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A Brotherhood candidate said he did not expect such support in the first election rally, held late October, which was attended by some 2,000 people.
The outlawed organization knows that state or ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) officials agree to attend meetings on democracy and reform providing Muslim Brotherhood activist do not attend, even though such meetings tend to focus on the Brotherhood.
The Brotherhood, according to the group’s second deputy murshid [guide], is not yet ready to take power in Egypt, and will only do so once the people are ready for that step.
‘Abd al-‘Azīm Ramadān states that an outlawed group is now acting as if it were legitimate, and is imposing itself on the people and the state.
A cleric of the Islamic Research Academy has urged Brotherhood candidates not to spend zakāt funds on their election campaign.
The Tajammu‘ Party claims that religion should not be employed as a tool in election campaigns, which are basically a political battle in which opinions and positions contested.
Muhammad al-Tawīl argues that the Muslim Brotherhood has previously used alliances with other opposition parties to gain political representation in the parliament.
Lawyer Muntasir al-Zayyāt has said that the Brotherhood wants to monopolize Islam and politics, noting that the group wants to deny other Islamic currents any representation in parliament.
The Muslim Brotherhood group is poised to make the best use of the voting in the parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 9, to impose a fait accompli on the regime and other political powers.
Al-‘Iryān states that he is confident about relations between the Muslim Brotherhood and the government during the coming years.

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