently for tourists from around the world. Dear Philip, I hope to host you one day in Alamut Valley.
Thanks and Best Wished
Hosein
Gate of Alamut
would you be willing to email me some pictures of the Alamut Castle and the Valley of Assassins (i didn’t hear that one mentioned in the video)
I recently discovered the true history based around assassins and it’s fascinating. Would love to see real pictures from today
That’s amazing! I had no idea there were tours to Alamut. Insha Allah one day I’ll come see it.
Another thing that made the Hashashin popular was the 1938 novel "Alamut", by Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol.
well written book but based on myths
A huge inspiration for the first AC game
And sometimes in pop culture, assassins completely portrayed as japanese ninja..
Ummm...we were taught about the hasashins in our school.
Everytime we study salah al-deen in our schools ( arabia) we study the hashashins as well.
I guess they are a mystery to the west...
Turkish historical fiction series Buyuk Selcuklu is based on Assassins.
As a Nizari Ismaili looking forward for the real history behind assassin. There a lots of lies regarding their true purpose. Thanks Filip you already have a great content regarding our beliefs this one will be another contribution. Shaik ul Jabbal Hassan Ibn Sabbah in Alamut Iran and Rashiduddin Sinan from Mysuaf Syria.
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Hi is it possible to recommend reliable books and sources about the subject
Same here. Proud to be ismaili. Al hamdulliah. Good work as usual. Love your videos.
Hassan ibn sabbah is a yemeni who was born in Iran
@@muraad123 Yes he was born to a Twelver Shia family and converted to Ismailism when he was profoundly impacted by it on his journeys
They also had another very interesting infiltration tactic, where they would preach to the guards of the place they had to infiltrate, and convert them to Nizari Ismailism, which allowed them greater freedom through these places.
what the hell !!😂
Wololo
@@nicanornunez9787 Priest OP pls nerf
This comment reminds me of the priests in age of empires series
Assasins-Priest class can only be unlocked if you play the Nizari 😂
This video is simple, clear, and well organized; i appreciate your efforts please keep them coming!
Very interesting video, thank you! I'd never thought there is such an extensive history behind the AC games but I'm so glad I came across your video
Thank you for being so thorough and doing your homework!!great vid!!
You are very vast in your ideas, grounded in historical events, evolutionary ideas behind revolutions, free from prejudices...I bow down to you...
Really appreciate such a good research and study of history and the way presented, will be waiting for more such informative videos
Have you considered discussing more Islamic esoteric subjects? Shams al-Ma'arif seems to be an interesting topic that I was hoping you could discuss in a future video.
If it were not that all mankind might have become a single nation [of disbelievers], We could have given all those who disbelieve in the Lord of Mercy houses with roofs of silver, sweeping staircases to ascend,
qurano.com/en/43-az-zukhruf/verse-33/
-Isaac Newton
“A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.”
"Was the eye contrived without skill in Opticks, and the ear without knowledge of sounds?...and these things being rightly dispatch’d, does it not appear from phænomena that there is a Being incorporeal, living, intelligent...?"
"God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but Fate and Nature. Blind metaphysical necessity, which is certainly the same always and everywhere, could produce no variety of things. All that diversity of natural things which we find suited to different times and places could arise from nothing but the ideas and will of a Being necessarily existing."
@Khaled-notes someone want to translated it to english and looking for charity in the internet when i encounter them one of them said that's not the black magic part but the asma al husna , i counter him by citing some gang misuing Asma al husna to gaining strength and courage , sorry i can't won
I have the book i just don’t understand arabic so never got to read it
Do not try to read the original version of that book it’s so dangerous.. alot of people became crazy after reading it saying that they constantly seeing AL Jinn.. I have a PHD in quantum mechanics and I won’t take any risk reading that book
Your knowledge & content is exceptional. Thank you for sharing
I'm a big fan of the Assassin's Creed series. Curiously, its story also revolves around religious themes, most notably how corrupt leaders use religion as a means to control people. Great video!
@Science Enthusiast hmm, I've been searching for a while now, and can't find anyone who asked for your opinion, fool.
