All praises are due to Allah. We praise Him. We seek Allah's help. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls and our sinful deeds. For whoever Allah guides, there is none to misguide him. For whoever Allah sends astray, there is none to guide him. And we bear witness that Mohammed is Allah's servant and messenger (the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to the whole humanity.

If we desire to achieve the final goal of reviving the Islamic nation to its proper state and condition, then we, while working for Islam, must return to its original spirit of work and action; we mean the spirit of working as a group. This is the manner by which Islam was led by the Messenger of Allah and his companions. Moreover, what obvious from human experience nowadays is that the organized and institutional work has much greater effect and has more ability to continue and be permanent than the work done by individuals on their own. And since we are asked by the shariah to seek the means that will strengthen us to meet our goals, it is necessary for us to engage in a complete and comprehensive form of Islamic work.

This must be based on the principles of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamaah and the guidance of pious forefathers aiming at bringing together the efforts of many dawah (propagating Islam) activities and coordinating the activities of different Islamic centers and groups.

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