Guidance in All Fields

By : Sayed Qutb ( 1906 - 1966) was a prominent and influential Muslim intellectual and writer. He wrote many books about Islam and its distinctive features as a comprehensive way of life. Among his most important works in his exegesis of the Qur' an In the shade of the Qur' an, which was widely welcomed among Muslims and established itself as one of the best references in Qur' an exegesis.

This is a general statement applicable to all those who are guided by the Qur' an and the goals to which it guides. Thus, guidance that is restricted by neither time nor place is given to people. And the superiority of its guidance applies to all that they may attain when they follow any method or approach. It is also superior to every good thing to which people may be guided at any time or place.

clipped from www.islamonline.net [Surely this Qur'an shows the way to that which is most upright.)(Al-Israa' 17:9) The Qur'an also endorses all divine religions, establishing a firm link between them, honoring all that is sacred in them, and protecting all that they hold in reverence. This ensures that humanity, with all its divine faiths, lives in peace. In this, again, the Qur'an provides its perfect guidance. This is all summed up in the verse that reads,  [Surely this Qur'an shows the way to that which is most upright)  (Al-Israa' 17:9). The Qur'an guides to that which is "most upright" in relation to people's inner feelings and thoughts, outlining a clear faith, free of complication and ambiguity. Its guidance frees the human spirit of the burden of myth and superstition, and it releases human energy so that it is constructive, bringing benefit, providing a harmonious link between the laws that govern the universe and those governing human nature.