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1906109Born in the village of Musha, located in Asyut Governorate, Egypt.<hr><br>Source: Johannes J. G. Jansen, <em>The Dual Nature of Islamic Fundamentalism</em> (New York: Cornell University Press, 1997), 49.
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1916Supposedly memorizes the Quran by the age of 10.<hr><br>Source: Paul Berman, “The Philosopher of Islamic Terror,” <em>New York Times</em>, March 23, 2003, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/magazine/the-philosopher-of-islamic-terror.html.
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1920Moves to Cairo for his secondary education, where he studies at Dar-al-Ulum between 1929 and 1933.He then works as a teacher and in the Ministry of Education, and writes novels and essays criticizing Egyptian society.<hr><br>Sources: Johannes J. G. Jansen, <em>The Dual Nature of Islamic Fundamentalism</em>, (New York: Cornell University Press, 1997), 49; Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower</em>, (New York: Random House, 2011), 9.
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1948King Farouk, ruler of the British-tied Egyptian monarchy, issues an arrest warrant for Qutb due to his writings and social criticism.Qutb’s friends arrange for him to study in the United States.<hr><br>Source: Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower</em>, (New York: Random House, 2011), 9.
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19481950Lives in the United States and studies at Wilson Teachers’ College (now University of the District of Columbia) and Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado).Qutb is repulsed by Western culture and determines that Islamic law, or sharia, is necessary for Muslim society.<hr><br>Sources: Paul Berman, “The Philosopher of Islamic Terror,” New York Times, March 23, 2003, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/magazine/the-philosopher-of-islamic-terror.html;<br>Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower</em>, (New York: Random House, 2011), 18-20.
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19508Returns to Egypt and joins the Muslim Brotherhood.Qutb and fellow Brotherhood members conspire with the Free Officers to overthrow King Farouk. Gamal Abdel Nasser reportedly promises Qutb a prominent position in the revolutionary government.<hr><br>Sources: Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower<em> (New York: Random House, 2011), 31;<br>Paul Berman, “The Philosopher of Islamic Terror,” New York Times, March 23, 2003, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/magazine/the-philosopher-of-islamic-terror.html.
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19527The Free Officers topple King Farouk and take power.The cooperation between the theocratic Brotherhood and the secular Free Officers comes to an end.<hr><br>Sources: “1952: Egyptian army ousts prime minister,” BBC, accessed April 20, 2016, http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/7/newsid_3074000/3074069.stm;<br>Paul Berman, “The Philosopher of Islamic Terror,” <em>New York Times</em>, March 23, 2003, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/magazine/the-philosopher-of-islamic-terror.html.
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1953119533Early 1953Nasser briefly jails Qutb for three months.After his release, Qutb becomes the editor of the Brotherhood’s magazine, <em>Al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin</em>.<hr><br>Source: Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower</em> (New York: Random House, 2011), 32.
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19541026A Muslim Brotherhood member carries out a failed assassination attempt of Nasser.Nasser immediately hangs the six suspected conspirators and imprisons Qutb, charging him with membership in the Brotherhood’s secret apparatus.<hr><br>Source: Paul Berman, “The Philosopher of Islamic Terror,” New York Times, March 23, 2003, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/magazine/the-philosopher-of-islamic-terror.html.
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19541964Qutb is imprisoned and tortured.After his first year in prison, Qutb is moved to the prison hospital, where he writes some of his most notable works including <em>Milestones</em>. The book is smuggled from the prison in parts and published in 1964 before being quickly banned. <em>Milestones</em> re-popularizes the Islamic concepts of <em>takfir</em> and <em>jahiliyya</em>.<hr><br>Sources: Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower</em> (New York: Random House, 2011), 34-35; Paul Berman, “The Philosopher of Islamic Terror,” New York Times, March 23, 2003, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/magazine/the-philosopher-of-islamic-terror.html.
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1964Released from prison and returns to his home in Helwan province, Egypt.He immediately begins plotting with the Brotherhood’s secret apparatus against Nasser’s government.<hr><br>Source: Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower</em> (New York: Random House, 2011), 36.
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196589Rearrested by Egyptian police for treason, an attempted coup d’état, and his previous role in Nasser’s assassination plot.<hr><br>Sources: Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower</em> (New York: Random House, 2011), 36; Johannes J. G. Jansen, <em>The Dual Nature of Islamic Fundamentalism</em> (New York: Cornell University Press, 1997), 50.
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1966419Qutb’s trial beginsHe is found guilty and sentenced to death on August 21, 1966.<hr><br>Sources: Johannes J. G. Jansen, <em>The Dual Nature of Islamic Fundamentalism</em> (New York: Cornell University Press, 1997), 49; Lawrence Wright, The Looming Tower</em> (New York: Random House, 2011), 36.
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1966829Executed by hanging in Cairo.<hr><br>Source: Lawrence Wright, <em>The Looming Tower</em> (New York: Random House, 2011), 37.
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