History of sayyid qutb

Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was an influential Muslim Brotherhood ideologue whose later publications inspired radical Islamists worldwide, particularly those seeking confrontational means to address what they perceived as governing leaders’ immorality and corruption.

History of sayyid qutb

Like Hassan al-Banna and other Muslim reformists, Qutb was disturbed by the social ills he witnessed in Egypt, and attributed them to an erosion of public piety among Egyptians. However, his early writings reflect greater ease with Western culture and thought.

During a two year period of study in the United States, he changed his views on Western culture and reported being shocked by racism and especially sexual permissiveness. Upon his return to Cairo, he became intensely critical of the Nasser government.

Influenced by Islamist writers such as Abu A'la Maududi in and Abu Hasan al-Nadwi in India and Ibn Taymiyyah, Qutb became convinced that Egypt was in a state of jahiliyya—