The political thought of Sayyid Qutb: the theory of jahiliyyah
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New York
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Routledge
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Includes bibliographical references
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Sayed Khatab
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What the early Muslims meant by jahiliyyah -- The Arabs before Islam -- Arabian politics before Islam -- Belief and conceptions in pre-Islamic Arabia -- Lexical origins of the term jahiliyyah -- Jahiliyyah and knowledge )ilm( -- Variations of jahiliyyah concept in pre-Islamic Arabic -- Jahiliyyah and ummiyyah -- Jahiliyyah and gentleness )hilm( -- The Quranic concept of the term hilm -- Jahiliyyah is the antithesis of sovereignty -- Qutb's intellectual life and character -- Rural phase -- Modern phase -- Character and social relations -- The jahiliyyah theory's first stage : 5291-9391 -- Justice and harmony -- Islam vs al-jahalat -- The body, intellect, and unity -- The great unity -- The jahiliyyah theory's second stage : 9391-8491 -- Qutb and the future of Egypt -- Qutb focuses on the Quran -- Quranic conceptions vs jahili conceptions -- Qutb's appreciation of his culture -- Social reform -- Social justice in Islam -- The jahiliyyah theory's third stage : 8491-0591 -- On the eve of his trip -- Qutb in the United States -- The jahiliyyah theory's fourth stage : 0591-6691 -- The concept of jahiliyyah -- Development of the concept of jahiliyyah