Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam | |
|---|---|
عَبْدَ الِلُهُ ىوسُفُ عَزَّامٍ | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 14 November 1941 |
| Died | 24 November 1989 (aged 48) |
| Cause of death | Assassination via car bomb |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Citizenship | Jordanian (1948–1989) |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi’i |
| Creed | Salafism[1] |
| Movement | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Alma mater | Damascus University (BA) Al-Azhar University (PhD) |
| Known for | Mentoring Osama bin Laden in Saudi Arabia and co-founding Maktab al-Khidamat in Pakistan |
| Occupation | ʿAlim and theologian |
| Relations | Abdullah Anas (son-in-law) |
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941-1989) was a jihadist and theologian. He belonged to the Salafi movement inside of Sunni Islam. In 1979, Abdullah issued a religious ruling that encouraged jihad after the start of the Soviet–Afghan War.[2]
He was one of the teachers and mentors of Osama bin Laden (rh), and encouraged him to go to Afghanistan and look at the mujhaideen's efforts there.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In the year 1984, Abdullah and Osama co-founded the group Makhtab al-Khidamat, which was a Islamic group that raised funds for the mujahideen and recruiting militants.
On 24 September 1989, Abdullah died in a car bombing inside of Peshawar, Pakistan.[9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Haniff Hassan, Muhammad (2014). The Father of Jihad: 'Abd Allah 'Azzam's Jihad Ideas and Implications to National Security. 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE: Imperial College Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-78326-287-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ "Bill Moyers Journal. A Brief History of Al Qaeda". PBS.com. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "Bill Moyers Journal. A Brief History of Al Qaeda". PBS.com. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ BBC News: Bin Laden biography Archived 28 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, 20 November 2001
- ↑ Kepel, Gilles.
- ↑ "Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America and the Future of Global Jihad". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "DEADLY EMBRACE: PAKISTAN, AMERICA, AND THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL JIHAD" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ Riedel, Bruce. "The 9/11 Attacks' Spiritual Father". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Charles.
