By Dr. Vincent Cornell, PhD
This essay examines the roots of Sayyid Qutb’s arguments for the contemporary application of Sharia law. Noting a similarity between the Brethern of Purity’s doctrine and and those of Sayyid Qutb, he argues that the logic of their thinking led them to create similar models. According to Cornell, this is an important oversight in academia because “A Salafi ideology like Qutb’s, which claims Islamic authenticity based on strict adherence to the Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad, would be compromised if it can be proved that he “ransacked” this doctrine from a group that epitomized the rejection of the Sunni Islamic ideal.”
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