Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad was a manual found in the residence of which Egyptian cleric?
Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad (aka Encyclopedia of the Afghani Jihad or Encyclopedia of Afghan Terrorism) is a manual of Jihad in eleven volumes, detailing how to make and use explosives and firearms, how to plan and carry out assassinations and other terrorist acts, and much more. It was found in the London residence of Islamic cleric Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri in May 2004. During al-Masri's trial, the prosecution referred to the literature as a "blueprint for terror".
Abu Ayyub al-Masri Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( ; أبو أيّوب المصري , "ʾAbū ʾAyyūb al-Maṣrī " ; translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian") (ca. 1968 – 18 April 2010), also known as (   ) Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (أبو حمزة المهاجر "ʾAbū Ḥamzah al-Muhāǧir "; translation: "Father of Hamza the immigrant") and other aliases (see name) was the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq during the Iraqi insurgency, following the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June 2006. He was prime minister of the Islamic State of Iraq from 2009-2010.