Perhaps this explains why he also became shaykh and the strong connection with the Islamic movement. From a young age he has a strong tendency towards Islamic studies, so when he grew up and became young he decided to go to Egypt to study Sharia in Al-Azhar and become an official Imam. He insists on building himself without financial help from mosques or other sources, so he and his friend decided to make and sell sweets (Baklawa) to earn some money to cover their study expenses. All of this can give us an idea of his personality and how determined he is. Early in his life the Ottoman Empire ruled the Arab world and worked alongside them until their collapse and they consider him loyal to them. The Ottomans ruled in the name of Islam and this intersects with Al-Qassam's ideology. He believed that Sharia law should be applied to all people, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, for example when he heard that mule trains were carrying alcohol through the district, he tried to stop them and imposed many restrictions everything is disagreed with Sunni concepts. Although Al-Qassam has much in common with the Ottoman one, there were some cases where there was disagreement between the two sides. In the early nineteenth century, Italy invaded Libya and exerted strong pressure on the Ottoman Empire. Al-Qassam decided to help the Libyans and gathered financial support, after which he moved with a few mujahideen to Alexandria (Egypt) expecting the Ottomans to open the door for them to fight alongside the Libyans. The Ottomans had different priorities than Libya as they had another thread coming from the north of the empire near the Balkan region, so they decided to let
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