Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Part 1 – Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1- Introduction
Methodology
Hermeneutics
Chapter 2- Islam in Egypt
A Brief History
Manifestations of Islamic Fundamentalism
Part 2- Early Historical Roots
Chapter 3- The Kharijites
Their Beginnings
The Main Characteristics
Divisions and Splinter Groups
The Significance and Impact
The Kharijites and the Fundamentalists of Today
Chapter 4- The Shiites
Historical Beginnings
Al-Mukhtar and Al-Mawfili
Distinctives of the Shiites
The Revolutionary Shi'ism and Al-Khumeini
Shiism and Islamic Fundamentalism in Egypt
Part 3- Contemporary Trends in Fundamentalism
Chapter 5- The Muslim Brotherhood (Hasan Al-Banna)
The Climate into Which Al-Banna Grew
Hasan Al-Banna
The Man and the Organization
The Decline
Conclusion
Chapter 6- The Muslim Brotherhood (Sayyid Qutb)
The Brotherhood after Al-Banna
Sayyid Qutb and his Impact
Sayyid Qutb, A Deviant or The Master
Chapter 7- Attempts at Establishing a Muslim Society
Saleh Sariyya
Shukri Mustafa and the Society of Muslims
Chapter 8- The Fundamentalists’ Associations and Sectarianism (Al-Jama At Al-Islamiyya)
The Students’ Movement
The Jama at and the University
The Christian Minority and Sectarianism
The Jama at and Sectarianism
Sadat’s Regime and Sectarianism
Chapter 9- The Holy War Movement (Al-Jihad)
Immediate Motives for the Assassination of Sadat
Other Motives for the Assassination
The Assassination and its Aftermath
Al-Jihad Organization and Leadership
The Missing Precept and its Criticism
Part 4- Factors Contributing to the Development of Fundamentalism
Islamic Resurgence
Political Pressure and Maneuvers
The Dynamic of Monentum
The Failure of the Establishment to Curb the Fundamentalism Momentum
The Dream of the Return of the Caliphate
The Impact of the Gulf Countries
The Impact of Israel and Christian Zionism
Chapter 11- Economic, Social and Psychological Factors
Economics and Poverty
Social Factors
Life at the University
Part 5- Impact of Fundamentalism
Chapter 12- Contemporary Impact
Attitude Towards Popular Religiosity and Jahiliyya
Attitude Towards Non-Muslim Ideas
Attitude Regarding Tradition
Attitude of Fundamentalists Towards the Rulers and “Offical” Islam and Vice Versa
Attitude Toward Power and Sanctity
Hermeneutics and Phenomenology
Manifestations of the Impact of Fundamentalism
Chapter 13- Prospects
Appendices
Appendix A- Transliteration
Appendix B- Glossary of Names
Appendix C- Important Words and Terms
Bibliography
