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Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin ( 1937? — March 22, 2004) was the leader of Hamas until he was killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship. Yassin co-founded Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi in 1987, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition to being nearly blind, he was a quadriplegic and was confined to a wheelchair after a sports accident in his youth. Despite his paralysis, he fathered 12 children.

1 Early life

Yassin was born near the town of Ashkelon in then British Mandate of Palestine. His date of birth is not known for certain: according to his Palestinian passport, he was born on January 1January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other, 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu, but he claimed to have actually been born in 1938Events January -June January 3 The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 11 Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank. January 20 Wedding of king Farouk I of Egypt and Farida Zulficar in Cai. He and his family moved to GazaThe article is about the Middle Eastern city. For the province in Mozambique, see Gaza Province. The city of Gaza ( Arabic Gazzah Hebrew alphabet Standard Hebrew Azza Tiberian Hebrew Gazzh Azzh sometimes called Gaza City to distinguish it from the Gaza St after his village was destroyed in 19481948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Ital during the 1948 Arab-Israeli WarThe 1948 Arab-Israeli War called the War of Independence by Israelis and al Nakba "the catastrophe" by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. It established the state of Israel as an independent state, with the rest of the.

Yassin studied at Al-Azhar UniversityAl Azhar University is connected to the mosque in Cairo named to honor Fatima Az-Zahraa, the daughter of Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. The mosque was built in two years from 971 CE. The school of theology madrassa connected with in Cairo, Egypt, following secondary school, despite his paralysis. He did not attend a traditional madrassa that would have given him the authentic title of " shaikh," but he received it as an honorary title from his followers. The Muslim Brotherhood was founded at Al-Azhar and the Islamist and Arab nationalist movements were strong influences at the University. Yassin joined the Muslim Brotherhood during his studies at Al-Azhar.

Yassin opposed peaceful conciliation with the Israelis, asserting that the land of Israel is "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgement Day" and that "The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance." [1].

In 1989 Yassin allegedly authorized the killing of Palestinians believed to be collaborating with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Israel accused Yassin of ordering the execution of two captured Israeli soldiers, a crime for which he was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment by an Israeli military court.



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