The first is to see whether the leaders change once every four years.

The first is to see whether the leaders change once every four years. The second is to see whether the people are able to speak freely in the streets or write what they wish or publish magazines and newspapers as they wish. These two criteria must be observed within the movement itself so that the movement can be fully free on the condition that this freedom be within an Islamic framework. Through this, the movement may be able to continue to expand and progress and will be accompanied by peace.

In this way the movement will end in the government of one billion Muslims by the leave of Allah. Instilling Peace The process of instilling and instructing the self has a great effect on the human psyche. Humans are by nature prone to anger and revolt, to seeing the faults o f others, to entering into wrangles and fights with others, and to hatred, disdain, enmity and cutting off relationships.

It is imperative that the roots of these things are extirpated from the heart of the individual and following on from that the rest of his limbs. This can be achieved through instilling into the self that the human being is a harmoniser, a peace-maker, decisive, intelligent, a thinking being, a purposeful b eing, and an administrator.

If the individual instils this into his self day and night and throughout his life he will eventually develop a peaceful nature and he will be able to help to advance the Islamic movement even in an environment of wars, revo lts and revolutions. In a hadith it is said: 'The most worthy of things to be imprisoned is the tongue.' Hence the individual must customise himself to guarding his tongue and his heart.

In another hadith it is said: 'If you see the believer silent then draw near to him for he is receiving wisdom.' The individual must also guard his hand and his pen, his movements and his pauses in fact everything so that he may move the Islamic nation forward.

Those who say: 'We are nervous characters and we cannot bear pressure', or they say: 'So-and-So has belittled our opinion', or they say: 'We think he is in the wrong so how can we remain silent?' These types of people are not able to advance the movement. Hence we see in the history of the Messenger of Allah (S) and the history of successful movements many of this type of person.

The hadith report that an ill-mannered man of the infidels came to the Messenger of Allah (S) and cursed him while the Messenger was in the sacred mosque reciting the Qur'an.