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ʿIzz ad-Dīn ibn Abd al-Qāder ibn Mustafā ibn Yūsuf ibn Muhammad al-Qassām ( Arabic: عز الدين بن عبد القادر بن مصطفى بن يوسف بن محمد القسام; 1881 [1] or 19 December 1882 [2] [3] – 20 November 1935) was a Syrian Muslim preacher, and a leader in the local struggles against British and French Mandatory rule in the Levant, and a militant opponent of ...
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the military wing of the Palestinian organization Hamas, operating in the Gaza Strip. It is currently led by Mohammed Deif and, before his death on 17 March 2024, his deputy, Marwan Issa. The Al-Qassam Brigades is named after Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, a Muslim preacher and mujahid in Mandatory Palestine.
Nov 10, 2023 · Izz ad-Din al-Qassam's followers were mainly members of the poorer communities, who looked up to him for inspiration and leadership. They saw him as a Muslim hero, bent on combating European influence in Palestine and throughout the Muslim World.
IQB is the armed group of Hamas, founded in 1991. It has fought several wars against Israel and carried out attacks against Israeli civilians. It also has a security force and cooperates with other groups in Jenin.
Oct 26, 2023 · Its military wing, the Qassam Brigades, carried out attacks inside Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people and taking up about 200 people captive, sending shockwaves across Israel.
Dec 15, 2020 · Lightning through the Clouds is the first English-language life-and-times biography of ‘Izz al-Din al-Qassam, a preeminent figure who helped to reshape the political and religious landscape of the region.
HAMAS has a military wing known as the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades that has conducted many anti-Israel attacks in both Israel and the Palestinian territories since the 1990s. These attacks have included large-scale bombings against Israeli civilian targets, small-arms attacks, improvised roadside explosives, and rocket attacks.
