zi ▁al - Q aw u q ji ▁and ▁his ▁deput y ▁Muhammad ▁al - A sh mar ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁by ▁the ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁Mu ft i , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁role . ▁Al - Q aw u q ji ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁revol t ' s ▁leader ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁at ▁least ▁nomin ally , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁In ▁general , ▁the ▁local ▁re bel ▁leaders ▁fighting ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁were ▁w ary ▁of ▁outside ▁leaders ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁each ▁other . ▁According ▁to ▁Dar w aza , ▁" Each ▁commander ▁defined ▁his ▁area ▁of ▁his ▁operations , ▁which ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁his ▁own ▁sphere ▁of ▁influence . ▁He ▁would ▁become ▁ups et ▁if ▁a ▁neighbor ing ▁leadership ▁enc ro ached ▁into ▁his ▁area ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁juris diction ." ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁reb els ▁formed ▁a ▁central ▁military ▁command ▁structure ▁called ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁Revol t ▁in ▁Palest ine , ▁which ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ' s ▁military ▁arm . ▁However , ▁the ▁growing ▁rival ry ▁between ▁Abd ▁al - R ah im ▁al - H aj j ▁Muhammad ▁and ▁Ar if ▁Abd ▁al - R azi q ▁imp eded ▁the ▁Bureau ' s ▁operations ▁and ▁coord ination . ▁The ▁two ▁were ▁designated ▁the ▁rot ational ▁role ▁of ▁General ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Revol t . ▁The