From secularism to Jihad : Sayyid Qutb and the foundations of radical Islamism Prologue Intellectual political and socio economic transformations in egypt 1919 1952 Qutbs childhood and the emergence of a poet and a critic 1906 1938 Emergence of the student of the Qurʾan and early changes 1939 1947 The alienation of Sayyid Qutb 1939 1947 In search of social justice : the emergence of an independent Islamic ideologue 1947 1948 Qutbs experiences and impressions in America 1948 1950 and his return 1950 1952 Emergence of a radical Islamist 1952 1964 Martyrdom posthumous impact and global Jihad Epilogue