Qutb
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Qutb
First recorded in 1895–1900, Qutb is from the Arabic word quṭb literally, axis
Example Sentences
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He was influenced by Sayyid Qutb, the Sunni Egyptian theoretician of the Muslim Brotherhood who propagated the idea of an Islamic Republic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
He rejected the teachings of renowned Muslim Brotherhood firebrand Sayyid Qutb, whose support of armed struggle helped give the ideological underpinnings for al-Qaeda, Egypt’s Islamic Jihad and, later, some leaders of the Islamic State.
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022
All four became radicalized in Hamburg; contact with the West created them, as it had created many Muslim radicals—Sayyid Qutb, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed—who came before.
From BusinessWeek • May 5, 2011
One of the young Zawahri's heroes, Muslim Brotherhood luminary Sayyid Qutb, was executed in 1966 on charges of trying to overthrow the state.
From Reuters • May 3, 2011
Three years later Ismail died, having contracted a fever while besieging a fortress belonging to the Qutb Shah of Golkonda.
From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Sewell, Robert
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