Everyone knows Bin Laden. Almost no one knows the man who made him.
Before 9/11. Before Al-Qaeda. Before the global headlines—there was Abdullah Azzam.
Born in Jenin, Mandatory Palestine and armed with a doctorate in Islamic law, he transformed jihad from an abstract concept into a personal obsession. His doctrine didn't just recruit fighters; it built the blueprint for Al-Qaeda, influenced Hamas, and paved the road for the Taliban.
The student took the world stage, but the mentor wrote the script.
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