Sheikh abdullah azzam came to afghanistan in 1981 to fight alongwith the mujahideen against russians. Facilitators like azzam, who was publishing recruitment liter. Aab began operating in pakistan in 2009 as an offshoot of alqaeda in iraq under the leadership of saleh alqaraawi. Abdullah yusuf azzam abdullah yusuf azzam 19411989 is often credited with creating enthusiasm for the afghan mujahideen cause in the arab muslim and greater muslim world. Abdullah azzam senior technical sales engineer union.
Defence of the muslim lands the first obligation after iman. He advocates issuescentric, valuebased and constructive students politics. Born in west bank jordan in 1941, he was a child when israel was founded. Abdullah yusuf azzam was born in a village in the north of palestine named selat ai harithia in genine district in the year 1941. Sheikh was assasinated by kgb by a remote controlled bomb planted under his car in peshawar in 1989. History channel osama bin laden, sheikh abdullah azzam, bin ladens mentor, and abdullah anas, azzam s soninlaw, create an organization called maktab alkhidamat mak, known in english as the services office. Join the caravan by sheikh abdullah azzam in the ears of the muslims is a silence, rather than the cries of anguish, the screams of virgins, the wails of orphans and the sighs of old men.
Sulba firm foundation to export jihad where muslims are persecuted is the name bin laden finally settled on when naming his organization al. In the year of the soviet invasion, azzam published a religious ruling called. Azzam was just the first of several radical islamic leaders and groups most holding an unabiding hatred for the u. Sheikh abdullah azzam is a name that only gets attention among true students of islamist militancy, yet he has had a tremendous impact on usama bin laden and left him with the tools needed to establish a global jihadist network.
Published 2008 by al alaq pustaka, 28 feb 2015 buku serial tarbiyah jihadiyah jilid 1 adalah buku pertama kesatu dari serial tarbiyah jihadiyah syaikh abdullah azzam penerbit jazera. The hamburg cell was inspired by the father of modern islamic terrorism, abdullah azzam, a palestinian who still inspires attacks on america around. The life and death of abdullah azzam middle east policy council. There is one person who has always stood by us osama bin laden, declared azzam in one speech he gave in peshawar at his al kifah offices. It is a unique biography of an individual that is not known to many people. So, for the rest of his life, the unrestrained glance is forbidden, seclusion with the opposite gender is forbidden, adultery and fornication are forbidden, interest and usury are forbidden, speaking badly. His very utterances of the need to establish an alqaida alsulba firm foundation to export jihad where muslims are persecuted is the name bin laden finally settled on when naming his organization alqaida. Assassinated on 24 november 1989 in peshawar, pakistan, aged 48. In november 1989, azzam was killed by a devastating bomb blast that also killed two of his sons. Sheikh abdullah azzam wrote before he was assassinated. Further, it is argued by muhammad haniff hassan and mohamed redzuan salleh, that if abdullah azzam was alive at the time, he would not have approved the 911 attacks. Abdullah azzam, with his deputy osama bin laden, founded maktab alkhidamat in 1984 to recruit and assist arabs fighting the soviet invasion of afghanistan.
The original afghanarab encyclopedia of war was written in entirely in arabic and weighed. Hashim nadeem is the author of the book abdullah novel pdf. To understand bin ladin and those who harbor sympathies to alqaida, as well as their strategic vision it is vital to rediscover azzam s books. The abdullah azzam brigades, or alqaeda in lebanon, arabic. This book will consist of various quotations of alimam abdullah azzam a man who truly deserves the title of imam, if anyone does. American military planners must first understand and deconstruct azzam s skewed ideology and strategies in order to truly understanding the present enemy. Abdullah azzam is the president of aligarh muslim university students union. Sheik abdullah bersama dua orang anak lelakinya, muhammad dan ibrahim, meninggal seketika. Sheikh muhammad abdullah indian political leader britannica. The group, which began operating in 2009, was founded by saudi saleh alqaraawi and has local networks in various countries, mainly in egypt, iraq, syria, jordan, gaza strip and lebanon.
Youssef aboulenein, the late sheikh abdullah azzam s books. Join facebook to connect with abdullah azzam and others you may know. The explosion was witnessed by jamal azzam, abdullah azzam s nephew and assistant, who was following azzam s car as it passed over the culvert where muzhda had spotted the cleaning crew the day before. Defence of the muslim lands the first obligation after. Check it out today and become a subscriber i would guess that most people who know the name abdullah azzam today know it as the name of a terrorist network, the abdullah azzam brigades, a group that.
