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This work provides a translation of a book by Sayyid Qutb, a forerunners of the current ""resurgence"" of Islam. Its author was a prominent Islamic activist in Egypt in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and was jailed and eventually executed for his activities. Written in 1948, ""Social Justice in Islam"" went through five further editions, each revised in a manner reflecting Sayyid Qutb's increasingly radical views. This text translates the last edition and also provides the alternative readings from the earlier editions, so that the reader can trace the development of the author's thinking. The introduction provides a brief bibliography of the author and an analysis of the changes in his thinking reflected in this book.

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' Shepard has written an insightful and invaluable book, one that will no doubt become a standard source for research on the Islamist movement in Egypt and modern Islam in general.'<br>Jeffrey T. Kenney, MESA Bulletin, 1997.<br>'.. .a very worthwhile addition to the publications available in English on Modern Islamic Thought...its critical analysis make it much more than a translation.'<br>Hugh Goddard, Australian Religion Studies Review.<br>' Shepard has done an exemplary job of supplying readers with this lucid translation of Social Justice in Islam. ... His edition of Qutb's book is well worth the time to read in detail.'<br>Jeffrey C. Burke, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 2000.<br>

' Shepard has written an insightful and invaluable book, one that will no doubt become a standard source for research on the Islamist movement in Egypt and modern Islam in general. ' Jeffrey T. Kenney, MESA Bulletin , 1997. ' ...a very worthwhile addition to the publications available in English on Modern Islamic Thought...its critical analysis make it much more than a translation. ' Hugh Goddard, Australian Religion Studies Review . ' Shepard has done an exemplary job of supplying readers with this lucid translation of Social Justice in Islam. ... His edition of Qutb's book is well worth the time to read in detail. ' Jeffrey C. Burke, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt , 2000.

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William E. Shepard, Ph.D. (1973) in the Comparative Study of Religion, Harvard University, is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has published several articles and a book on modern Islamic thought.

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