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From Secularism to Jihad - Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism (Hardcover)
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From Secularism to Jihad - Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism (Hardcover)
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The modern political idea of jihad-a violent struggle against
corrupt or anti-Islamic regimes-is essentially the brainchild of
one man who turned traditional Islamic precepts inside out and
created the modern radical political Islamist movement. Using the
evolution of Sayyid Qutb's life and writings, Musallam traces and
analyzes Qutb's alienation and subsequent emergence as an
independent Islamist within the context of his society and the
problems that it faced. Radicalized following his stay in the
United States in the late 1940s and during his imprisonment from
1954 to 1964, Qutb would pen controversial writings that would have
a significant impact on young Islamists in Egypt for decades
following his death and on global jihadist Islamists for the past
quarter century. Since September 11, 2001, the West has dubbed Qutb
the philosopher of Islamic terror and godfather ideologue of
al-Qaeda. This is the first book to examine his life and thought in
the wake of the events that ignited the War on Terrorism. A secular
man of letters in the 1930s and 1940s, Qutb's outlook and focus on
Quranic studies underwent drastic changes during World War II. The
Quran became a refuge for his personal needs and for answers to the
ills of his society. As a result, he forsook literature permanently
for the Islamic cause and way of life. His stay in the United
States from 1948 to 1950 reinforced his deeply held belief that
Islam is man's only salvation from the abyss of Godless materialism
he believed to be manifest in both capitalism and communism. Qutb's
active opposition to the secular policies of Egyptian President
Nasser led to his imprisonment from 1954 to 1964, during which his
writings called for the overthrow of Jahili (pagan) governments and
their replacement with a true and just Islamic society. A later
arrest and trial resulted in his execution in August 1966.
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