Theorist
Sayyid Qutb
Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Qutb wrote Milestones, which declared modern Muslim societies to be in jahiliyya and called for a vanguard to establish God's sovereignty. He was executed by Nasser's government in 1966.

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Islamist theorist · 1906–1966
Profile is a model built from 240 answers simulated in character; not a statement by the person.
Compare your own views01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
02 / What stands out
Three distinctive positions
53.7pt
Religion
4.5% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.
What place should religion have in individual and public life?
36.2pt
Diplomacy
81.4% Militarist, compared with the ideology catalog’s 45.25% median.
When is armed force an appropriate political instrument?
31.2pt
Morality
11.3% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.
Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 23.2% Federal, 76.8% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 35.2% Democracy, 64.8% Autocracy (Leaning Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Sayyid Qutb sits 22.3 points below it. 99 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 72.1% Security, 27.9% Liberty (Leaning Security); Immigration: 67% Assimilation, 33% Multiculturalism (Leaning Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Sayyid Qutb sits 13.3 points above it. 175 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 81.4% Militarist, 18.6% Pacifist (Strong Militarist); Intervention: 29.3% Non-interventionist, 70.7% Nationalist (Leaning Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Sayyid Qutb sits 19.5 points below it. 187 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 66.7% Public, 33.3% Private (Leaning Public); Control: 66.2% Planning, 33.8% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 65.7% Protectionism, 34.3% Globalism (Leaning Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Sayyid Qutb depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Sayyid Qutb sits 13.5 points above it. 166 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 4.5% Irreligious, 95.5% Religious (Very strong Religious); Morality: 11.3% Progressive, 88.7% Traditionalist (Very strong Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Sayyid Qutb sits 27.5 points below it. 116 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 50% Technology, 50% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Sayyid Qutb, the 0.0-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Sayyid Qutb sits 7.5 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Three views of compatibility
Political
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98.2%
12 axes considered
Social
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97.7%
9 axes considered
Economic
Environmentalism
98.1%
3 axes considered
Further reading
1949
Social Justice in Islam
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Which ideology is closest to Sayyid Qutb?
Pan-Islamism has 98.2% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Sayyid Qutb?
Religion is among the furthest from the center: 4.5% Irreligious and 95.5% Religious. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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