Draft:Khalil Abu Ghudayb
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| Name | Khalil Abu Ghudayb |
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| Birth Place | West Bank |
| Death Place | West Bank |
| Religion | Islam |
Khalil Abu Ghudayb was born in the city of Nablus, which is the center of the north of the West Bank, in 1922 AD. After his father's death at the age of eight, he moved with his uncles to live in Beisan, and after three years returned to Nablus, and then in 1938 AD, returned to Beisan again for work. He joined the Muslim Brotherhood movement in 1945 AD and began his cooperation with them. He was a member of the Zakat committee of the Palestine camp with a population of 10,000.
Biography
After the aggressions of the Zionist regime against the Arabs and the occupation of the rest of Palestine in June 1967 AD, he went to the Old Askar Camp near Nablus and resided there. Until the time of his death, he was the elder of his family, which consisted of about 500 people. He initially worked at a gas station and then in the office of a Palestinian merchant in Nablus, and worked on raising his sons and daughters, most of whom obtained bachelor's degrees. One of his sons, named Ammar, obtained a PhD in Civil Engineering.
Statement by Kamal Ibrahim Alouna
Dr. Kamal Ibrahim Alouna, Professor of Political Science, says about him: «Hajj Khalil Abu Ghudayb was one of the flexible Islamic personalities who was in contact with the people. He participated in Islamic ceremonies and holidays. I became acquainted with him in 1986 AD. He was an educated Muslim; especially during Islamic holidays and other social occasions, I regularly visited him until his death. He went to Mecca twice and performed Hajj. He was respected by all who knew him».
In the Ranks of the Brotherhood
In 1945 AD, observing the sincerity of the speech and actions of the Brotherhood brothers, he joined them and began his cooperation. Regarding his joining the Muslim Brotherhood, he says: «I was inclined towards religion and always had a feeling that motivated me and prompted me to think about avoiding sins. In 1945 AD, while walking in a street in Beisan, I heard news on the radio about the opening of the Brotherhood branch in Jerusalem, in one of the city's mosques. This encouraged me to find out what the Brotherhood was. After the branches of the Muslim Brotherhood opened one after another, I was excited to learn more about this movement; so through reading newspapers and listening constantly to the radio, I learned many things about this movement and became one of those who encouraged people in the mosque to open the Brotherhood branch in Beisan. After many people gathered around us, we decided to open the Brotherhood branch in Beisan, and this was in late 1945 AD; so we contacted one of the active founders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Nablus named Abdul Aziz Al-Khayyat and it was agreed to rent a house and this house became the Brotherhood headquarters, and Sheikh Muhammad Fakhr al-Din, another person from Nablus, was appointed as the head of the Brotherhood branch».
He adds: «Muslim Brotherhood forces from Egypt always came to Palestine and gave speeches to the people, and we decided to officially open the Brotherhood branch in Beisan. A place where Sheikh Ahmad Abdul Aziz came from Egypt to participate in a magnificent parade that was from Jaffa to Beisan... The pioneers carried the Quran ahead, and the people were happy with the glory of this parade».
He says: «After review, the popularity of the Brotherhood increased and many joined us, and in addition to preaching, we burned down brothels, smashed liquor stores, and prevented any signs of corruption, and this was in 1946 AD. In the same year, weapons were brought from neighboring countries, especially Egypt, and Brotherhood members were trained, and a group attacked colonies and carried out operations against Jews and colonialism, and many young people were martyred in these operations. And this situation continued until 1948 AD».
After the entry of weapons from neighboring countries, especially Egypt, and attacking British and Zionist colonies, he participated in weapons training, and in the 1948 catastrophe, Palestine returned to Nablus again.
Death
He died on Friday, November 15, 2008 AD, in the city of Nablus and was buried in the city's Grand Mosque and after Friday prayer in the Eastern Cemetery.
References
- See: Entry Khalil Hafiz Abu Ghudayb in Ikhwan Wiki; ikhwanwiki.com..