Al-ʾIkḫwān al-Muslimūn or the Muslim Brotherhood is an organization fighting for an Islamic world. Since its beginning, members have been involved in politics and their communities, but their methods have been constantly questioned. Their influence has expanded globally with groups in several countries around the world, and it was in Egypt that the organization began. Beginnings in Egypt The Muslim Brotherhood began in March 1928 by Hasan al-Banna, an Egyptian teacher, after seven of his friends agreed that al-Bana should lead them to better serve Allah. After their request, he agreed and, along with Hafiz Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Al Hasri, Fowad Ibrahim, Abdur Rehman, Hasabullah, Ismail Izz and Zaki Al Maghribi, pledged allegiance to Al Ikwanul Muslemoon (the Muslim Brotherhood) becoming the first members . . Jihad would also become their means of spreading Islam (Rinehart 2009: 966). The mission of the Muslim Brotherhood was to restore the Islamic caliphate destroyed in 1924 by Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Their motto: “Allah is our goal. The Prophet is our leader. The Quran is our law. Jihad is our path. Dying in the path of Allah is our greatest hope,” is still used today, and the group wants to spread Islam throughout the world (Lebl 2013: 109). Al-Bana wanted people to return to faith (da'wah) and insisted on overall renewal (Frampton 2013: 832). Soon after, al-Bana gained a reputation as an iman by which he then encouraged his followers to call upon him. He told stories about the time Allah saved him from his troubles and demanded that he be called Murshid (teacher of spirituality). Al-Bana was a very gifted orator, so gaining members and their obedience was not a problem. He had a story for each person that was in the middle of a sheet of paper......6. Academic research completed. Internet. March 6, 2014. Ghanem, As'ad and Mohanad Mustafa. “Electoral Participation Strategies of Islamic Movements: The Muslim Brotherhood and Parliamentary Elections in Egypt and Jordan, November 2010.” Contemporary Politics 17.4 (2011): 393-409. Academic research completed. Internet. March 29, 2014. Gumuchian, Marie-Louise and Elaine Ly (journalists). "British PM orders investigation into Muslim Brotherhood." CNN. Cable News Network, April 1, 2014. Web. April 1, 2014. Lebl, Leslie S. "The EU, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation." Orbis 57.1 (2013): 101-119. Academic research completed. Internet. March 29, 2014. Rinehart, Christine Sixta. “Volatile Grounds: The Radicalization of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 32.11 (2009): 953-988. Academic research completed. Internet. March 29. 2014.