More Hassan

The secret of his power is his total freedom towards moral obligations and religious faith: <>. But this unbelief of the master is hidden, because the followers are believers and must scrupulously fulfill the duties laid down by Islam.
The Grand master must then give an example of austerity and strict religious obedience, although he doesn't believe any of it. An elite, a small group of unbelievers rules a crowd of thousands of believers, that are unaware of the fact that their leaders do not believe a word of what they are preaching. This is all the secret of this brilliant manipulation !

seriously, this is cool shite.
This is a link about Hassan I Sabbah
http://home.ca.inter.net/~giskhan/Hassan_Ibn_Sabbah.html