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The Ainsarii were a sect of the Ismaili Assassins who survived the destruction of the stronghold of Alamut. The IsmÄÊ¿Ä«lÄ« (Urdu: Ø§Ø³Ù…Ø§Ø¹ÛŒÙ„ÛŒ IsmÄÊ¿Ä«lÄ«, Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ø¥Ø³Ù…Ø§Ø¹ÙŠÙ„ÙŠÙˆÙ† al-IsmÄÊ¿Ä«liyyÅ«n; Persian: Ø§Ø³Ù…Ø§Ø¹ÛŒÙ„ÛŒØ§Ù† EsmÄÊ¿Ä«liyÄn) branch of Islam is part of ShÄ«Ê¿a community after the Twelvers (IthnÄÊ¿ashariyya). ... The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin or Assassins) had a militant basis as a religious sect (often referred to as a cult) of Ismaili Muslims from the Nizari sub-sect. ... The remains of the fabled Alamut castle. ...

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	The Ainsarii were a sect of the Ismaili Assassins who survived the destruction of the stronghold of Alamut.
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