Sayyid Qutb
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Sayyid Qutb was an influential Egyptian Islamist ideologue and writer whose works profoundly shaped modern Sunni Islamist and jihadist thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sayyid Qutb canonical | 8 |
| Sayyid Qutb Ibrahim Husayn Shadhili | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4544593 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sayyid Qutb Context triple: [Muslim Brotherhood, notableLeader, Sayyid Qutb]
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A.
Hassan al-Banna
Hassan al-Banna was an Egyptian schoolteacher, Islamic scholar, and political activist best known as the founder and first leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, a major Islamist movement in the 20th century.
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B.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Alexander Ridha
Alexander Ridha, better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German electronic music producer, DJ, and label owner recognized for his influential work in techno, electro, and house music.
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D.
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad was a prominent Iranian writer, social critic, and intellectual known for his influential essays on Westernization and cultural identity in Iran.
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E.
Bahauddin Toukan
Bahauddin Toukan was a Jordanian diplomat and statesman known primarily as the father of Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sayyid Qutb Target entity description: Sayyid Qutb was an influential Egyptian Islamist ideologue and writer whose works profoundly shaped modern Sunni Islamist and jihadist thought.
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A.
Hassan al-Banna
Hassan al-Banna was an Egyptian schoolteacher, Islamic scholar, and political activist best known as the founder and first leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, a major Islamist movement in the 20th century.
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B.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Alexander Ridha
Alexander Ridha, better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German electronic music producer, DJ, and label owner recognized for his influential work in techno, electro, and house music.
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D.
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad was a prominent Iranian writer, social critic, and intellectual known for his influential essays on Westernization and cultural identity in Iran.
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E.
Bahauddin Toukan
Bahauddin Toukan was a Jordanian diplomat and statesman known primarily as the father of Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist ideologue
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person ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Egyptian government ⓘ |
| birthName |
Sayyid Qutb Ibrahim Husayn Shadhili
ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyid Qutb
|
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Egypt ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1954 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-10-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-08-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dar al-Ulum, Cairo University ⓘ |
| employer |
Egyptian Ministry of Education
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Education of Egypt
|
| endTimeOfUSStay | 1950 ⓘ |
| executedBy | Egyptian government ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic political thought
ⓘ
Qur'anic exegesis ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| ideology |
Qutbism
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamism
|
| imprisonedIn | Egyptian prisons ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ayman al-Zawahiri
ⓘ
Osama bin Laden ⓘ jihadist ideologues ⓘ modern Sunni Islamist movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abul A'la Maududi
ⓘ
linked to:
Abul A‘la Maududi
Ibn Taymiyyah ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | major influence on contemporary Islamist and jihadist thought ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| memberOf | Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ |
| movement |
Islamism
ⓘ
Sunni Islamism ⓘ |
| name | Sayyid Qutb ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
hakimiyya (sovereignty of God)
ⓘ
modern jahiliyya ⓘ vanguard of true believers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fi Zilal al-Qur'an
ⓘ
Milestones ⓘ |
| occupation |
Islamist theorist
ⓘ
educator ⓘ literary critic ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Musha, Asyut Governorate, Egypt ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cairo, Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Cairo
|
| politicalPosition |
anti-secularism
ⓘ
opposition to Western cultural influence ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leading ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ |
| reasonForArrest | alleged involvement in plot against Nasser government ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTimeOfUSStay | 1948 ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| underGovernment | Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ |
| wroteDuringImprisonment |
Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (later volumes)
ⓘ
linked to:
Fi Zilal al-Qur'an
Milestones ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Sayyid Qutb Description of subject: Sayyid Qutb was an influential Egyptian Islamist ideologue and writer whose works profoundly shaped modern Sunni Islamist and jihadist thought.
Referenced by (9)
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linked to: Sayyid Qutb