 As an organization comprising the elders of the Community it often provides intellectual and spiritual guidance for its younger members and has local and national leadership, with national leaders reporting directly to the caliph.The aim of the organization is to promote the moral and spiritual training of its members resulting in a Godly, righteous, responsible and just society, true both to God and His creatures.The aims and objectives of the organization are reflected in the pledge, which every member has to make and recite in every formal meeting.