In effect, in an old and venerable Islamic tradition, the Head of State claimed to understand the Prophet's message better than his critics. The state media, and particularly the radio, developed a subtle synthesis of Islam and Somali socialism, in which Quranic texts and commentaries led naturally to socialist ideals and to their pithy formulation in the Head of State's much-quoted slogans.

I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Som…, loc. 534