The political thought of Sayyid Qutb
Subtitle: the theory of jahiliyyah
By: Sayed Khatab.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Quṭb, Sayyid, 1903-1966; Islam and state; Islam and social problems; Islamic fundamentalism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: What the early Muslims meant by jahiliyyah; title: The Arabs before Islam; title: Arabian politics before Islam; title: Belief and conceptions in pre-Islamic Arabia; title: Lexical origins of the term jahiliyyah; title: Jahiliyyah and knowledge (ilm); title: Variations of jahiliyyah concept in pre-Islamic Arabic; title: Jahiliyyah and ummiyyah; title: Jahiliyyah and gentleness (hilm); title: The Qurʼanic concept of the term hilm; title: Jahiliyyah is the antithesis of sovereignty; title: Qutb's intellectual life and character; title: Rural phase; title: Modern phase; title: Character and social relations; title: The jahiliyyah theory's first stage : 1925-1939; title: Justice and harmony; title: Islam vs al-jahalat; title: The body, intellect, and unity; title: The great unity; title: The jahiliyyah theory's second stage : 1939-1948; title: Qutb and the future of Egypt; title: Qutb focuses on the Qurʼan; title: Qurʼanic conceptions vs jahili conceptions; title: Qutb's appreciation of his culture; title: Social reform; title: Social justice in Islam; title: The jahiliyyah theory's third stage : 1948-1950; title: On the eve of his trip; title: Qutb in the United States; title: The jahiliyyah theory's fourth stage : 1950-1966; title: The concept of jahiliyyah; title: Development of the concept of jahiliyyah.