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Qutb [koo-tuh b] ExamplesWord Origin noun Islam.
- (in Sufism) the highest-ranking saint, the focal point of all spiritual energy.
Origin of Qutb First recorded in 1895–1900, Qutb is from the Arabic word quṭb literally, axis Examples from the Web for qutb Contemporary Examples of qutb
Qutb, though, applied the word to the contemporary world and the state order, and especially to Islamic states and societies.
Why the Caliphate Will Devour Its Children
Philip Jenkins
July 11, 2014
Qutb himself did not make the Caliphate central to his thought, but his disciples saw it as the only antidote to jahiliyyah.
Why the Caliphate Will Devour Its Children
Philip Jenkins
July 11, 2014
Historical Examples of qutb
When they were near Chandwr, Qutb Khns people in it got out and away.
Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Qutb Khn, for his part, abandoned Etwa on hearing these news, fled with a few and got away.
Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Qutb of Srwn may be the Qutb Khn of earlier mention without the cognomen.
Babur, Emperor of Hindustan