Introduction Part 1: The Muslim Brotherhood during the Years 1949-1973 1. The Brotherhood in Disarray: The Legacy of Hasan al-Banna 2. The Struggle for New Leadership: Al-Hudaybi and his Competitors 3. The Brotherhood and the Revolution: Co-Operation, Contention, Clash 4. The Time of Persecution: Dissolved but not Dispelled 5. Reestablishment under a New Paradigm Part 2: The Discourse of the Prison Years: Radical Ideas and Moderate Responses 6. Sayyid Qutb: Father of Radical Islamist Ideas? 7. Qutbists and their Worldview Part 3: Preachers not Judges 8. Text, Composition and Authorship 9. The Ultimate Question: Muslim or Kafir? 10. Shari’a: Divine Law or Human Consent 11. The theology of an Islamic Government 12. Obedience or Opposition
Biography
Barbara Zollner is Associate Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Birkbeck College
'...for those interested in a full understanding of how the Muslim Brothers evolved from Hasan al-Banna’s time to its present status, the work is indispensable reading.' - Bjørn Olav Utvik, University of Oslo, The Middle East Journal, Summer 2009
