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''Ma'alim fi al-Tariq'', also ''Ma'alim fi'l-tareeq'', (Arabic: معالم في الطريق) or ''Milestones'', first published in 1964, is a short (12 chapters, 160 pages) book by Egyptian Islamist author Sayyid Qutb in which he lays out a plan and makes a call to action to re-create the Muslim world on strictly Quranic grounds, casting off what Qutb calls ''Jahiliyyah''. ''Ma'alim fi al-Tariq'' has been called "one of the most influential works in Arabic of the last half century".〔''The Age of Sacred Terror'' by Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon, New York : Random House, c2002, p.63〕 It is probably Qutb's most famous and influential work and one of the most influential Islamist tracts written. It has also become a manifesto for the ideology of "Qutbism". Commentators have both praised ''Milestones'' as a ground-breaking, inspirational work by a hero and a martyr,〔Moussalli, ''Radical Islamic Fundamentalism,'' 1992, 14-15〕 and reviled it as a prime example of unreasoning entitlement, self-pity, paranoia, and hatred that has been a major influence on Islamist terrorism.〔(What has been the impact of Milestones? )〕 English translations of the book are usually entitled simply "Milestones"'','' the book is also sometimes referred to as "Signposts". The title ''Ma'alim fi al-Tariq'' translates into English as "Milestones Along the Way", "Signposts on the Road", or different combinations thereof. ==History== ''Ma'alim fi al-Tariq'' marked the culmination of Qutb's evolution from modernist author and critic, to Islamist activist and writer, and finally to Islamist revolutionary and theoretician. It was written in prison, where Qutb spent 10 years under charges of political conspiracy against Egypt's Nasser regime, and first published in 1964. Four of its thirteen chapters were originally written for Qutb's voluminous Quranic commentary, ''Fi Zilal al-Qur'an'' (In the shades of the Qur'an).〔Kepel, ''Prophet,'' (1986), p.43〕 Less than a year after its publication, Qutb was again arrested and brought to trial in Egypt under charges of conspiring against the state. Excerpts from the book were used to incriminate Qutb and he was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging in 1966. His death elevated his status to ''Shaheed'' or martyr in the eyes of many Muslims. ''Milestones'' became a bestseller and widely distributed across the Arab speaking world. To date, close to 2,000 editions of the work are said to have been published.〔Lisbeth Lindeborg, ''Dagens Nyheter'', (Stockholm, Sweden), Oct. 25, 2001.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milestones (book)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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