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===Early Life and Training as an Assassin===
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad was born on January 11, 1165, to Assassin parents: Maud, a Christian mother who died during childbirth, and Umar Ibn-La'Ahad, a Muslim father who was executed by the Saracens during the Siege of Masyaf in 1176 as punishment for killing a Saracen nobleman. Altaïr tried desperately to reach his father before the execution but was stopped by Ahmad Sofian, the Assassin who had revealed Umar's name to the Saracens under torture. Overwhelmed by guilt, Ahmad later snuck into Altaïr's quarters to apologize and then committed suicide with a dagger.

Altaïr quickly reported the incident to Al Mualim, who instructed him to keep the matter secret, particularly from Ahmad's son, Abbas, to spare him the shame. Altaïr, who saw Al Mualim more as a father figure than his own, agreed to keep silent. Altaïr and Abbas grew up together as novices in the Order, initially forming a strong bond of friendship.

However, when Altaïr noticed that [[Abbas Sofian|Abbas]] was still grieving over his father, he decided to reveal the truth about Ahmad's death, hoping to console him. Abbas, feeling betrayed, responded with anger and asked their combat instructor if they could use real swords in their training. In a fit of rage, Abbas attacked Altaïr, accusing him of lying to disgrace his father's memory. To diffuse the situation, Altaïr falsely confessed to lying, and both were confined in the Masyaf dungeon for a month. After their release, they resumed their training, but Abbas, deemed the more culpable, was sentenced to an additional year of training while Altaïr advanced to the rank of Assassin.