@@abdulkabir3125 ignore him this guy is going around using slurs on Muslims in the comment section and all the information he has on islam is all false or he heard it from an islamphob CZcams video and he doesn’t know how to spell
@Science Enthusiast it's prophet my guy.
I m the fida,I🤠
just when I was out of content to waste my time on, finally found something worth watching! Always fascinating!
Not wasting if you're learning
@@saharmartinez6253 this one was worth watching though
Thank you so much felix....as a student of islamic history, I must say that your documentary is right on point
There should be a video on the intellectual battle between al ghazali and hassan sabbah
This is entirely different from what i had read about Ibn Saba (probably as jew) and his followers. According to Felix, this was a political movem net, but from what i remember is that followers of Ibn aba were drugged and seduced and then made them assisnate Ullema and other Akabarin.
Listen brother @broken brain. The primarily historians who wrote about the assassin were marco polo(christian) and rashid al din(probably sunni) and nasir uddin tussi(ismaili).
The prominent writer of them all is considered to be marco polo. He visited the castle of alamaut more then 100 years after it's demolishment by mangols. It is known most of the writing of marco polo came from 3rd generation of stories about what could have happened in the castle. i t is a shame that almost all of the world believed in marco's writing, despite no evidence of anything claimed by marco. From this man come the stories of hashashiun and the events with the crusades. It's is now a good thing that people like felix are actually discussing these things and clarifying these miscommunications
Alamut castle is still in Iran and you can visit it✌🏻
i have been yes it there
I wish I could but my country and Iran are at odds so I can't 😭 Iran has such amazing people and culture this annoys me so much!
@@lowwastehighmelanin unfortunately... Let hope humanity prevails 🙏🏼💕🙏🏼
If I wasn't concerned about my safety I'd totally visit many of these famous and iconic locations.
@@mrfisher1072 what bubble do you live in
I haven’t seen the games but have watched the movie for two reasons: for the word Assassin in the title and for Michael Fassbinder.
Since I am Ismaili, we have a huge respect for Hassani Saboh-who protected and defended Ismailis from Saljuqs. Certainly, education and science were thriving in Alamut thanks to him also. Thus I am taking the “Assassin” title of Ismailis back then with a pinch of salt 😊
I knew of course the history of Almut and Hasani Saboh, but your video helped to refresh my memory 🙏🏼🌈
Movie is trash play the games especially AC 2
The movie is extremely underrated. No idea why it’s considered sub par or boring by so many people. I really liked the art house aspect of it.
@@airsir9559 its trash
@@airsir9559 yes the movie is fantastic!
@@airsir9559 its called trash by the people who has actually played the game..while game is triple stacked cheese burgers with loads of cheese in it the movie is just the dry loaf of bread thats expired.
I can't stop watching your videos, also I was searching for the actual history of assassins for a loooong time. Thank you!
One Proud of all Persians🇮🇷 (IRAN) .. Master Hassan Sabah .. Master of all hashashins ... You can easy find eagle🦅 castle(ALAMUT) near qazvin in (Iran🇮🇷) now ... Just please dont believe their use drugs or abuse others because true story so so different... Love and respect from 🇮🇷 to all country in world
He was propably a daylamite and not a persian.
Knowing almost all of these as a Persian and middle eastern, it's still amazing to hear it from an outsider. Another amazing aspect of your teachings is your unbiased approach to all of the subjects you cover, which is unique in my experience of a really long life meeting people from all over the world. Blessings your way.
What do you mean "outsider"? This man is an expert on islam
@@RegioVlogsMty, yet not a Muslim and definitely not Middle Eastern. There are many experts on Islam and the Middle East who propaganda against and spread lies about us. That's why I appreciated his work as he can easily earn more fame and cash if he is biased.
@@ParvaizRaja anyone who submits to God is a muslim, right? I'm sure Filip's submission to God is greater than yours or mine, seeing as he has spent years studying sufism.
@@RegioVlogsMty I'm not questioning his faith or wisdom. I just admired him for being an outsider. Even if he's a convert to Islam he still is an outsider, culturally and traditionally speaking. And that makes him even greater.
