The Political Thought of Sayyid Qutb : The Theory of Jahiliyyah

ISBN-13: 9780415375962 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 272 str.

Sayed Khatab

Opis

Sayyid Qutb is widely considered an ideologue of the radical Islamist movements in the present world. His writings and, in particular, his theory of jahiliyyah was viewed as a threat to the nationalistic regimes in the Muslim world from Egypt to Tashkent and is now viewed as a threat to the West and America. It is through the prism of jahiliyyah that the radical Islamist movements divide the world to Islamic and jahili camps.
Based on Qutb's own Arabic writings, The Political Thought of Sayyid Qutb explains with others of Qutb's ideas, the force and intent of the Jahiliyyah concept; explores its development until it became a mature confrontational theory. The issues addressed in this book include:
· Philosophical concepts such as sovereignty, servitude, innate, human intellect and the universe
· Modern ideologies including Nationalism, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism and Democracy
· The influence of Qutb's theory on Muslims, Jihad and State
The book sheds light on Islamic radicalism and its intellectual origins by presenting new analysis on the intellectual legacy of one of the most important thinkers of modern Islamic revival. The Political Thought of Sayyid Qutb is essential reading for those with interests in Islam, philosophy and radical Islam.

Spis treści

1. Prologue  2. What the Early Muslims Meant by Jahiliyyah  3. Qutb's Intellectual Life and Character  4. Distinctions between Islam and Jahiliyyah

O autorze

Dr Sayed Khatab is a researcher in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University.  His research interests focus on the politics in the Middle East, and Islamic political thought and movements in the modern world.  Among his publications: 'Arabism and Islamism in Sayyid Qutb's Thought on Nationalism1, The Muslim World, 94, 2 (2004), 217-244