Qutb

[ koo-tuhb ]

nounIslam.

Origin of Qutb

First recorded in 1895–1900, Qutb is from the Arabic word quṭb literally, axis

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Qutb, though, applied the word to the contemporary world and the state order, and especially to Islamic states and societies.
Why the Caliphate Will Devour Its Children | Philip Jenkins | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The best known was Brotherhood alumnus Sayyid Qutb, whom the Egyptian state executed in 1966.
Why the Caliphate Will Devour Its Children | Philip Jenkins | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Qutb himself did not make the Caliphate central to his thought, but his disciples saw it as the only antidote to jahiliyyah.
Why the Caliphate Will Devour Its Children | Philip Jenkins | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
When they were near Chandwr, Qutb Khns people in it got out and away.
The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Qutb of Srwn may be the Qutb Khn of earlier mention without the cognomen.
The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

Qutb Khn, for his part, abandoned Etwa on hearing these news, fled with a few and got away.
The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

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