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Islamist theoristPolitical theory1906–1966

Sayyid Qutb

Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Qutb wrote Milestones, which declared modern Muslim societies to be in jahiliyya and called for a vanguard to establish God's sovereignty. He was executed by Nasser's government in 1966.

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Closest Spectrum
Right
Closest Ideology
Pan-Islamism
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Portrait: Sayyid Qutb
1906–1966
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal23.2%
    Unitary76.8%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy35.2%
    Autocracy64.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security72.1%
    Liberty27.9%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation67%
    Multicultural33%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force81.4%
    Negotiation18.6%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention29.3%
    Interventionist70.7%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Public
    Public66.7%
    Private33.3%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction66.2%
    Markets33.8%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism65.7%
    Free trade34.3%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Religious
    Secular4.5%
    Religious95.5%
  • Social norms

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive11.3%
    Traditionalist88.7%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration50%
    Ecologist50%

What distinguishes Sayyid Qutb

Largest median distance

Religion & state

This position is 44.3 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 49% SecularSayyid Qutb 5% Secular

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Economic coordination

This position is 4.9 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 61% State directionSayyid Qutb 66% State direction

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.