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	Syed Qutb - John Locke of the Islamic World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Syed Qutb argued that not only was Jihad an offensive war, but that it could also be waged against internal enemies—including the state, if it had lost its legitimacy.
		Unlike John Locke, who saw the role of government essentially as the defender of property and freedom, Qutb argued that the role of the state was to free individuals to pursue their moral values.
		Some Muslims read Qutb and are motivated to use violence against their regimes and the West—whom they perceive as tyrannical.
	www.brookings.edu /views/articles/fellows/khan20030728.htm (1552 words)

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		In this article, Qutb refers to orientalist interpretations of the term “jihad,” and the influence they have on the interpretations of some Muslims of the word “jihad.” Qutb rejects the orientalist definition of jihad, which follows here.
		Qutb, it must be stressed, disagrees with this understanding of jihad.
		Sayyid Qutb Maulana Mawdudi Ali Shariati Ayatollah Khomeini In Chapter 2, Keppel discusses the relationship between Islamists and the ulama (his translator uses “ulemas”), and between the ulama and various states in the Middle East.
	uwacadweb.uwyo.edu /mkamp/UWYOMME/GuideQutbJihad1.doc (555 words)

	Qutb Minar Delhi, Qutub Minar Travel, Historical Monument of Delhi, The Iron Pillar, Quwwatul Islam Mosque, Historical ...
		Qutb Minar Delhi, Qutub Minar Travel, Historical Monument of Delhi, The Iron Pillar, Quwwatul Islam Mosque, Historical Fort in Delhi, Alai Minar, Alai Darwaza
		For the sake of convenience, tourists visiting the Qutub Complex could also see the Tomb of Adham Khan and Zafar Mahal in Mehrauli and the Tomb of Jamali-Kamali behind the Qutub Minar.
		From the Nagari and Persian inscriptions on the minar, it appears that it was damaged twice by lightning, in 1326 and 1368.
	www.shubhyatra.com /delhi/qutb-minar-complex.html (1981 words)

	Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		Most remarkable in the complex is the iron pillar, which was built during the Gupta Empire (a Hindu empire in India from 320 to about 335AD).
		Qutb minar is one of the most incredible monuments.its amazing that it is still standing today after so many environmental problems.
		The Qutb Minar complex is an incredible self-proclamation of Islams arrival in India.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/qutbminar.html (314 words)

	Qutb complex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to John Keay's "History of India," 27 previous Hindu and Jain temples were destroyed and their materials reused to construct the minar and other monuments of the complex.
		Parts of the complex are reminiscent of a nature reserve, with no buildings around.
		The Qutb complex is home to many birds, such as these pigeons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qutb_complex (1407 words)

	Penn State Abington
		Qutb Minar - The highest stone tower in India, the Qutub Minar was built by Qutbuddin Aibak, the viceroy of Mohammed Ghori in 1193.
		The first storey of the Qutb Minar was completed in the lifetime of Qutbuddin.
		Within the complex is the famous Iron Pillar which has stood for millennia without rusting.
	www.abington.psu.edu /psasite/ce/trips/tti2.htm (574 words)

	Delhi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Ala i-Darwaza, Gateway to Quwwatu'l-Islam Mosque, with Qutb Minar to the left, 1311.
		Complex of structures with Madrasa, Mosque in north section, and the mausoleum of of Firuz Shah Tughluq (see below).
		View of the facade towards the sahn from outside the complex.
	ic.ucsc.edu /~langdale/arth139/delhi.htm (608 words)

	Delhi City Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Within the complex, is the famous Iron Pillar which has stood for millennia without rusting, Quwwat-ul-Islam, the first mosque built in India, and the Alai Darwaza, the gateway to the complex erected by Alauddin Khilji.
		Qutb Minar is a successful tribute to architecture, as it captures one's attention by its sheer mass appeal.
		The 7.2 metre high pillar, standing within the Qutb Minar complex, is a proof of India's advanced knowledge of metallurgy 2000 years ago.
	www.giftdelhi.com /sightseeing.php (1353 words)

	Testament to History,meharauli bazaar,mosque, tombs, baolis, gardens, moghul architecture, delhi heritage, indian ...
		Apart from the Lal Kot ramparts and the Qutb complex, there are numerous other old monuments in Mehrauli worth exploring, though of varying historical or architectural interest and in varying states of repair or neglect-mosque, tombs, baolis, gardens scattered about in the DDA parkland or half-buried in the natural undergrowth.
		Close to the tomb is an unidentified walled enclosure with arched entrance, tomb and wall-mosque and traces of a water course and fountain which suggest it was a garden tomb complex.
		A flower garden was planted at the Qutb, the flowers of which are praised by the gardener of paradise.
	www.indiaprofile.com /heritage/mehrauli-delhi.htm (1726 words)

