Hasan al-Banna founds the Society of the Muslim Brothers in Ismailia, Egypt; its call for an Islamic order built from society upward becomes the template of modern Islamist movements across the Sunni world.
Tagged: Modern Reformist Islam Muslim Sunni Islam
The Event
- Date
- 1928 (exact)
- Era
- Modern; Standard periodization of Islamic history
- Location
- Ismailia; today Ismailia, Egypt
- Traditions
- Islam
- Streams
- Sunni Islam, Modern Reformist Islam
- Key figures
- Hasan al-Banna
- Key texts
- Majmu'at Rasa'il
Primary Sources
- Hasan al-Banna, Memoirs
Secondary Sources
- Gelvin, The Modern Middle East: A History (Oxford, 4th ed. 2016)
- Esposito, Islam: The Straight Path (Oxford, 4th ed. 2011)
Provenance: HIST-0250; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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