The Rumbling Volcano

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