	Qutub Minar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Qutb complex.
		The tower is in the Qutb complex in South Delhi, India.
		Many historians believe that the Qutb Minar was named after the first Turkish sultan, Qutb-ud-din Aibak but others contend that it was named in honour of Khwaja Qutb-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki of Ush, a saint from Baghdad who came to live in India who was greatly venerated by Iltutmish.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qutb_Minar (572 words)

	T&T India \| Delhi
		Delhi -- New Delhi, Qutb Minar, Humayan's Tomb
		We began our tour of the Qutb Minar complex, built by many different architects from Persia, Afghanistan, etc. It began as a mosque and a base minaret (the Qutb Minar tower itself) in 1194.
		The complex, with its many-faceted arches, pillars, and, of course, the Minar tower itself, was fascinating!
	www.fishcat.com /india/delhi3.html (478 words)

	The Towers of God by Ashish Nangia
		Intended to serve a double function - both as a minaret for the mosque as well as the most visible symbol of his growing power, the Qutb with a height of 72.5 m is the highest stone tower in the world.
		The Qutb and its associated structures today is the most visible and famous landmark of Delhi, at par with Taj Mahal.
		Yet at no time does the Qutb complex lose its magnificence, and we see in this first stumbling step the beginnings of a long association between the two contrary cultures of Islam and Hinduism.
	www.boloji.com /architecture/00016.htm (934 words)

	Asia Times: Tourists flock to temple ruins
		NEW DELHI - As a tourist guide at the Indian capital's 13th-century Qutb Minar, Ramesh has a special spiel reserved for domestic tourists who demand to be shown pieces from Hindu temples incorporated into the sandstone tower and mosque complex, which was built to commemorate Islamic ascendancy over India.
		"Fortunately, at the Qutb Minar complex, pieces taken from demolished Hindu temples are many and clearly visible and my clients go away satisfied," says Ramesh, indicating a delicately carved apsara (celestial being) with her face hacked off.
		According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which has classified the Qutb Minar complex a World Heritage site, the adjacent Quwwat-ul-Islam (Might of Islam) mosque was built with material taken from 20 Hindu temples.
	www.atimes.com /ind-pak/DC09Df02.html (1396 words)

	FLAIR - VARIETIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Qutb Minar, started by Qutbuddin Aibak, the first Muslim ruler to choose Delhi as his capital, in 1199 AD, is suitably old.
		As she reminds, it is not just the Qutb Minar but also most of the structures inside Red Fort and the tombs inside Taj Mahal, besides several other heritage sites that are kept out of bounds.
		This attitude is also reflected in the conservation being carried out at the Qutb complex.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000815/st2.htm (1137 words)

	Delhi Attractions - Delhi Places of Interest - Delhi Tourist Attractions : India Line Travel
		Dominating.the ruins of the earliest existing settlement of Delhi is the city`s famous landmark- the Qutb Minar.
		The complex is surrounded by parkland and the little village of Hauz Khas is now an attractive shopping area.
		CRAFTS MUSEUM The Crafts Museum with its fine collection of textiles and artefacts is set in a delightful rustic village complex in the Pragati Maidan grounds.
	www.indialine.com /travel/delhi/attractions.html (1156 words)

	The Hindu : Ominous rumblings
		THE BLATANTLY PROVOCATIVE attempt by VHP and Bajrang Dal activists to perform a `yajna' at a site close to the Quwwat-ul- Islam mosque in the historic Qutb Minar complex in Delhi is an unambiguous and ominous signal that the Sangh Parivar is determined to push its revanchist agenda of ``liberating'' Hindu shrines by force.
		That the trauma of a communal showdown was averted, thanks to a firm handling of the situation by the Governments of the day and, partly, to a tactical retraction by the saffron outfits concerned is a different story.
		Moreover, the Qutb Minar complex is a historical momunent being protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India as a national heritage.
	www.hindu.com /2000/11/17/stories/05172511.htm (551 words)

	Delhi - Origins
		Qutb-ud-din Aibak who started his career as a slave but then rose to the rank of an army general and eventually founded the Muizzi (slave) dynasty chose Delhi as his capital and built the famous Qutb Minar (completed in the early 13th century).
		He and some of his successors brought about improvements to the Qutb Minar complex.
		The third city of Delhi was built by Ghiya-ud-Din Tughlaq (1320-25) at Tughlakabad but had to be abadoned in favour of the old site near Qutb Minar due to water scarcity.
	www.geocities.com /asimshankar/delhi/origins.html (534 words)

