Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Abdullah Yusuf Azzam across 6 places, from 1941 to 1984.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam was a Palestinian Islamist jihadist and theologian.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Abdullah Yusuf Azzam was documented, and when
14 November 1941exact date
Silat al-Harithiyaattested“Azzam was born on 14 November 1941 in Silat al-Harithiya, in what was then the British Mandate for Palestine, to a family of Palestinian Arabs.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1963year
University of Damascusattested“In 1963, Azzam enrolled in the Faculty of Sharia at the University of Damascus in Syria.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1973year
Egyptattested“In Egypt Azzam continued his studies at the prestigious Al-Azhar University, getting a PhD in Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence in 1973, while being acquainted during his stay with the ideas of Sayyid Qutb.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1981year
International Islamic University, Islamabadattested“Azzam began to teach at International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan in 1981.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1981year
Peshawarattested“After bin Laden graduated from the university in Jeddah in 1981, he also lived for a time in Peshawar; Azzam convinced bin Laden to help personally finance the training of recruits.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1981year
Jeddahattested“After bin Laden graduated from the university in Jeddah in 1981, he also lived for a time in Peshawar; Azzam convinced bin Laden to help personally finance the training of recruits.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1984year
Peshawarattested“In 1984, Osama bin Laden founded Bait ul-Ansar (House of Helpers) in Peshawar to expand Azzam's ability to support "Afghan Arab" jihad volunteers and, later, to create his own independent militia.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
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International Islamic University, Islamabad1 presence · 1981
Jeddah1 presence · 1981
Silat al-Harithiya1 presence · 1941
University of Damascus1 presence · 1963
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1967year
Jordanmentioned“After the 1967 Six-Day War ended with the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, Azzam and his family left the West Bank and followed the Palestinian exodus to Jordan.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1967year
West Bankmentioned“After the 1967 Six-Day War ended with the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, Azzam and his family left the West Bank and followed the Palestinian exodus to Jordan.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1979year
King Abdul Aziz Universitymentioned“Azzam took a position as lecturer at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he remained until 1979.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1979year
Jeddahmentioned“Azzam took a position as lecturer at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he remained until 1979.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1979year
Democratic Republic of Afghanistanmentioned“When the Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan on request of the Khalqist government in 1979, Azzam issued a fatwa, Defence of the Muslim Lands, the First Obligation after Faith, declaring that both the Afghan and Palestinian struggles…”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1988year
Peshawarmentioned“In 1988, Azzam convinced Ahmed Khadr to raise funds for an alleged new charity named al-Tahaddi, based in Peshawar.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1989year
Dallasmentioned“In 1989, the FBI office in Dallas started investigating Azzam for his role in recruiting foreign mujahideen fighters for the Soviet–Afghan War.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
24 November 1989exact date
Peshawarmentioned“On 24 November 1989, Muhammad Azzam was driving his father and brother to Friday prayers in the Saba-e-Leil Mosque in Peshawar, when unknown assassins detonated a bomb as the vehicle approached.”source: Wikipedia: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
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