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Qutb believes Muslims were restrained from fighting for a brief time " in Mecca and in the early period of their migration to Medina ," but that following this " Muslims were permitted to fight, then they were commanded to fight against the aggressors ; and finally they were commanded to fight against all the polytheists ," ( which Qutb believes to include Christians and Jews ).

According to Qutb, this command is the final one for Muslims and is the one operative today.