Protesters chanting "God save Morsi from the oppressors" and "We will go on marching for revolution" read out a statement that announced four demands, including a call for the reinstatement of Morsi's presidency and the Egyptian constitution.
The other demands deal with holding parliament elections in no later than two months and the dismissal of Egypt's chief prosecutor Abdul Majid Mahmoud.
Mahmoud declared his decision to resign his post on Friday, only four days after being reinstated by the Court of Cassation.
He had previously served as chief prosecutor under former president Hosni Mubarak, who was overthrown following a 2011 uprising.
The protesters are expected to march towards the Republican Guard headquarters, east of the city, where Morsi is believed to be kept under house arrest.
Egyptian cleric Salah Sultan earlier accused Chief of Staff Abdel Fettah al-Sisi in his Friday sermon of being in league with prominent figures from Mubarak regime. "We can never accept Mubarak's return," he said.
Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme leader Mohamed Badie insisted Friday that Egypt's ousted President Mohammad Morsi remains the legitimate president of Egypt and that he must be reinstated, in a show of defiance against the army’s roadmap which saw the head of the constitutional court being sworn in as interim president.
“Millions of people would remain in the streets until Morsi is reinstated,” Badie told tens of thousands of cheering Morsi supporters in Rabaa Al Adawia square in the Cairo district of Nasr City.
The loyalists have been staging a sit-in in a show of unwavering support for Morsi, dismissing his overthrow as a military coup.
Egyptian military chief and Defense Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sisi announced on Wednesday a roadmap for the future of the country which temporarily suspended the constitution and named the constitutional court as interim president after massive protests against Morsi.
“Egypt will not accept a military rule again,” Badie told his audience of loyalists.
“Our peaceful protests are mightier than tanks and bullets.”
The Muslim Brotherhood leader denied reports that he had tried to flee the country or was arrested.
Several leading figures of the Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party have been arrested since Wednesday.
Morsi is also believed to kept under house arrest at the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo.
Badie says Morsi still Egypt's president, must be reinstated
Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme leader Mohamed Badie insisted Friday that Mohammad Morsi remains "the legitimate president of Egypt" and he must be reinstated, in a show of defiance against the army’s roadmap which saw the head of the constitutional court being sworn in as interim president.
"Millions of people would remain in the streets until Morsi is reinstated," Badie told tens of thousands of cheering Morsi supporters in Rabaa Al Adawia Square in the Cairo district of Nasr City.
The loyalists have been staging a sit-in in a show of unwavering support for Morsi, dismissing his overthrow as a military coup.
"Egypt will not accept a military rule again," a defiant Badie told his audience of loyalists.
"Our peaceful protests are mightier than tanks and bullets."
Egyptian military chief and Defense Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sisi announced on Wednesday a roadmap for the future of Egypt which temporarily suspended the constitution and named the head of the constitutional court as interim president after massive protests against Morsi.
The Muslim Brotherhood leader denied reports that he had tried to flee the country or was arrested.
“Don’t believe all these lies,” the supreme guide told the protesters.
Several leading figures of the Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party have been arrested since Wednesday.
Badie insisted that Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, is "the legitimate president of all Egyptians."
“We don’t recognize the legitimacy of anyone except Morsi and elected institutions,” Badie said.
The Brotherhood leader urged the military to reinstate the elected president and respect his legitimacy.
“I tell the military leaders that Morsi is your supreme leader,” he said.
“They scare you from Islam in order to turn against your people and your Muslim brothers.
“It is high time for you to return to your original role of protecting the borders,” he said in an appeal to the powerful military.
Hundreds of Morsi’s supporters have marched toward the state television building near Tahrir Square, where thousands of opponents are camping out.
Badie criticized Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb for supporting the army’s overthrow of Morsi.
“You are a religious symbol, but you cannot monopolize the Egyptian people,” he said.
The Brotherhood leader also lashed out at Pope Tawadros II.
“Don’t talk in the name of the Copts. You are only a religious symbol,” he said, accusing the pope of violating his predecessor’s legacy of not interfering in politics.
