Abdullah Azzam
Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and theologian and founding member of al-Qaeda (1941-1989)
Sheikh Abdullah Azzam (1941 – 1989) was a prominent Islamic cleric.
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JihadEdit
- Every Moslem on earth should unsheathe his sword and fight to liberate Palestine. The Jihad is not limited to Afghanistan. Jihad means fighting. You must fight in any place you can get. Whenever Jihad is mentioned in the Holy Book, it means the obligation to fight.
Quotes about Abdullah AzzamEdit
- It was Azzam who, more than anyone else, helped popularize the burgeoning Jihadist movement. His widely-read periodical, Al-Jihad, published in 1984, spread the ideology of global jihad to every corner of the Muslim world.
- Reza Aslan, How to Win a Cosmic War, pp.115-6
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External linksEdit
- 'Al-Qaeda operating in Gaza' (April 2007)
Video clipsEdit
- Heros of Islam - Abdullah Azzam (59 min 45 sec - Sep 17, 2006)