In the late 1970s, he became one of the founders of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), an organisation opposed to the country's secular regime and seeking its overthrow through violent means.
La sfârşitul anilor 1970, el a devenit unul din fondatorii Jihadului Islamic Egiptean (EIJ), o organizaţie opusă regimului laic al ţării, care dorea răsturnarea acestuia prin mijloace violente.