Muslim activists tend to be idealists.
Holding up to themselves and to society the model of the prophetic state, they devote their lives to the attainment of the ideal. In essence, some of them remind one of Marxists who continued to define the problems of Nigeria in terms of class struggles. Believing fervently that no solution could be found until a communist state was established, these young revolutionaries find themselves now without focus, without roots, after the collapse of the Soviets Union. The problem here is not one of having ideals. Every one who hopes to change society ought to have some ideal at the back of his mind.