But we could hypothesize that «whenever a principle such as «Parliamentary Reform» is found in the antecedent world as a contrast between (a)
moderate revival of an old ideal, (b) ultraconservative reaction, (c) popular anticipation of
radical change, and (d) a vehicle for the ambitions of young politicians and idealists, then the principle in form (d) is most likely to be articulated as the primary
element in some event emerging from that antecedent world.»
Within the Student Islamist movement, the more «
moderate»
elements and Persian speakers led by Burhanuddin Rabbani (who later became Afghan president) planned to infiltrate the army until the country was ready for an Islamist revolution, while the
radicals led by Hekmatyar and others attempted to start military uprisings.