es for an Islamic republic" ; and that there are still legal proscriptions against the Brotherhood in Egypt's lawbooks. Bianchi notes that the Mubarak government may actually desire an "historic reconciliation" with those who are descendants and allies of the movement Nasser attempted to annihilate, with the hope that it "can steer the younger members of the Islamic movement towards gradualism and compromise."
Al-Banna's original concept of da'wa (literally, "the call," i.e., preaching) was the guiding principle behind the formation of the Muslim Brotherhood. According to Auda, al-Banna's da'wa "is the act of persuading the Muslim to abide by the tenets of Islamic law (Shari'a) and to apply them in everyday life." Al-Banna believed that once an individual accepted the unity of God and the Prophesy of Muhammad, he or she was categorically a Muslim. In this construct, society and state are also categorically Muslim; however, there exists within both elements which do not fully observe the Shari'a--"those who are neglectful of Islam, hypocrites, wro
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