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====Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966)====
{{main|Milestones (book)}}
{{see also|Sayyid Qutb|Qutbism}}
[[File:Sayyid Qutb.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sayyid Qutb]]]]

Qutb, a leading member of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] movement, is considered by some (Fawaz A. Gerges) to be "the founding father and leading theoretician" of modern jihadists, such as [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref>Fawaz A. Gerges, ''The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global'' (Bronxville, N.Y.: Sarah Lawrence College) {{ISBN|978-0521791403}} prologue</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gemsofislamism.tripod.com/qutb_milest_influence_obl.html|title=How Did Sayyid Qutb Influence Osama bin Laden?|publisher=Gemsofislamism.tripod.com|access-date=21 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017060150/http://gemsofislamism.tripod.com/qutb_milest_influence_obl.html|archive-date=17 October 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>*{{cite journal |last=Mura |first=Andrea |year=2014 |title=The Inclusive Dynamics of Islamic Universalism: From the Vantage Point of Sayyid Qutb's Critical Philosophy |journal=Comparative Philosophy |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=29–54 }}</ref> He was executed for allegedly participating in a presidential assassination plot in 1966.

Maududi's political ideas influenced Sayyid Qutb. Like Maududi, he believed Sharia was crucial to Islam, so the restoration of its full enforcement was vital to the world. Since Sharia had not been fully enforced for centuries, Islam had "been extinct for a few centuries".<ref>Qutb, Sayyid, ''Milestones'', The Mother Mosque Foundation, (1981), p. 11, 19</ref> Qutb preached that Muslims must engage in a two-pronged attack of converting individuals through [[Dawah|preaching Islam]] peacefully but also using "physical power and jihad".<ref>Qutb, Sayyid, ''Milestones'', p.55</ref> Force was necessary because "those who have usurped the authority of God" would not give up their power through friendly persuasion.<ref>Qutb, Sayyid, ''Milestones'', p.59</ref>
Like Khomeini, whom he influenced he believed the West was engaged in a vicious centuries long war against Islam.<ref>Qutb, Sayyid, ''Milestones'', pp.124, 116, 160</ref>