Editing Shukri Mustafa (section)

===Confronting the state===

In 1976 a few members left for other groups. Shukri reacted angrily. He declared them apostate and, in November, led two raids to kill them. The police intervened, detaining fourteen of his followers and issuing a warrant for Shukri's own arrest.<ref name=Sageman28>Marc Sageman, ''Understanding terror networks'', p. 28.</ref><ref>''The Prophet and the Pharaoh'', pp. 94-95.</ref> Surprised by the official response, Shukri demanded their release but he was ignored by the Egyptian government and ridiculed by the press. It was at this point that his group was given the label "[[Takfir wal-Hijra]]" (Excommunication and Exile). Shukri hated the term, but it was far more descriptive than the group's chosen name and became fixed in the popular consciousness.<ref name=Sageman28 />