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Explain the achievements of Sheikh Qutb.

23/3/2021

Achievements of Sheikh Qutb.

His ideas had profound influence on youth.
One of the two most influential Muslim thinkers of his country. Maududi being the other.
He was a revolutionary whose main goal was establishing Allah’s order on Earth.
He saw malaise of western culture and non-Islamic ideologies during his visit to the USA.
He was a prolific writer whose books had profound effect on many Muslims.
He came up with his own philosophy of education based on Qur’an and Sunnah.
He dearly faught against Arab nationalistic (ideologies) and called for establishment of an Islamic state.
He devoted himself to bringing total change in political system.
He injected ideological vitality in Ikwan (Muslim brotherhood).
He was a great thinker of Islam and wrote commentaries on the Qur’an.
He adorned the world of literature with his many books including Mushadid Al-Qiyamah, Fil Qur’an and Fi zilal Al-Qur’an.

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21/3/2021

Achievement of Savyid Qutb

He is the philosopher whose ideas influenced/had profound influence on Muslims on how. they viewed Islam.
He was revolutionary .He condemned the prevailing social, political and economic injustices and emphasised that social justice could only be realised in Islam.
He advocated for establishment of Allah’s authority/order on earth, that is the Islamisation of the constitution,
He wrote against Western culture and its materialism and non-Islamic ideologies. This was as a result of his visit to the USA for further studies in education.
He developed a philosophy of education based on the Quran and Sunnah.
He fought against Arab nationalism and other ideologies and called for establishment of an Islamic state.
He devoted himself to bringing total change in the political system. He joined the Muslim brotherhood and became t h e editor of its newspaper where he contributed ideologies into the movement.
He was a great thinker of Islam and wrote commentaries on the Quran and many other books which have influenced the thinking of many Muslims.

(5 x 2 = 10 marks)

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