qassam|qassams in English
noun
Arabic family name; Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882-1935), Syrian sheikh who was educated at Al-Azhar University; Qassam rocket, Kassam rocket, primitive home-made rocket produced by the Palestinian Hamas made of iron (2.5 to 3 millimeters thick) filled with explosives
Use "qassam|qassams" in a sentence
1. The death of the Shaykh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam at the hands of the British police near Jenin in November 1935 generated widespread outrage and huge crowds accompanied Qassam's body to his grave in Haifa.
2. The military wing of the Hamas movement, al-Qassam Brigades, recently published a statement of its “evolution of military tactics” including the “development and accumulation of strength since 2006.” The publication allows a glimpse into the growing military capabilities of the militant