I've seen this video 3 times, it's so well researched. You have to do a follow up with the new Assassin's Creed: Mirage game coming out!
he did!
Another super good video. I love learning about religion and religious history!
My family is converts to ismaili shia muslim 1000 year ago from teaching of NASIR E KHISRAOW in our house in badakshan who is also the teacher of HASSAN bin sabah / in Northern Pakistan still to this day
Thank you for this history, and especially for explaining that the hashish story has been disproven.
Omg Philip! I've been binge watching your videos about islam, magic in islamicate world, esotericism in Islam etc. Absolutely in love with your well rounded videos. Keep up the good work!!
This was my introduction, though still a bit fantasy, I was so curious, so many sounds and sights to decipher 😊
Thanks for the upload
Could you make a video on Abd al Ghani al Nablusi please? Defended Wahdat al Wujud, permissibility of music, Hanbalis against the Asharis, potential salvation of dhimmis, etc. Such an interesting Sufi scholar.
I'm from Masyaf and I learned a thing or two from this video.. Good job!
I love the music that you use in your videos, it really puts me in the mood, its almost mesmerizing haha... and excellent video on a game that I love 👏
I agree,his channel is awesome
Very cool. I like that video games incorporate history, especially on the most ignored points. I don't know if I've asked you this beforehand but have you considered making a video on gnawa music and or music directly related with tasawwuf? Thanks and have a good day
Regardless of the quality after Odyssey as that's the last one I played and I still very much love it and Origins (even if people disagree), Assassin's Creed is extremely good at weaving their own story into the events of the times they base the games in.
Altair fights against the Templars in a Crusade. Ezio is best buddies with Leonardo Da Vinci and travelled all over Renaissance Europe, fighting the Borgias for a decent bit. Connor fought directly against the British in the American Revolution and literally told George Washington that he would kill him in revenge for Connor's village being burned if he saw him again. Edward was a pirate who rubbed shoulders with the likes of Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham. Evie and Jacob Frye meet Jack the Ripper and fight the Industrial Revolution itself in my opinion, just endless industrialists and businessmen are a bunch of the Templars in Syndicate. Bayek meets Julius Caesar and gets to see the tomb of Alexander the Great, the Great Pyramids in their ancient beauty, and the rise of the Roman Republic (can you tell I absolutely love Origins?), and of course Alexios/Kassandra get to meet Socrates and Herodotus and witness Ancient Greece in it's glory days after the Persian Invasion that led to Thermopylae.
There's just something cool about fiction mixed with actual history the way Assassin's Creed is.
I am currently writing some historical fiction on this subject and you clarified some common misconceptions. Thank you
This game totally passed me by... never played it! Even still, I love the video - thanks!!
These are some of the historical roots and reasons why Iran and Syria support eachother even today- great work
The Syrian president is Alawi (a sect with its roots in Shi'ism). That's the reason why Iran & Syria have close ties today (or one of them at least) not because of the Hashashins.
You pick super creative subjects for your videos, thank you .
I enjoy and learn from your videos
This is by far my favorite CZcams channel.
Man some sort of overview video of all the branches of Shia Islam would not go amiss. This video however was very interesting in expanding my general history knowledge.
Excellent video as always!
Very interesting and worthwhile video.
Wow
I’ve been to Syria. Amazing place. I never knew what you said about this game.
They're mostly Persians n Alamut was in Iran. But yeahh the other castle was Syrian. We really had some beautiful history!! 💞💞
FYI , the Nizari Ismailis are still around today and they are the only major Shia branch with a living Imam , currently Aga Khan IV
What is the name of the track/song playing in the background?
Great job on this, man!
Thanks!
Deceiving people is an art which he did so yes, great job on deceiving people
@@MercedeX7 what..?
@@zosasho8036 he is saying good job but longer
@@sinasina8150 ah that explains it
I'm Sunni but early on in my journey towards Islam, the legends about the Order of the Assasins (and Hasan Sabbah) were one of the things that excited me about Islam. I never converted to Ismailism but I was a Twelver Shia for several years.