The most important of individual duties, minbar altawhid waljihad, 1984, 21. Abdullah azzam 19411989 was a palestinian islamist preacher who helped found alqaeda, hamas, and lashkaretaiba. His calling to establish an alqaida alsulba firm foundation to export jihad where muslims are being persecuted is the name bin laden finally chose when naming his organization alqaida. Azzam preached both defensive and offensive jihad by muslims to help the afghan mujahideen against the soviet invaders. Sep 11, 2011 the hamburg cell was inspired by the father of modern islamic terrorism, abdullah azzam, a palestinian who still inspires attacks on america around the world but is virtually unknown to most. Sheikh abdullah azzam 19411989, one of the founders of a1 qaeda, also assumes that the islamic state he fought to restore would collect the.
Abdullah yusuf azzam 19411989 was a palestinian activist who headed maktab alkhadamet almujahidin al arab office of the services to the arab mujahidin, or mak, a network designed to send soldiers from muslim countries to fight the soviets. Radical theories on defending muslim land through jihad west point. His mother was zakia saleh who died one year before the sheikh was killed. The author of this book is a famous pakistani novelist, fiction writer, and film producer.
Introduction sheikh abdullah azzam, more than any other cleric, is considered the strategic founder of al. There follows a summarised biography of the sheikh, most of which has been translated from. History channel osama bin laden, sheikh abdullah azzam, bin ladens mentor, and abdullah anas, azzams soninlaw, create an organization called maktab alkhidamat mak, known in english as the services office. He is often referred to as the father of global jihad, and was instrumental in recruiting foreign fighters to afghanistan in the 1980s. Anaknya, ibrahim, terlempar 100 meter begitu juga dengan lainnya. Biography of sheikh abdullah azzam shaheed abdullah yusuf azzam was born in a village in the north of palestine named selat ai harithia in genine district in the year 1941. Sheikh abdullah azzam and his soninlaw abdullah anas in afghanistan during the 1980s. Sheikh abdullah azzam, more than any other cleric, is considered the strategic founder of alqaida. Abdullah novel by hashim nadeem pdf download the library pk.
It was named after abdullah azzam who was one of the first arabs to volunteer to join the afghan jihad against the soviets. Sheikh abdullah azzam, azzam is more responsible than any arab figure in modern history for galvanizing the muslim masses to. Most analysts believe that what we know today as alqaeda was formed the year before azzams murder, in a meeting between him, zawahiri, and bin laden, when the leaders agreed to merge mak and eij to continue the global jihad once the soviets were finally run out of afghanistan for good. In the same month, the groups headquarters included banners of quotes from prominent salafist jihadist figures, including abdullah azzam. His utterances of the need to establish an alqaida alsulba firm foundation is the name bin ladin finally settled on when naming his organization alqaida. Abdullah yusuf azzam was born in the village of assbaah alhartiyeh, province of jineen in the occupied. Overall, the evidence suggests that the less religiosity a jihadist leader has gained. Posts about abdullah azzam written by tarek mehanna. The program of abdullah azzam may god have mercy on him and situate him in the highest heavens is the same progam at which the leaders of the ahrar alsham movement may god have mercy on them and situate them in the highest heavens arrived before their martyrdom, and it is what most sons of the ahrar alsham movement now follow. According to al qaeda, attacking westerners, such as in the case of september 11, is theologically permissible. In october 1980, azzam travelled to mecca for the pilgrimage, where he met sheikh kamal alsananiri, an influential member of the egyptian muslim brotherhood who had joined the afghan jihad in 1979 and who gained substantial influence with the afghan mujahedeen after brokering an agreement between powerful faction leaders that led to the.
It was formed for the purpose of hitting targets in the levant and throughout the middle east. Sheikh abdullah azzam received his early elementary and secondary school education in his village, and continued his education at the agricultural khadorri college where he obtained a diploma. Usage public domain topics sheikh, abdullah, azzam, life. This is a film on the life of sheikh abdullah azzam shotlist. His fathers name was mustafa azzam who died a year after his son was assassinated. To understand bin laden and those who harbor sympathies toward alqaida it is vital to rediscover azzam s. The group, which began operating in 2009, was founded by saudi saleh alqaraawi and has local networks in various countries, 6 mainly in egypt, iraq, syria, jordan. The subject of this essay are assams militant jihadist fatwas religious edicts that were created from the perspective of the sovietafghan war as interpreted by. One of us is raised from childhood to know that, for example, the unrestrained glance is forbidden. American military planners must first understand and deconstruct azzams skewed ideology and strategies in order to truly understanding the present enemy.
This is established using four cases of contemporary salafijihadi leaders. Dalam peristiwa itu juga terbunuh anak lelaki almarhum sheikh tamim adnani seorang perwira di afghan. Religion of intolerance spell out the deprivation of rights entailed by living under the shadow of islani, however. Sheikh abdullah azzam is considered the strategic founder of alqaida. Time magazine wrote about him that he was the reviver of jihad in the 20th century.
