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151 violation, non-observance, or even wilful, defiance in time, begins to spread and create an atmosphere of disruption. 4. Even people who are properly educated as to the aims and objects of the Movement, and who also have every desire and inclination to fully observe the Shariah, cannot do so without a strong organisation to further those aims, for in some cases the teaching pertains to two parties in such a manner that if one of them fails to observe it, the other party too finds itself handicapped. The case of congregational prayers offers a very clear and simple instance. Unless there are many people in the body of the Movement who are determined to carry out this injunction of the Shariah, no individual will be in a position to do so all by himself. Or suppose a man needs a loan. He would be able to avoid taking a loan on interest only if there are people in the community who have money to spare without wanting to exact interest. Or take the case of the Islamic teaching in regard to inheritance. Suppose there is a father who desires to have his estate divided among his heirs according to the Shariah, but some of the heirs object and create diffculties on the basis of prevailing customs or the law of the land. . Similarly there are many aspects of the teaching pertaining to political matters which call for a system and an organisation, if they are to be