Sayyid Qutb

Sayyid Qutb (pronounced [ˈsaɪjɪd ˈqʊtˁb]) (also Saïd, Syed, Seyyid, Sayid, or Sayed; last name also Koteb (rather common), Qutub, Kotb, or Kutb) (Arabic: سيد قطب‎; October 9, 1906[1] – August 29, 1966) was an Egyptian author, Islamist, and the leading intellectual of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and '60s. He is best known in the Muslim world for his work on what he believed to be the social and political role of Islam, particularly in his books Social Justice and Ma'alim fi-l-Tariq (Milestones). His extensive Quranic commentary Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (In the shade of the Qur'an) has contributed significantly to modern perceptions of Islamic concepts such as jihad, jahiliyyah, and ummah. Islamists consider him to be a martyr (shahid) because of his execution by Nasser's government.
In the West Qutb is known for his intense dislike of the United States[2] and is sometimes described as "the man whose ideas would shape Al Qaeda." [3][4][5][6] Today, his supporters are often identified as Qutbists.

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Qutbism and Whahhabism: Two Tenets of Salafism

Qutbism: Encyclopedia II - Qutbism - The Tenets of Qutbism
The main tenet of Qutbist ideology is the belief that almost all of Islam is heading into the era of pre-Islamic Arabs or Jahiliyya, and must be reconquered.

• It is one of the two main strands of Salafi thought, the other being Wahhabism. Qutb outlined his ideas in his book Milestones.
• The main principle of Qutbism is clearly stated when Qutb writes that "Muslims have drifted away from their religion and their way of life, and have forgotten that Islam appointed them as representatives of God and made them responsible for learning all the sciences and developing various capabilities......

The main tenet of Qutbist ideology is that the Muslim community (or the Muslim community outside of a vanguard fighting to reestablish it) "has been extinct for a few centuries"

[2] having reverted to Godless ignorance (Jahiliyya), and must be re-conquered for Islam.
Qutb outlined his ideas in his book Ma'alim fi-l-Tariq (aka Milestones).

• Adherence to Sharia as sacred law accessible to humans, without which Islam cannot exist
  adherence to Sharia as a complete way of life that will bring not only justice, but complete freedom from servitude, peace, personal serenity, scientific discovery and other benefits;
• Avoidance of Western and non-Islamic "evil and corruption," including socialism and nationalism;
• Vigilance against Western and Jewish conspiracies against Islam
• A two-pronged attack of 1) preaching to convert and 2) jihad to forcibly eliminate the "structures" of Jahiliyya.
• The importance of offensive Jihad to eliminate Jahiliyya not only from the Islamic homeland but from the face of the earth.

Some, such as Dale C. Eikmeier, a strategic planner at the US Army War College, give a broader definition of Qutbism. Eikmeier calls it "a fusion of puritanical and intolerant Islamic orientations," that includes not only Qutb's ideas but those of Abul Ala Maududi, Hassan al Banna, and even Shia elements,"to justify armed jihad in the advance of Islam, and other violent methods utilized by twentieth century militants. ...

• Qutbism advocates violence and justifies terrorism against non-Muslims and apostates in an effort to bring about the reign of God.
• Others, i.e., Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Abdullah Azzam, and Osama bin Laden built terrorist organizations based on the principles of Qutbism and turned the ideology of Islamic-Fascism into a global action plan."[3]

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