More Problems than Solutions....

     This piece, written by Qutb, reminds me of Mein Kampf.  Throughout Qutb’s piece, he makes many generalizations and normative claims without evidence substantial evidence from the Qur’an.  It seems as though Qutb is reading the Qur’an and providing quotes that he can manipulate in his favor.  When he discusses worshipping God, he emphasizes the power of God and says that one should only worship God and listen to his commands.  Qutb is also preaching violence which directly conflicts with a lot of Muhammad’s teachings.   He talks about over throwing governments that do not follow the basic principles he describes.  Like Hitler’s Mein Kampf, Qutb’s Milestones is very narrow minded.  He leaves a lot of holes in his arguments such as Hitler did.  He attempts to make Islam look superior to all other religions by saying that it is God’s religion for the whole world.  It seems a bit contradictory that he constantly says that men are free but then he also says that men are subservient to God; this does not strike me as “free.”  He tries to talk up a Jihaad and make it look very attractive.  He states that it is the objective of Islamic worshippers to “establish the Divine system on earth.”  If God it is God’s will for everyone to worship him, then why doesn’t Qutb and his followers need to do anything about it? Shouldn’t God be able to take care of it himself?  If it hasn’t already happened, maybe God’s will is to let people have a free choice between worship and non worship.  If God forced them to worship him, it would be considered unmeaningful worship and therefore people would not take it seriously.  Instead of being apathetic to God they would hate God; this is even further away from where Qutb desired.  In the end, Qutb may be making more problems for himself and God than he intended.