l as the society, to the control of God. Thus he repudiated the separation of religious and political power as inimical to the principles of pristine Islam. He started this movement to:
             "Accordingly, the movement he founded sought to inspire
             Muslims to live a life of intense observance of the basic
             principles of Islam as a means of combating "the wave
             of atheism and lewdness engulfed in Egypt" as part of
             what he felt was a Western crusade, "more dangerous
             than the political and military campaigns by far," to corrupt
             The movement spread rapidly and established schools for girls and boys, trade schools and home based textile industries throughout the Nile delta area and in Cairo. It influenced many people and after World War II had about one million members. It played and important role in Egyptian politics and in brining about the importance of Islam to the Muslims. It operated almost as a new political party with great support from King Faruq against the Wasfd. In 1948 its volunteer groups fought in the Palest
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