Al sayyid qutb biography

Sayyid Qutb, the doyen of the Ikhwan al-Muslimun, had a very profound impact on the Muslim Arab youth coming of age since late 60s. Western writers in recent years have focused on him as one of the two most influencial Muslim thinkers of this century, the other being Sayyid Maududi. Qutb&#;s writings prior to are more of a &#;moralist&#;.

It was after he was introduced to Maududi&#;s ideas, especially his emphasis on Islam being a complete way of life, and establishment of Allah&#;s order on earth as every Muslim&#;s primary responsibility that Qutb changed into a revolutionary. His two years sojourn () in the US opened his eyes to the malise of the western culture and non-Islamic ideologies.

After his return to Egypt he resigned his job in the Education directorate and devoted himself to the idea of bringing a total change in the political system.

Al sayyid qutb biography in urdu The essence of Qutbism, the repetition of the phrase, "there is no God but Allah" as if it can answer all needs, perhaps provides the key to understanding its appeal to Muslims. But Islam cannot agree to this unless they submit to its authority by paying Jizyah, which will be guarantee that they have opened their doors for the preaching of Islam This explains the targeting of Jews in attacks by Al-Qaeda such as the one in Mumbai in November, In he left Musha for Cairo to stay with his uncle, a journalist; migration offered an escape from the limited socioeconomic opportunities of rural village life.

Ikhwan gained ideological vitality when Sayyid Qutb in his jail cell wrote a book in which he revised Hassan al-Banna Shahid&#;s dream of establishing an Islamic state in Egypt after the nation was thoroughly Islamized. Sayyid Qutb recommended that a revlutionary vanguard should first establish an Islamic state and then, from above impose Islamization on Egyptian society that had deviated to Arab nationalistic ideologies.

His subsequent 11 years behind prison walls gave him an opportunity to confirm what Maududi&#;s writing made him aware, and that is what convinced the secular Nasserites to condemn him to death on false accusations.

Other than Prophet Muhammad (s), the contemporary men who had great influence on me were my father, Imam Hassan al-Banna, and Shaheed Sayyid Qutb.

The first two Islamic books that I studied as teenager were "Dirasat Islamiyya" (Studies in Islam, or Lessons in Islam) and Aladalah Alijtima&#;eyyah Fil-Islam (Social Justice in Islam) both by Sayyid Qutb. Although I have never met or seen Sayyid Qutb, I knew him (as most other Muslims involved with Islamic work) through his many books, like the two mentioned above, his great commentary on the Qur&#;an, Fithilal-el-Qur&#;an (in the Shades of the Qur&#;an), and other books.

Sayyid Qutb was born on 8 October , in a village called "Musha" in the township of Qaha in the province of Assyout in Egypt. He entered the elementary and primary school of Musha in and finished his primary education in He dropped out of school for two years because of the revolution of His father was Haj Qutb, son of Ibrahi, and a well-known religious person in his village, and his mother was also a religious lady from a well-known family who cared about him and his two younger sisters, Hamida and Amina, and a younger brother, Muhammad.

After completing his primary education in Musha, Sayyid Qutb moved to Cairo for further education where he lived with his uncle, Ahmad Hussain Osman. This was in , when he was 14 years old. It should be noted that he memorized the Qur&#;an when he was about 10 years old in his village. He lost his father while he was in Cairo, so he convinced his mother to move with him to Cairo, where she died in After the death of his mother, he expressed his loneliness in several articles (Ummah, My Mother) published in the book, "Atatiaf Alarbaa" (The Four Lights), which his sisters, brother and he wrote.

In Cairo, he completed his high school education and enrolled in the teachers&#; college, Darul Oloom, in In he qualified as an Arabic-Language teacher and received a Bachelor of Arts degree then joined the ministry of education.

Al sayyid qutb biography The Jews have confronted Islam with enmity fromt he moment the Islamic state was established in Mediana Washington, D. Sayre, April Pulley —. One of the most popular of his books, Social Justice in Islam , reflects his critical attitude to the West.

Very soon (about six years), he left his ministry job as a teacher and devoted his time to freelance writing. A factor leading to his resignation from the teaching job was his disagreement with the ministry of education and many colleagues regarding his philosophy of education and his attitude towards the literary arts.

From to , an obvious switch in his writing towards the Islamic ideology was noted.

He wrote several articles on the artistic expression of the Qur&#;an, as well as two books titled "Expression of the Qur&#;an" and "Scenes from the Day of Judgement." In , his book "Social Justice in Islam" was published. In it he made it clear that true social justice can only be realized in Islam. In November , he went to the United States to study educational curricula.

He spent two and one half years moving between Washington DC., and California, where he realized the materialistic attitude of the literary arts and its lack of spirituality. He interrupted his stay in the United States and returned to Egypt in August Sayyid Qutb resumed his job as a teacher and inspector in the ministry of education before he resigned in October (again because of his repeated philosophical disagreements with the minister of education and many of his colleagues).

The period from to included his joining the Ikhwan (The Muslim Brotherhood).

Al sayyid qutb biography wikipedia Don't have an account? According to Qutb: The Meccan portion of the holy Qur'an, revealed to the Prophet - peace be on him - over a period of thirteen years, dealt with only one question. The doctrine takes priority and thus constitutes the essence of Islam particularly God's attributes of unicity, lordship, divinity, and absolute authority that must first be firmly embraced by members of the vanguard prior to its implementation. All current Muslim governments are heretical - Takfir according to Qutb, because they do not obey the rule of law- Sharia.

His ideas were quite clear about the fallacy of many of the prevailing social and political/economic injustices and the need for Islamic reform, and he became the chief editor of the newspaper of Ikhwan. During his period, several of his books appeared on Islamic ideology and Islam as a complete way of life. He was arrested when the Ikhwan was accused of attempting to overthrow the government in and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labor.

He remained in Jarah prison near Cairo for about 10 years after which due to his health condition, he was released when the Iraqi President, Abdul Salam Arif, intervened.

In he published his famous book, Mallem Fittareek (Milestones), which led to his re-arrest with the accusation of conspiracy against the Egyptian President, Abdul Nasser.

He was tried and rapidly sentenced to death based upon many excerpts of his book, Milestones. There was quite an international uproar and protest in various Muslim countries with appeals to President Abdul Nasser to pardon Sayyid Qutb.

Sayyid qutb He was immediately turned into a martyr and cult figure by Egyptian Islamists. Sayles, John. According to Qutb:. Social conservatives reject his advocacy of sharing wealth and social justice, which they consider to be unlawful innovation.

In spite of several demonstrations and many objections in various Muslim countries, Sayyid Qutb was executed by hanging on August 29, He left behind a total of 24 books, including several novels, several books on literary arts&#; critique, on the education of adults and children, and several religious books, including the 30 volume Commentary of the Qur&#;an.

Sayyid Qutb will always be remembered for his legacy of clearly defining the basic ideas of the Oneness and sovereignty of Allah, the clear distinction between pure faith and the association of partners with Allah (Shirk) overt and hidden, and the only hope for salvation of humanity.

Sayyid Qutb was smiling when he was executed, showing his conviction of the beautiful life to come in paradise &#; a life he definitely and rightfully deserved.

 

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