About the Book Egyptian Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) published Ma’alim fi’l-Tariq (known, in English, as Milestones or Signposts on the Path) in 1964. Since that time, the book has become one of the 20th Century’s most influential Islamic texts, available in almost every language, with over 2000 editions in print. Milestones has inspired both Islamist terrorist … Continue reading Ma’alim fi-l-Tariq (Milestones)