Rashid ad-Din Sinan

Dāʿī
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
راشد الدين سنان
Engraving of Rashid ad-Din Sinan.
Lord of the Nizari Ismaili state in Syria
In office
1162–1193
Personal
Born
Abu al-Hasan Sinan ibn Sulayman ibn Muhammad

1131 or 1135
Basra, Seljuk Empire (now Iraq)
Died1193 (age 58 or 61)
Resting placeSalamiyah, Syria
ReligionShia Islam
SectNizari Isma'ilism
EducationMadrasa of Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali, Alamut
Known forConflict with Saladin and the Crusader states
Other namesOld Man of the Mountain
Organization
OrderAssassins
Senior posting
PredecessorAbu Muhammad
SuccessorAbu Mansur ibn Muhammad or Nasr al-'Ajami

Rashid al-Din Sinan (Arabic: راشد الدين سنان Rāshid ad-Dīn Sinān; 1131/1135 – 1193) also known as the Old Man of the Mountain (Arabic: شيخ الجبل Sheikh al-Jabal; Latin: Vetulus de Montanis),[1][2] was an Arab Muslim missionary (dāʿī)[3] who served as the leader of the Nizari Ismaili state and the Order of Assassins from 1162 until his death in 1193. An adherent of Nizari Ismailism, a branch of Shia Islam, he was a prominent figure during the Crusades.[4]

  1. ^ Mentioned in Latin sources from the Crusader states.
  2. ^ Mirza, Dr. Naseeh Ahmed. "Alamut. Bastion of Peace and Information". Alamut. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Rashid al-Din Sinan". Oxford Reference. 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ Reston 2001, p. 16.