Despite all this there is definitely something alluring about the Assasins and so it's no surprise it has such an influence and that it became a kind of folktale over in the West.
The Crusades have a lot of bizarre stories (including the similarly alluring stories about the Knights Templar).
Btw no I've never played Assassin's Creed but I've heard it mentioned before over the years, it's clearly a popular action game.
Thanks for the real Explanation 💚💙❤
i want to write a long comment about how happy i am to have found you channel, but i’ll keep it brief. i fucking LOVE the channel, good stuff brother.
Incredibly well done explanation
A clear explanation of a very complex subject. Very well done.
Please do a video on differences between roman catholic and eastern orthodox theology
Very well made video.Thank you for this.I wish assassins creed did not lose its identity.
Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job.
no one included anything about the library till now but fair play for the research , when it was burned near by Ovan lake if I m not wrong, of remained Dark/ Black for next three months or three years, not entirely sure, didn’t pay attention when I was kid but that much literatures knowledge was there to be consume by an individual and for outsider , questions for all other Muslim or religions burned there, but we still have not but for an easy access
Would love to see a video on Islamic architecture and Christian architecture and Jewish architecture and what religions play into architecture in general! Love your channel
so cool, just discovered this awesome channel and I have been playing AC since it's conception.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the Isu.
I was so happy to find at my local county library a copy of:
Eamonn Gearon, M. A.,
Great Courses on the
Islamic Golden Age (24 topics/12hrs ttl)
Philip does amazing job providing historical background context-- and I am realizing differences in vowels and emphasized sounds between my American English and words such as Allah and Saladin -- I really appreciate his taking the time to teach correct pronunciations of so many words!!!
Also, the 1st time I watched this, there were adverts for Muslim charities for Somalia and a College Fund that were very heartwarming -- and portrayed Muslims as very thoughtful, caring and learned!!! It's wonderful that we have this channel to see we are more connected than different!
Very informative, great video.
Beautiful explanation.... ❤️❤️
I wish you talked also a little about those potions and formulas that they were making in Alamut and the secret knowledge that Sabbah was teaching to his loyal soldiers.
Last bit not least, the connection between freemasonry and Hasan Sabbah.
the video was posted on 21st March - Nizari Ismaili's /persian new year- that doesn't look like a coincidence appreciate that
Iranis are Twelvers I myself like Twelvers
Wow how did miss that. Lol great coincidence
@@nafismubashir2479 there are Iranian Nizari Ismailis as well.
@@jingobatt3098 but like most recognized and most iconic
@@jingobatt3098 they mostly lives outside iran.. in iran, 99% shia are twelver...
Super interesting video thanks!
Assassin's Creed made me get into the study of religions. Watching this makes me come full circle
May I suggest to make a vídeo about Saladin,
please make one about this important historical figure.
Thank you.
And Meledin
@@liquidoxygen819 Who is Meledin?
thank you.
@@bluesky_5 He’s also known as al-Kamil and was the fourth Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt. St. Francis of Assisi preached to him. He was renowned for his virtue, ethics and morals
Great. Keep up the good work.
Nice video dude
i like the music in the background, anyone knows the name or link to music?
Can’t wait!
13:30 Interestingly, Al mualim did use the word Asasiyyun to describe the group in the first game but in Valhalla, we are told that the word Assassin comes from Hashashin.
Very nice video, thank you a lot. Can you refer on the code of the assassins in the game: nothing is true everything is permitted. Is it actually a quote witch was used by the original "assassins"?
As usual excellent piece of research would request you to make a video on collapse of assassins creed and citadel by Mongol invasion this area i have seen is generally missed by most presenters only a closing line that assasins came to an end by Mongols - This sure was not that simple takeover rather a prolonged protracted period of skirmishes and negotiations - Mongols inherited lot of ismaili wisdom and scholars like legendary Nasiruddin Tousi if i may draw a parallel from modern history i think this was like USA siphoning off Nazi Scientists the Engine for future Feats to be enrolled under banner of US
Assassin and Mongol encounter should be seen in this light as well an area perpetually remaining in Dark
What’s the background Music? I love it
Unbiased documentary. Great..