	Untitled Document
		Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex (Alai Darvaza, Qutb Minar and prayer hall), Delhi, 12th-14th c.
		Qutb Minar, next to the Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, Delhi, 13th c.
		General view of the Qutb Minar next to the Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, Delhi, marble and red sandstone, 13th c.
	www.unc.edu /courses/2005fall/art/022/001/calpages/12islam.htm (263 words)

	Qutb Minar & Adjoining Monuments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Qutb Minar and Adjoining Monuments is the first in a series of travel guides being brought out by the Archaeological Survey of India with the aim of introduction the visitor to the World Heritage Monuments in India.
		Apart from focusing on the many monuments within the Qutb complex, the guide also takes the traveler on a walk-through of Mehrauli, the only settlement in modern Delhi to have been continuously inhabited for more than a thousand years.
		Also included is a comprehensive section of all the information a traveler needs to make his way to the site - from when to visit through to where to stay, from tourism offices to airlines offices.
	www.indiaclub.com /html/9780.htm (192 words)

	Travels - India filename: tr-india.htm
		The Qutb Minar Complex - The first Muslim mosque built in India, including the magnificent Qutb Minar minaret.
		What makes this so amazing is that the entire complex, including the minaret, was hand built in the year 1191.
		In the center of the complex is the Gupta Iron Pillar.
	home.att.net /~ramerj/travels/tr-india.htm (1388 words)

	Masjid Quwwatul Islam, The Milli Gazette, Vol. 2 No. 7
		It should be noted that there are two mosques in the Qutb complex.
		One mosque is in front of the main gate which was built during the Mughal period and the other is in front of the Qutb Minar itself.
		Maulana Sher Muhammad is imam of the Tarikhul Islam mosque adjacent to the Qutb Minar
	www.milligazette.com /Archives/01042001/Art04a.htm (931 words)

	Religioscope > Archives > India: potential temple-mosque trouble spots abound
		Many medieval mosques bear inscriptions that Dikshit said proved that they were built on temple ruins.
		An example is the Quwwat al-Islam mosque in New Delhi's towering Qutb Minar monument built in 1192 on which is inscribed how material from 27 razed temples went into the construction.
		The 15th century Manvi mosque in Karnataka's Raichur district and the Jami Masjid mosque in Banaskantha district of Gujarat bear similar telltale etchings.
	www.religioscope.info /article_95.shtml (832 words)

	India - photos of Delhi on Worldisround (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The gardens complex is a peaceful enclave in chaotic Delhi.
		The tower was built in 1193 by Qutbuddin Aibak to announce the advent of the...
		This is the Alai Darwaza, a gateway to the complex erected in 1311 by...
	www.worldisround.com /articles/95560/index.html (1051 words)

	Bradmans ASIA / PACIFIC
		The designer labels are clustered farther out at Kutb Colonnade and Stylemile (both in the shadow of the Qutb Minar) and 1 MG Road towards Gurgaon.
		Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk (‘moonlit square’) is 500 years old and was designed by the daughter of Shah Jahan, who built both the Taj and the Red Fort.
		Pragati Maidan Exhibition Complex (Tel: 2337 1540/1033) is spread over 100,000 square metres, has 17 exhibition halls, three auditoria and three open-air theatres.
	www.bradmans.com /asia/delhi (1647 words)

	Tourism of India - Holiday Ideas
		15 kms south of Central Delhi is the sprawling complex that houses one of Delhi's most well known landmarks - The Qutab Minar.
		Known primarily for the tower, there are other notable monuments in the complex.
		Qutb-ud-din Aibak built the Quwwat-ul-islam mosque and the first storey of the Qutab Minar.
	www.tourismofindia.com /himg/mgdelhiwhattosee.htm (902 words)

	Qutb Complex \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Delhi \| Frommers.com
		Originally built by Qutbuddin Aibak, first of the Delhi Sultanates who were to rule for some 4 centuries, the complex surrounds Qutb Minar, the sandstone Victory Tower that he started in 1193.
		The Minar was added to by his successor, Iltutmish (whose tomb lies in one corner); and the topmost stories, reaching 70m (234 ft.), were built in 1368 by Feroze Shah Tughlag.
		The surrounding buildings show some of the earliest Islamic construction techniques used in India, as well as the first mingling of Islamic and Hindu decorative styles -- Koranic texts are inscribed in the Minar and Alai Darwaza (old gateway to the complex), while Hindu motifs embellish the pillars of Quwwat-ul-Islam ("Might of Islam") mosque.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/delhi/A33222.html (282 words)

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