This term for a type of killer comes from the belief that consumption of hashish occurred in their ranks
Lacking their own army, the Nizari relied on these warriors 
to carry out ... A passionate devotee of Isma'ili beliefs, Hassan-i Sabbah was well-
liked ... to the Arabic word hashish using their variant names assassin and 
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