Who or what is an Ikhwani?

[Abdul1234]

Dont judge them to quickly see how things are in the long run, they are engaged in politics in difficult circumstances - sometimes this causes for compromises that don't look good to devout Muslims, but which cause good in the long run.

For a parallel situation look at the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi in Turkey. It too is basically seeking to serve the interests of Islam but it has only done this through massive compromise and it is doing very good work by gently undoing the Secular Fundamentalist machine in Turkey.

The Ikhwan has moderated its Islam far less than the AKP, but that which it has done has been for the same reasons and it is starting to bear fruits. Wait and see what the Arab spring develops into. It may very well see a new flowering of Islam in the political sphere.

For someone who doesn't know anything about the Ikhwan the following links may be informative...

http://www.ikhwanweb.com

About Imam Hassan Al Banna Shaheed (ra)

http://www.islamtimes.org/vdcd.j0s2yt0jfme6y.html

Letter to a Muslim Student

http://www.islamtimes.org/vdcd.x0o2yt0xxme6y.html

A Great Sunni Sheikh who used to be the head of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria

http://aboghodda.com/

Wikipedia's informative (but typically hostile) page on the Muslim Brotherhood. It is good for someone who is unaware to know that the Ikhwan is active in nearly every Muslim country (Indo-Pak excluded) working patiently for the restoration of Islam to the sphere of government. This Wikipedia article can give them some idea of this work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood#Bahrain

PS. many of Syed Qutb's (ra) ideas were denounced by the leadership of the Ikhwan in the past, so don't imagine that it is his ideology that governs the movement - it is (and has always been) the ideology of Imam Hassan al Banna (ra) that guides the Muslim Brotherhood.

Also Muslim Brotherhood includes both Salafis, Modernists and traditional Muslims, they are far from an Arab mirror of Jamaati Islami. Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi may be an influential scholar with the movement as a whole, but there are people associated to it who have very different views on fiqh from his.

[Game theory]

Good question. I have heard of them too but dont know anything about them. I think there are two Ikhwan groups different in conception which I have come across - one is the Muslim brotherhood which is just a political party in some muslim countries. The other is a tribe in Arabian peninsula which helped Saud family to conquer Najd. I think there are Ikhwani's as a religious group conception also but I have never met anyone says I like Ikhwani principles or along that line implying he is part of a certain group. Hopefully someone enlightens us.

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, founded in 1928, is an old established party which has earned much respect with its steadfastness in the face of recurrent persecution, torture, mass arrests and occasional executions. Its leaders are untainted by the prevalent corruption, and admired for their commitment to social work.

The West is haunted by medieval ideas about the horrible Saracens. The Muslim Brotherhood inspires terror. It is conceived as a fearsome, murderous, secret sect, out to destroy Israel and the West. Of course, practically no one has taken the trouble to study the history of this movement in Egypt and elsewhere. Actually, it could not be further removed from this parody.

The Brotherhood has always been a moderate party, though they almost always had a more extreme wing........The Brotherhood is first and foremost an Arab and Egyptian party, deeply embedded in Egyptian history. Though they would probably deny it, I would say – judging from their history – that they are more Arab and more Egyptian than fundamentalist. They certainly have never been fanatical.

During their 84 years, they have seen many ups and downs. But mostly, their outstanding quality has been pragmatism, coupled with adherence to the principles of their religion. It is this pragmatism that also characterizes their behavior during the last year and a half, which – so its seems – caused quite a number of voters who are not particularly religious to prefer them to the secular candidate who is tainted by his connection with the corrupt and repressive former regime.

This also determines their attitude towards Israel. Palestine is constantly on their mind – but that is true of all Egyptians.........Throughout the heated election campaigns – four in a year – the Brotherhood has not demanded the abrogation of the peace agreement with Israel. Their attitude seems to be as pragmatic as ever.

[realist123]

Theyre obsessed with warfare and jihad. They rebelled against al saud because he brought things like telephones airplanes and electricity. Neo Khawarij

[Abu_Dahdah]

Sh. Sha'raawi (r) describes the situation of the Ikhwaan beautifully in poetic fashion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY9qb15o41g

[abdul12345]

Theyre obsessed with warfare and jihad. They rebelled against al saud because he brought things like telephones airplanes and electricity. Neo Khawarij

they are the other ikhwan. This was probably propoganda used by al saud to the westerners.