The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 75)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 75)

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Jewish immigrants who came to Palestine under the British protection as
“enemies, and not as immigrants or guests",'® Arabi Badawi, who also was
one of al-Qassam’s disciples, recalls him agitating the people against the
British:
"I heard Sheikh al-Qassam preach in the mosque. He was
blaming the people for not fighting and not __ declaring
Jihad, he said that most of the young men in Haifa were
workers, and that instead of carrying a brush to clean the
shoes of the British, they should carry guns and fight
against them. All of his teachings were about fighting the
British."”7
al-Qassam used provocative language in his preaching to stir the feelings
of the people and provoke them to fight. He also visited the villages
around the Haifa and Jenin areas to spread his ideas of Jihad, and to
establish relations and contacts. He was also preaching in these villages
against selling lands to the Jews and in favour of fighting against the
brokers who assisted with the sale of Arab lands."
While giving religious lessons at the mosque and leading discussions after
prayers, al-Qassam studied the men who came to his lessons and selected
those whom he found concentrating more or responsive to his teaching,
especially regarding Jihad, and those whom he felt might have potential.
He visited them for further discussions and encouraged them to visit him.
He taught those of them who were illiterate how to read and write, using
the Quran as a text.»
al-Qassam became a popular personality and people came to him not
only to solve religious problems but also for various other things. Living
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16.As quoted from an interview with Sulaiman Abu Hamam in Ali
Hussein Khalaf, Tajribat al-Sheikh. p.42
17.Arabi Badawi, Personal interview, 23/5/84, Qabalan, Nablus,
18.Samih Hammoudeh, al-Wa’i Wa al-Thawra. p.50
19.Abdullah Schleiffer, "The Life and Thought" in Islamic
Quarterly, (August 1981), p. 70.
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

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1990-10

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Sonia Nimr

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