Sayyid Qutb is one of Islam's most notarised personalities. He was a prolific writer whose radical teachings and challenges to Islamic tradition have played a major role in shaping the face of fundamentalist Islam in the 20th and 21st centuries. His attitudes towards the West, Jahilliyah and Jihad and his Ideal Islamic Society have been a major influence, and still hold a significant factor in the development and expression of Islam.
Sayyid Qutb was born in Musha, Upper Egypt in 1906. Although they were not rich, Qutb‘s family, including two younger sisters and a younger brother, Muhammad, lived comfortably. An intelligent child, Qutb did well in school and even managed to memorize the Quran by the age of ten. Qutb‘s hatred of the United States seems to have manifested itself during his stay in Greeley, Colorado. As a foreign minority in a small conservative town in 1948, it is reasonable that Qutb …show more content…
Sayyid Qutb, his writings and ideologies remain at the centre of many revolutionary Islamist groups. Qutb‘s ideology has been passed down to the current generation of Islamists, who consider Milestones to be the cornerstone of their revolution. Qutb wrote twenty-four works, including several novels, books on literary art critique, education, and religion. Qutb‘s most impressive work is a 30-volume commentary on the Quran, In the Shade of the Quran, which, like Milestones, was completed during his imprisonment. Translations of Qutb‘s work exist in virtually every Arabic language, and few have been translated into English. The wide dissemination of Qutb‘s works has helped to heighten his popularity among Islamists who already considered him to be a virtuous martyr. Islamist groups all over the world frequently cite Qutb as a major influence in their own ideologies. For example, the blind sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who was imprisoned in the United States for conspiracy to commit terrorism, has called himself a disciple of Qutbs
Sayyid Qutb was born in Musha, Upper Egypt in 1906. Although they were not rich, Qutb‘s family, including two younger sisters and a younger brother, Muhammad, lived comfortably. An intelligent child, Qutb did well in school and even managed to memorize the Quran by the age of ten. Qutb‘s hatred of the United States seems to have manifested itself during his stay in Greeley, Colorado. As a foreign minority in a small conservative town in 1948, it is reasonable that Qutb …show more content…
Sayyid Qutb, his writings and ideologies remain at the centre of many revolutionary Islamist groups. Qutb‘s ideology has been passed down to the current generation of Islamists, who consider Milestones to be the cornerstone of their revolution. Qutb wrote twenty-four works, including several novels, books on literary art critique, education, and religion. Qutb‘s most impressive work is a 30-volume commentary on the Quran, In the Shade of the Quran, which, like Milestones, was completed during his imprisonment. Translations of Qutb‘s work exist in virtually every Arabic language, and few have been translated into English. The wide dissemination of Qutb‘s works has helped to heighten his popularity among Islamists who already considered him to be a virtuous martyr. Islamist groups all over the world frequently cite Qutb as a major influence in their own ideologies. For example, the blind sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who was imprisoned in the United States for conspiracy to commit terrorism, has called himself a disciple of Qutbs