Abdullah Yusuf Azzam

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.

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.BBC News: Bin Laden biography , 20 November 2001Kepel, Gilles. 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.Allen, Charles.

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