Islam; (6) the People of the Book, especially Jews and...

Islam; (6) the People of the Book, especially Jews and Christians; (7) proper Islamic economic system and social structure; (8) family structure and role of women in society. Thus one can see that the themes of the Zilal revolve around doctrinal, philosophical, and social issues and questions. [^36]. Olivie Carre, Mystique et politique: lectur revolutionnaire du Coran par Sayyid Qutb, frere musulman radical (Paris: Editions du Cherf,1984). [^37].

Sayyid Qutb, Fi zilal al-Qur'an ('In the Shade of the Qur'an') (Beirut, 1974). [^38]. Rida was born in what is called today Lebanon. He died in 1937 in Egypt after becoming one of the most influential disciples of Shaykh Muhammad `Abduh (d. 1905). See Albert Hourani's excellent analysis of part of Rida's life: Albert Hourani, Islam in European Thought (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991). A recent important book is: Emad Eldin Shahin, Through Muslim Eyes: M.