Sayyid Qutb's Influence On The Arab World

Osama was against two things: Westernism and Judaism. Osama was a devout muslim, and was convinced that American and Western views were corrupting Islamic tradition. According to Elaine Landau, “The militant fundamentalists do not want Western corruption to infect the Muslim world.” He passionately believed in the Jihad, a war against enemies of Islam. The famous theorist stated, “Jihad is not confined to the summoning of troops and the establishment of huge forces. It takes various forms; from all the territories of Islam, there should arise a group of people reinforced with faith, well equipped with means and methods; and then let them set out to attack the

Sayyid Qutb had a seemingly minimal impact throughout his life, but his teachings and ideology have become of significant importance to the Islamic faith. However his views and thoughts of that are somewhat extreme have lead some followers to form organizations which are involved with radical, extreme and “terrorist” activities.

While Osama was studying in college, his ideas of Islam became more radical. Osama was obsessed with the writings of Sayyid Qutb, Qutb derived the evils of America, which he believed was evident in their untraditional culture (such as style, music), liberties such as personal freedoms, rampant racist and an economic system which cultivated greed. Qutb believed that the ways and the culture of America were “ungodly”. He often encouraged people of their faith to fight against scepticism, debauchery and

This paper explores the life and times of Osama bin Laden, his constant fighting which he believed to be an holy war popularly known as jihad. It is discovered that he started fighting at an early age and even dropped out of school to join the war at Afghanistan who were fighting the Soviets. The paper also talks of what prompted the formation of Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda was a terrorism group formed by Osama.

The European colonialism, and the British, greatly helped the rise of Islam. The European colonialism gave them the strength to rise against their oppressors. The Wahhabi movement was started as a result of the European colonialism. The British helped groups of Islam by giving them weapons as well as the financial support that they needed as well as aiding them in setting up a central form of government. Muhammad Iqbal called for a bold reinterpretation of Islam that would take the best of Western ideas, but recast them according to Islamic principles and values. He wanted to reconstruct the religious thought in Islam so that it would be more significant in the modern world. On the other hand, Osama bin Laden pushed his ideas on the people of Islam and used great force. He created a group called Al Qaeda, whose purpose was to drive the U.S. out of Arabia, overthrow the Saudi government, liberate Islam’s holy sites, and support revolutionary groups around the world. Osama bin Laden was among the founders who issued a fatwa that states that it is the duty of all Muslims to kill U.S. citizens and their allies.

Certain people think of him in Saudi Arabia they associate him as an activist. Bin Laden justifies his actions through the pursuit of his “Holy War Against Americans”. Before reading his article Declaration of War Against the Americans Occupying the Land of Two Holy Places: Expel the Polytheists From the Arabian Peninsula, I did not know what Laden’s issue with America was. So let me start off by saying I cannot justify what he did but I can understand his claim. The Declaration of Jihad on the Americans Occupying the Country of the Two Sacred Places started in August 1996. When Osama bin Laden’s first call for Jihad against the United States took place, He first started off by saying that the leader in charge of Saudi Arabia need to be taken away for letting the Americans in. He is angry at the higher powers for giving America and Israel the power to invade their land. In addition he blames them for the power that they gave to the intruders. He then addresses the entire Muslim world, urging the believers to respond to non-Muslim aggression against believers by waging Jihad which means holy war in defense of their

“Muslims, Bin Laden argues, must reverse a series of humiliations that they’ve endured since the Ottoman Empire, the last Muslim great power, was dismantled after World War I. Al-Qaeda’s 1998 declaration of a jihad, or holy war, against ‘Jews and Crusaders’ urges Muslims to attack ‘the Americans and their allies, civilian and military,’ supposedly as a response to U.S. policies that al-Qaeda feels oppress Muslims: the stationing of troops in Saudi Arabia; the backing of U.N. sanctions against Iraq; support for repressive Arab regimes; support for Israel; alleged complicity in Russian attacks on Muslims in Chechnya; and interventions in Bosnia, Somalia, and other Muslim regions that bin Laden sees as attempts to spread America’s empire. These Western policies, according to al-Qaeda, add up to a ‘clear

When comparing and contrasting the different ideologies of Sayyid Qutb and Zaynab al-Ghazali, there is a strong fundamental sense for both in the role of Islam in constructing an ideal society; that Islam in one’s daily life contains everything that a person or a society might lack. So too do these thinkers hold a strong parallel between western modernity and the Jahiliya. Where Qutb and al-Ghazali differ comes from their conceptual differences, particularly in regards to gender and governing.

As international terrorism grew in the 1990's in Asia and Africa, Osama bin Laden was been as an Islamic discontent symbol. Faced with a population growth, young men had no jobs bin Laden was a face for these discontented men and this was where his movement was

In November of 2002, Osama Bin Laden put a “Letter to America” on the Internet, listing his reasons for attacking the US. America’s support for Israel, sanctions on Iraq, and military occupation of Saudi Arabia angered Bin Laden. Israel has

Sayyid Qutb showed many contributions to Islam through the books and writings that he illustrated. The books and writings all express his values and perspectives. Qutb wrote many books and a various amount of articles to try to criticise the way Americans were living, although, was also criticising the Arab world for trying to become westernised. Sayyid was the author of a total of 24 books. There was three leading books that he wrote, Shadows of the Qur’an, Milestones and Social Justice in Islam. 

‘Social Justice in Islam’ was written by Qutb first during his time in the West. This book expressed his belief in tawhid and in Islam as this was known as the only way of life. This was all attempted by himself to enforce these in the Egyptian

In 1988, Osama bin Laden seek to continue a holy war and founded a group called al Qaeda. Osama was upset against the United States supporting Israel and the economic sanctions imposed against Saddam Hussein in Iraq after 1991 Gulf war. In 1988, Osama and other Islamic extremist issued a manifesto denouncing the presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia. The manifesto specifically reads; “To kill Americans and their allies, both Civil and Military, is an individual duty of every Muslim who is able in any country, until their armies shattered, and broken-winged, depart from all the lands of Islam.” On September 11, 2001, Osama accomplished his evil act of terrorism that took the lives of many people.

The PFLP is Fatah’s primary rival within the PLO and claims to offer a fundamentally different ideological and organizational approach in achieving Palestinian goals. Founded in late 1967, the PFLP has its roots in the Arab Nationalist Movement (ANM) and in the political styles of its own principle founders, George Habash and Wadi Haddad—both from Greek Orthodox Christian backgrounds. The Arab Nationalist Movement particularly attracted to Christians, who saw a secular ideology based on Arab unity as a way to equalize their status in a predominately-Muslim world and to shape out a special niche for themselves within the Palestinian resistance movement.

He was then considered as a controversial figure. With the rise of Islamism all over the world, and with al-Qaraḍāwī’s central position in contemporary Sunni Islamist movement, many warnings about the threat of Islamism have been centred around his statements and activities. In 2001, for example, he was banned from entering the United States because of his support for suicide attacks in Palestine in the course of the second intifada .

The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as al-Harakah al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Hamas), has proven to be an extremely agile and capable terrorist organization in Palestine. They benefit from a deep-rooted sociocultural infrastructure, highly lethal tactics and a complex hierarchy of leadership, all of which have allowed the organization to prosper for over two decades. As where 90% of terrorist groups wither and rapidly falter, Hamas has been able to quickly adapt to the constantly changing political and social environment of Palestine . This evolution, has always assured the organization a generous group of adherents. The necessity to change based on environmental stressors has likened it to a “multipronged organism, which has