Title: In the Shade of the Quran - في ظلال القران

Author: Sayyid Qutb

Publisher: Daar Al Shurooq, Cairo

Binding: Hardcover 6 Volumes (heavy)

Language: Arabic only

Condition: Some bending of corners in volume 3.

Review:

In the Shade of the Qur'an is more than 'just another' commentary; yet it is not too over-reaching or outlandish to be a completely new interpretation. It is an earnest, sincere, and sober look at man's contemporary achievements and difficulties in the light of the message of the Qur'an. It is an effort to vigorously explore its rich wisdom, and expand its invaluable guidance for the benefit of an increasingly 'sophisticated', yet highly perplexed modern society.

The work, which is by far Sayyid Qutb's largest and most profound, spans the while of the text of the Qur'an.

It was written, and party re-written over a period of more than 15 years, most of which the author had spent in Egyptian prisons, during the 1950s and 1960s. In it is embedded Sayyid Qutb's insight, highly esteemed intellectual vigor, and his widely-acclaimed literary prowess.

This book has been universally recognised as an outstanding contribution to Islamic thought and scholarship, to which students and scholars, as well as contemporary Islamic revivalist movements all over the world, owe a great deal. Now that it is available in English, it will continue to enlighten and inspire millions more. It will take its rightful place as an indispensable work of reference for a proper understanding of contemporary Islamic thinking.

Author:

True to his teachings died for the values he espoused. He was sentenced to death and hanged by a military court established by Nasser. Writing was his jihad against the jahiliyya that he saw all around him 1906 : Born in the village Musha, northern Egypt.

1930's and 1940's: Qutb started working as a inspector of schools for the Egyptian Ministry of Education. He also tries to start a career as a writer, and publishes some books but without much success.

1948: Travels to USA on a scholarship to study the educational system, receiving a master's degree from the Colorado State College of Education.

1951: Qutb returns to Egypt, and joins the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al Muslimeen) 1952: First volume of his commentary In the Shade of the Qur'an (Fi Zilal al-Qur'an) is published. There would be 29 more volumes to this work.

1954: He is arrested and sentenced to long imprisonment together with many other members of the Ikhwan,. 1964: After 10 years in prison, Qutb is released.

1965: Is allegedly part of the planning of the assassination of President Gamal Abdu l-Nasser, and is arrested again. 1966 August 29: Executed after being found guilty in the 1965 plot. May Allah Bless his Soul.

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