Quṭb, Sayyid

Quṭb, Sayyid
in full Ibrāhīm Ḥusayn Shādhilī Sayyid Quṭb

born Oct. 9, 1906, near Asyūṭ, Egypt
died Aug. 29, 1966, Cairo

Egyptian writer who was one of the foremost figures in modern Sunnite Islamic revivalism.

He was from a family of impoverished rural notables. For most of his early life he was a schoolteacher. Originally an ardent secularist, he came, over time, to adopt many Islamist views. Following a brief period studying in the U.S. (1948–50), he became convinced of the corruption of Western secularism and on his return to Egypt joined the Muslim Brotherhood. He was at first on good terms with the revolutionary regime of Gamal Abdel Nasser but was imprisoned (1954–64) along with other Brotherhood leaders on charges of sedition. His prison years were his most productive. The brutal treatment he received convinced him that Egypt, like the West, was corrupt, and, drawing (often freely) on the work of early Muslim scholars such as Ibn Taymiyyah, he argued that much of modern Muslim society had fallen in apostasy and was, therefore, a legitimate target of jihad. He penned these ideas in several books, including Signposts in the Road (1964), which became a template for modern Sunnite militancy. Released from prison in 1964, he was soon rearrested, tried for treason, and executed.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Qutb, Sayyid — por ext. Ibrāhīm FONT face=TahomaḤusayn Shādhilī Sayyid QuFONT face=Tahomaṭb (9 oct. 1906, cerca de AsyūFONT face=Tahomaṭ, Egipto–29 ago. 1966, El Cairo). Escritor egipcio, una de las principales figuras en el renacimiento actual del islamismo… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Qutb, Sayyid — (1324–86/1906–66)    See Islamism …   Islamic philosophy dictionary

  • Sayyid Qutb — ( *cite book|author=Qutb, Sayyid|title=Social justice in Islam|publisher=Islamic Publications International|introduction=Hamid Algar|Translator=John B. Hardie; revised by Hamid Algar|year=2000|id=ISBN 1889999113 *cite book|author=Shepard, William …   Wikipedia

  • sayyid — /sah yid, say id/, n. 1. (in Islamic countries) a supposed descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Hussein, the second son of his daughter Fatima. 2. a title of respect, esp. for royal personages. Also, said, sayed, sayid. [1780 90; < Ar:… …   Universalium

  • Sayyid — (as used in expressions) Ahmad Kan, Sir Sayyid Fadlallah, (Ayatollah Sayyid) Muhammad Husayn Muhammad Ahmad ibn al Sayyid Abd Allah Mir Sayyid Ali Qutb, Sayyid Ibrahim Husayn Shadhili Sayyid QuTb Sayyid Said …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sayyid Qutb — (1965) Sayyid Qutb (auch: Qutub, Kutub; arabisch ‏سَيِّد قُطب‎, DMG Saiyid Quṭb) (* 9. Oktober 1906 in Muscha, Provinz Asyut; † 29. August 1966); war ein …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sayyid Qutb — en prison Sayyid Qutb (arabe : سيد قطب) né le 9 octobre 1906 et exécuté par pendaison le 29 août 1966 était un poète, essayiste, et critique littéraire égyptien, puis un militant musulman membre des Frères musulmans …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sayyid Qutb — (en árabe: سيد قطب‎) 8 de octubre de 1906 29 de agosto de 1966) fue un autor y activista político egipcio y militante musulmán, ligado a los Hermanos Musulmanes, una de las principales entidades fundamentalistas islámicas. Ideario e influencias… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Qutb — Qutb, Qutub, Kutb, or Kutub (Arabic قطب), literally axis or pole , may refer to:People* Qutub (Sufism), certain saints in Sufism * Qutb ud din Aybak (? 1210), Sultan of Delhi * Sayyid Qutb (1906 1966), an Egyptian author and Islamist, older… …   Wikipedia

  • Qutb — (arabisch ‏قطب‎, DMG quṭb) – manchmal auch umgeschrieben als Qutub, Qut b, Kutub oder Kuttub – bedeutet auf arabisch „Pol“, „Achse“ oder auch (besonders im Plural: arabisch ‏اقطاب‎, DMG Aqṭāb) „bedeutende Persönlichkeit“ oder… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”