Umar al-Tilmisani`s Thought and the Transition of the Muslim Brotherhood to Democracy

Umar al-Tilmisani was the third leader of the Muslim Brotherhood to play a major role in the movement's transition to democracy. The purpose of this article is to explain the most important sociopolitical views of Tlemcen, and to show the extent of his influence on the Muslim Brotherhood movement in bringing this movement into the democratic process. The importance of Tilmisani's work becomes even clearer because the Muslim Brotherhood and the first leader of the movement considered it illegitimate to enter the democratic process. The method used in this research was "qualitative content analysis". Research results show that Tilmisani first explained the theoretical foundations and justifications in the field, then took basic and structural measures for this transition in the movement, and then tried to respond to the challenges and opposition within the Muslim Brotherhood and its external opponents. The findings of article are organized in two main sections. In the first part, Tilmisani’s socio-political views, which are the basis and source of his movements and actions, are clarified. The second part of the article deals with his actions in the Muslim Brotherhood movement, which is a democratic re-reading of this movement and his practical actions in bringing the Muslim Brotherhood into party competitions, and interacting and talking with the opponents and opponents of this movement. Another important thought and action of Tilmisani was the desecration of the Islamic government and rulers, which provides a basis for criticizing them.