A Study of the Role of People in the Political Thought of Muslim Brotherhood Movement

The present research studies the role of people in the political thought of the Muslim Brotherhood movement. The central base of the Brotherhood's rooted current, with various branches and a century-old history, is in Egypt. So far, the Muslim Brotherhood has seen significant developments in the arena of thought, organization, and activity, having left behind many ups and downs, most recent of which are the events of the January 2011 revolution and subsequent events. In a way, the said event was the most important of these changes in the field of political thought of Muslim Brotherhood. Based on this, using descriptive-analytical method, the main question of this research is: whether the people in the intellectual system of the founders and thinkers of the Muslim Brotherhood have an active or pivotal role or have a marginal and inactive role.These changes are such that they are in conflict with the original viewpoints of its leaders. In this sense, the status of the people has been promoted in the Muslim Brotherhood's political thought, and in important cases such as playing a role in governance, increasing the sense of nationalism, emphasizing the rule of consultation, the need for participation in the elections, the freedom of political activism and political parties, the observance of social and civil rights and freedoms, the right to criticize and protest, and ... have become pivotal in Brotherhood’s thought.