Jun 18, 2009 the explosion was witnessed by jamal azzam, abdullah azzam s nephew and assistant, who was following azzam s car as it passed over the culvert where muzhda had spotted the cleaning crew the day before. On 28 january 2016, the nour aldin alzenki movement withdrew from its positions in aleppo, which were then taken over by the alnusra front. Dr abdullah azzam was both a scholar and a mujahid of immense importance to the development of contemporary islamic radicalism, particularly in the foundation of alqaeda. Biography of sheikh abdullah azzam articles on jihad dr. Shaheed abdullah azzam abdullah yusuf azzam was born in a village in the north of palestine named selat al harithia in genine district in the year 1941. According to sheikh abdullah his dismissal and arrest were engineered by the central government headed by prime minister jawaharlal nehru. Defence of the muslim lands the first obligation after iman biography of sheikh abdullah azzam shaheed abdullah yusuf azzam was born in a village in the north of palestine named selat ai harithia in genine district in the year 1941. In fact, it is a crime making the one committing azzwm deserving of hell. When the soviets invaded afghanistan in 1979, azzam issued a fatwa, defense of the muslim lands, the first obligation after faith 7 declaring defense jihad in. Abdullah azzam news from united press international. Join the caravan sheikh abdullah ibn yusuf azzam note you may notice that the sheikh will tend to praise or say words that do praise the kaafir shah massoud, it must be noted that this was all said by the sheikh before shah massoud rebelled against the muslims. Azzam acknowledged bin ladens largesse numerous times as the financial sponsor of ali kifah. His very utterances of the need to establish an al. His widelyread periodical, aljihad, published in 1984, spread the ideology of global jihad to every corner of the muslim world.
Constructing takfir combating terrorism center at west point. Background he is abu abdullah hammoud bin abdullah bin uqla bin. The man before osama bin laden by steve emerson the jihad in afghanistan will broaden until the entire world will be conquered because allah has promised the victory to islam declared abdullah azzam. Radical theories on defending muslim land through jihad the combating terrorism center, united states military academy. As the soviet invasion turned into a prolonged occupation, peshawar became a hub for fighters to organize and mobilize across the border into afghanistan. However, a study shows this view being contradicted by primary sources that belong to abdullah azzam, the father of the arab afghans and founder of mujahideen service bureau that metamorphosed into al qaeda after his death. The encyclopedia consisted of approximately 11 volumes on a variety of military skills ranging from weapons to unarmed combat to explosives. Aboul enein, the late sheikh abdullah azzam s books part iii.
If you enjoy this post you can find more of my writing at foreign exchanges, a substack newsletter covering a variety of topics in history and foreign affairs. Aboul enein, the late sheikh abdullah azzams books part iii. In addition to being a scholar and mujahid, he also fulfilled the seldomfulfilled role of being a brilliant murabbi his immensely deep insight, coupled with his decades of experience in the fields of both dawah and jihad, made him a priceless asset to the. When the smoke cleared he saw that the car had been blown in two. On 24 september 2016, alzenki joined the army of conquest. Sheikh muhammad abdullah, byname lion of kashmir, born december 5, 1905, soura, near srinagar, kashmir now in jammu and kashmir state, indiadied september 8, 1982, srinagar, a prominent figure in indias struggle for independence from british rule, who fought for the rights of the kashmir region and won a semiautonomous status for jammu and kashmir state within independent india. Pdf abdullah papa mian, a reverted muslim, moved to aligarh at a young age and laid the foundation stone of women education in aligarh.
Abdullah yusuf azzam 1941 november 24, 1989 arabic. It is these books and personalities like sheikh abdullah azzam that fuel todays islamist militant movement. Abdullah yusuf azzam was born in 1941 in the palestinian village of silat alharithiya, about eight kilometres northwest of the city of jenin in the west bank administered under the mandatory palestine. There was a loud noise and the car jumped in the air, says jamal azzam.
He is a tv drama producer also and produced some topclass serials for private tv channels of pakistan. Sheikh abdullah was immediately arrested and later jailed for eleven years, accused of conspiracy against the state in the infamous kashmir conspiracy case. For the original arabic text, see abdullah azzam, the defense of muslim lands. Abdullah azzam the investigative project on terrorism. Azzam is described by most of his biographers as being exceptionally intelligent as a child, he liked to read, excelled in class, studied. Sheikh abdullah was introduced to jawaharlal nehru in 1937 and as he too was a leader of the indian national congress was demanding similar rights for people of british. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Radical theories on defending muslim land through jihad the combating terrorism center, united states military academy west point, ny, 2008, 9. The life and death of abdullah azzam middle east policy. Numbered list of all the books available archive of rare. Biography of sheikh abdullah azzam real media version. It was azzam who, more than anyone else, helped popularize the burgeoning jihadist movement.