Abdel Aziz El-Rantisi’s life of 57 years can be simply described as the art of overcoming one obstacle after another, culminating with the only fitting end for a true Muslim mujahid. Born a few months before the uprooting of Palestinians and usurpation of their land in 1948, Abu Mohammad lived through the most difficult period of contemporary Palestinian history. Through determination and sheer resolve, he and a handful group of companions, steered the Palestinian people out of the depths of subjugation and helplessness towards empowerment and on the doorsteps of liberation.