Abstract :
The early 20th century witnessed the birth of many great Muslim reformists who carried out efforts to uplift the deteriorating conditions of the Muslim Ummah. Among these great reformists was Hassan al-Banna. Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the wellknown Islamic movement called Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brotherhood). The impact made by Hassan al-Banna and the movement hefounded is not limited to the sphere of Egyptian politics, but encompases the Muslim World as a whole. The rapid development of Ikhwan al-Muslimin caught the attention of the British and the Egyptian government of that time. In order to curb the expansion ofthe movement the British with the collusion of Egyptian government had taken several drastic measures to crush the movement by imprisoning its leaders and followers. Though Ikhwan al-Muslimin was suppressed and banned, they still managed to expand their influence and impacted the development of politics, economics and education in Egypt. The approach taken by the movement indeed had touched the hearts of many people in Egypt. In recent developments, Ikhwan al-Muslim has managed to gain massive supportfrom the people of Egypt and this was manifested in the 2005 general election where Ikhwan al-Muslimin emerged as the strongest opposition group in the Egyptian Parliament.
