He was never a neutral interpreter of events...

Ronald L. Nettler, Past Trials and Present Tribulations: A Muslim Fundamentalist's View o f the Jews (Published for the Vidal Sasoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, New York: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem by Pergamon Press, 1987). [^26]. One of the best books on the subject is Benjamin Bei-Hallahmi, Original Sins: Reflections on the History of Zionism and Israel (New York: Olive Branch Press, 1993), especially chapter four. [^27]. In this regard see the following.

Marc H. Ellis, Ending Auschwitz: The Future of Jewish and Christian Life (Louisville: Westminister/John Knox Press, 1994); Marc H. Ellis, Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation (Markynoll: Orbis Books, 1988); Marc H. Ellis, Beyond Innocence and Redemption: Confronting the Holocaust and Israeli Power (New York: Harper and Row, 1990), and Isma'il Raji al-Faruqi, Islam and the Problem of Israel (Islamic Council of Europe, 1990). [^28]. Nettler, p. ix. [^29].

Many Israeli writers nowadays are propagating this theme. In this regard see the following major article of the Israeli scholar, Hanna Rahman, "The Conflict Between the Prophet and the Opposition in Madina," Der Islam, Vol. 62 (2),1985, pp. 260-297. [^30]. See. W. C. Smith, Islam in Modern History (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1962? p.16. [^31]. Nettler, p. 51. [^32].

For a comprehensive analysis of Sayyid Qutb's ideas on imperialism and Israel, consult the author's study: The Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World, to be published by State University of New York Press. [^33]. See Sayyid Qutb, al-'Adalah al-ijtima iyyah fi al-Islam (Cairo, 1948). English Translation by J. Hardy, Social Justice in Islam (Washington, D. C,1952). [^34]. Sayyid Qutb, al-Ma'rakah bayn al-Islam wa al-ra'smaliyyah (Cairo, 1952). [^35].

For an elaboration on this theme see John L. Esposito, The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992). Previous…