Origin
Hassan-i-Sabbah, an Iranian from Qom, formed the first band of Fedayeen, holding the main headquarters in Alamut (modern day Qazvin). He coined the name fidāʼīyīn as the Arabic plural of fidāʼī, which means "sacrifice." A literal translation of fidāʼīyīn might be "martyrs." It is widely understood in the Arab world to mean those willing to sacrifice themselves for God. The group carried out an armed struggle against any form of enslavement with actions based on resistance.
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