Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni [SEP] date of death
Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (), also spelled Abd al-Qader al-Husseini (1907 – 8 April 1948) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and fighter who in late 1933 founded the secret militant group known as the Organization for Holy Struggle ("Munathamat al-Jihad al-Muqaddas"), which he and Hasan Salama commanded as the Army of the Holy War ("Jaysh al-Jihad al-Muqaddas") during the 1936–39 Arab revolt and during
Basheer M. Nafi. The other commander was Muhammad al-Ashmar. Al-'As served as the overall commander of Arab fighters in the vicinity of Jerusalem and his second-in-command was Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, a Palestinian commander from a prominent Jerusalemite family.
Death and legacy.
Al-'As was killed in a confrontation with British forces in the Jerusalem area on 6 October 1936. Al-Husayni was severely wounded in the clash, which ended his military activities for the remainder of the year. However,