African Muslim Party AMP's main motivation was and is to ensure that the interests of it's constituents are well served and are well represented. At no time was the AMP under the illusion that it could form the government of the country, but it could make an input in the democratic process of a country such as South Africa with it's multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-lingual society.  This fact of diversity was borne out by the fact that 19 parties had registered for the National and Provincial Assembly elections in 1994. The AMP had put up nearly 60 candidates for the National Assembly and 25 for the Provincial Assembly.

AMP believes in maximum powers to the people on the ground and regards the devolution powers from the centre to the provinces and communities as essential.