Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
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Islamist militant leader
Muslim cleric
Palestinian resistance figure
Syrian nationalist
anti-colonial activist
person
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam was a Syrian-born Muslim preacher and militant leader in British Mandate Palestine who became a symbol of anti-colonial and anti-Zionist resistance in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist militant leader
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Muslim cleric ⓘ Palestinian resistance figure ⓘ Syrian nationalist ⓘ anti-colonial activist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Jableh
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Balad al-Shaykh area near Haifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in armed clash with British forces ⓘ |
| citizenship |
British Mandate Palestine
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
NERFINISHED
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streets and mosques named after him in the Arab world ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
Palestine
NERFINISHED
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Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1935-11-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
British Mandate Palestine
NERFINISHED
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near Jenin ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
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al-Azhar University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| familyName | al-Qassam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Izz ad-Din Abd al-Qassam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Izz ad-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic nationalism
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anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamist movements in Palestine
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Palestinian national movement ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Islamic reformist thought in early 20th century ⓘ |
| legacy | name used by Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades ⓘ |
| movement |
Islamic reformism
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anti-colonial movement in Palestine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inspiring later Palestinian militant movements
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leading armed resistance against British rule in Palestine ⓘ opposition to Zionist settlement in Palestine ⓘ |
| occupation |
Quran teacher
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imam ⓘ militant leader ⓘ preacher ⓘ |
| organized | rural guerrilla bands in northern Palestine ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
armed resistance against French rule in Syria
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early Palestinian revolt against British Mandate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Islamic anti-colonial struggle
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Palestinian armed resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targeted |
British colonial authorities
NERFINISHED
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Zionist paramilitary and settlement infrastructure ⓘ |
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