What's your complaint whiney? An accurate video? How dare he. Did you want an overdramatic and untrue video?
I also heard another meaning for Assasins (حشاشين) from the verb hash original from cutting grass with blades like machete. a person who performs this act is called Hashash and the plural word for Hashash is Hashasheen
Thank you
Until recently the ismaili were studied and judged almost exclusively on the basis of the evidence collected or fabricated by their enemies a black legend was gradually developed and put in to circulation in the Muslim world to discredit the ismaili through 21st century. In contrast to the legends the ismaili as people of exceptional intelligence and sophistication who in this remote mountain fortress were able to cultivate a rich intellectual and spiritual life. Making outstanding contributions to Islamic thought and culture. True understanding grows from a knowledge of historical facts and many people lack such a knowledge.
I am currently working on alternative history project ficitonalizeing the never were option of that Hasashin survived the mongol conquest and devieloped into a distinct Ismaili sect, I wonder if that is possible?
The meaning of the world hashashin is pharmacist because they produced a lot of medicine in alamut and sent it to other cities there were hashashin bazars in some of the cities in iran that got supplies from alamut
There is book named “lord of alamut” it’s worth reading
Can make an episode about Metualis (Levantine twelver shias)?
Beautifully summed up:)
We are wait for....... 💜
Fun Fact: The Political Party that founded my country was created by Aga Khan III who was the religious head of nizari ismailis at that time.
Great video
awesome vid !
Nice video. If you allow me to nitpick, i want to point out the mispronounciation of “Wazeer” at 10:26, which was mispronounced as “vezir”
Super good video and super interesting.
Very interesting, thank you.
I learned about Hassan Sabbah from William S Burroughs
Man you're doing a great job
thanks for the great video, I am obsessed with the assassins does any have documentary or book recommendations that I can watch or read ?
Great job done
Amazing video!
Ismaili Muslim is the only group of Islam that accept descendent of prophet Muhammad as a imam. Ismaili called themselves Fidai not assassins. It’s the outsiders who called them assassins. They were in three different categories, 1 Dai 2, fedai and 3, rafiq.
Hassan Sabah was Dai
His students were fedai
Ismailis with no weapon were rafiq.
Ismaili Muslim were told to sacrifice yourself to protect the descendent of prophet Muhammad from Sunni Muslim because Sunni Muslim hated descendent of prophet Muhammad.
I have many Ismaili friends, which they seem not to be quite assassins ♥️
They are that good, you wouldn't suspect anything🤣
Yeah, as they sneak silently so you will never recognize.. XD
@@ekopujiraharjo haha 🤣 we don't sneak. The Ismailis are actually very actively engaged in the building of healthy civil society through the work of His Highness Aga Khan IV, who is the current Nizari Ismaili Imam.
The Ismaili Imamat has an official site at Ismaili.Imamat and the AKDN (Aga Khan Development Network) is one of the largest global NGOs which spends over $1 billion on development projects around the world as an expression of the ethical values and principles of Islam in a contemporary context - www.akdn.org and
Sure they aren’t 😉
Ismaili Muslims are the most educated, peace loving, and friendliest people I have seen. Northern Pakistanis (Gilgit Baltistan) are Ismailis. He showed me newspaper and said that it's full of crime news about South Pakistan. It's unthinkable in North (G. B)
As someone who has been contemplating converting to Nizari Ismailism recently, I’m very excited for this 😁
That's very cool! Let me know if you have any questions. I'm a Nizari Ismaili Muslim myself ;)
@Muzaffar Zaky don’t start a conversation with this ignorant he doesn’t know how to spell correctly
@Muzaffar Zaky but you are right how is mahamad
@@Noddy22588 thank you! Do you have any good book recommendations on the faith? Or anything on Hassan-i Sabbah and Alamut?
Join r/ismaili they actually run a discord for converts and people so willing to help. Do not get your information from bigots who spread false information.
I love this channel.
Why did you blur the face of the painting.
Shia faith basically translated the structure of Monarchy into religion where as Sunnis went on a meritocratic way of having open debates between scholars to find out the correct answer to a question when it comes to religion.