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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESMilestonesSayyid Quṭb
Published
1964
Original title
معالم في الطريق
Language
Arabic
Type
Book
Rights
Read at the source · In copyright (author d. 1966).

Milestones

معالم في الطريق

Sayyid Quṭb

A short manifesto declaring that existing societies had returned to jāhiliyya and calling for a dedicated vanguard to re-establish the sovereignty of God.

Keywords: Ma'alim fi al-tariq, Signposts, jahiliyya, hakimiyya, vanguard

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Internet Archive (Arabic scan, Dar al-Shuruq edition)

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Quṭb, Sayyid. Milestones. 1964. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/sayyid-qutb-milestones/