In a video message aired by Doha-based Al-Jazeera television earlier, Beltagi has called on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to be “patient”, ahead of mass Friday rallies called for by allies of the ousted leader.
“I remind you and myself that desperation is not a trait of the honest people, but to have confidence in the promise of God,” al-Beltagi said.
The National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy, a coalition of largely Islamist groups and figures supportive of Morsi, has called for mass demonstrations on Friday with the aim of "reclaiming the January revolution" that toppled Egypt's long-time President Hosni Mubarak who ruled the country with an iron fist for three decades.
In a statement on Wednesday, the alliance called on supporters to "continue peaceful [protest] activities until the January 25 Revolution is reclaimed."
The coalition also announced a civil disobedience campaign as of Friday as an "effective measure against the coup leaders to force them to end the coup and achieve revolutionary demands."
Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, was ousted by the powerful army on July 3 following mass protests against him.
In his televised message, Al-Beltagi said “our cause is a just one and we are looking forward to an honorable life without dictation from any party at home or abroad”.
“We sacrifice for the sake of the homeland, not for personal interest,” al-Beltagi said.
Al-Baltagi's 17-year-old daughter Asmaa was one of hundreds of demonstrators killed earlier this month in the violent dispersal of pro-Morsi protest camps in Cairo and Giza.
In an earlier video tape on Monday, al-Beltagi lashed out at the army and police, accusing what he called coup leaders “of using the pretext of fighting terrorism to justify the coup and deceive the people”.
Egyptian authorities have unleashed a massive crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood since the military ousted Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, on July 3 following mass protests against him.
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