Qutb looks back at the first generation of Muslims as the ideal model of faith and action.

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He argues that Islam is a practical movement, not just a set of abstract theories.

The influence of "Jalons" cannot be overstated. It shifted the Muslim Brotherhood’s focus from gradual social reform to a more revolutionary stance. While many mainstream Islamic scholars have critiqued Qutb’s rigid definitions of jahiliyyah, his ideas provided the intellectual framework for various political and militant movements across the Middle East and beyond. Critical Perspectives